Spencer Dinwiddie lasers a pass to Kyrie Irving, who lays the ball in for the Mavericks.

Dante Exum scored a season-high 27 points, one short of his career high, and the Dallas Mavericks beat the Miami Heat 118-113 on Thursday night. Max Christie added 19 points, Spencer Dinwiddie had 17 and Kessler Edwards finished with season highs of 15 points and nine rebounds as the undermanned,

Dallas Mavericks guard Spencer Dinwiddie, right, looks for an open teammate while defended by Los Angeles Lakers guards Gabe Vincent, left, and Luka Doncic during the second half of an

Dinwiddie is not in the Mavericks' starting lineup against the Pelicans on Friday, Grant Afseth of DallasHoopsJournal.com reports. Dinwiddie was in the Mavs' starting lineup against the Heat on Feb. 13,

Christie started in the Mavericks' two games prior to the All-Star break and averaged 18.0 points, 5.0 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 2.0 steals over 39.0 minutes per game over that span. Christie and Spencer Dinwiddie will come off the bench Friday due to the returns of Kyrie Irving (shoulder) and Klay Thompson (foot).

With Kyrie Irving (shoulder) and Klay Thompson (foot) also receiving questionable tags, Spencer Dinwiddie, Jaden Hardy and Max Christie could all receive increased playing time against Miami.

Luka Doncic had 19 points, 15 rebounds and 12 assists in his first game against the Dallas Mavericks since they traded him to the Lakers three weeks ago.

The Dallas Mavericks concluded its two-game Western Conference road trip with Tuesday’s nationally televised game against the Los Angeles Lakers on TNT.

Luka Doncic will deny he was out for revenge, but you know this had to feel good. The Lakers took charge in the final minutes and won 107-99. Doncic had a triple-double with 19 points, 15 rebounds and 12 assists.

Dallas fans are no strangers to the spectacular abilities of one Luka Doncic, the newest star of the LA Lakers, who continues to dazzle with acrobatic passes and finishes. The five-time all-NBA superstar and one of the league's best players has dominated so much in his career that it almost becomes routine to watch as a fan.

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Max Christie was one of the pieces the Los Angeles Lakers included in a trade deal to land Luka Doncic from the Dallas Mavericks. While Christie was considered an afterthought inclusion behind Anthony Davis and a first-round pick,