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NBA: Luka Doncic, Mavericks storm back for win over Miami

NBA: Luka Doncic, Mavericks storm back for win over Miami

Field Level Media,

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 Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic (77) dribbles the basketball as Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo (13) defends during the first quarter at FTX Arena. Sam Navarro, USA TODAY Sports via Reuters
Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic (77) dribbles the basketball as Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo (13) defends during the first quarter at FTX Arena. Sam Navarro, USA TODAY Sports via Reuters

Luka Doncic had 21 points, 10 rebounds and six assists, helping the Dallas Mavericks rally past the host Miami Heat, 107-99, on Tuesday night.

Miami consistently double-teamed Doncic, who shot 5 of 19 from the floor. However, the Mavs made two huge three-pointers in the final two minutes, by Jalen Brunson and by Maxi Kleber.

Each of them scored 19 points, and that was a season high for Kleber.

In addition, Kleber had a game-high five blocked shots.

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Dallas rallied from a 13-point third-quarter deficit as the Mavericks snapped Miami's five-game win streak. Dallas is 5-1 in its past six games.

Miami was led by Jimmy Butler, who had a game-high 29 points and 10 rebounds. Miami's Bam Adebayo added 21 points and a game-high 12 rebounds.

The Heat's home record fell to 19-7.

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Miami entered the game leading the NBA in three-point percentage (37.6). But Dallas held Miami to 7 of 27 on three-pointers (25.9 percent).

Dallas shot 18 of 41 on three-pointers (43.9 percent).

Tyler Herro, Miami's second-leading scorer on the season, missed his third game out of the past four due to a right knee contusion.

The Mavs were without several injured players, including two of their top six scorers: Tim Hardaway Jr. (foot) and Reggie Bullock (hip).

However, Spencer Dinwiddie and Davis Bertans -- acquired last week in a trade for Kristaps Porzingis -- made their Mavericks debuts. Bertans had 12 points. Dinwiddie had four points and five assists.

In the first quarter, Miami shot 57.1 percent and led, 28-23. Miami's Omer Yurtseven went 4-for-4 and had eight points in four minutes off the bench.

The Heat held Doncic to four points on 1-for-5 shooting in that first quarter, but Dallas stayed in the game by making five of nine attempts from beyond the arc.

Miami stretched its lead to 59-51 at halftime. Miami shot 52.3 percent in the first half and had a 26-15 rebounding edge.

Butler led all first-half scorers with 13 points. Doncic had 10 points at the half despite shooting just 2 of 9.

Doncic had 11 points in the third quarter as the Mavs took an 81-78 lead. Miami made just 1 of 10 three-pointers in the third.

Dallas kept coming in the fourth quarter, taking a 96-85 lead with 6:56 left, and Miami never recovered.

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'Too good to be true': POC chief relishes curlers' golden triumph in Asian Winter Games

'Too good to be true': POC chief relishes curlers' golden triumph in Asian Winter Games

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Photo from Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) president Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino/Facebook

Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) president Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino was overwhelmed with emotions as Philippines clinches its first-ever gold medal in the Asian Winter Games.

The men's curling team of Marc Pfister, Enrico Pfister, Alan Frei, Christian Haller and Benjo Delarmente defeated South Korea, 5-3, in the championship match Friday to snag not just the country, but any Southeast Asian athlete's best-ever finish in the Games.

"This is too good to be true," Tolentino expressed. "Shocking, that’s the least I can say. Now, the path is clearer toward our first medal in the Winter Olympics."

They are the best-performing Southeast Asian team in the 34-nation competition with Thailand clinching one bronze through Thai-Frenchman Paul Vieuxtemps in men’s slopestyle of freestyle skiing.

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The Harbin Winter Games, Tolentino said, were meant to be the springboard for the Philippines extending its success to the Winter Olympics.

“I always believe the impossible can be achieved,” Tolentino said. “We did it in Tokyo and Paris, and it may not come in Italy next year, but I believe we’re on the right track.”

The 25th Winter Olympics are set in Milano Cortina in February 2026 and with the gold medal as well as the promising performance of the 20-athlete team in Harbin, Tolentino said he’s hopeful the country can qualify medal potentials to Italy.

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