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,

When 6’7″ Kessler Edwards signed a two-way contract with the Dallas Mavericks before the 2024-25 NBA season, he likely would have never predicted that he would be Dallas’ starting center in February.

Edwards only played 14 minutes in Sunday's blowout loss, but he managed to grab eight boards which tied with Moses Brown for most on the Mavericks. Edwards has started at center in five straight games due to the absence of Anthony Davis (abdomen),

Season-best effort Thursday

Despite coming off the bench, Brown ended up matching starting center Kessler Edwards in minutes, and the duo could have that kind of split in playing time moving forward while the Mavs use P.J. Washington at the five in small-ball lineups.

Kessler Edwards will draw the start at center Friday while Prosper slides back to the bench.

Kessler Edwards addressed playing the center position for the Mavericks amid the team's plethora of injury concerns.

The Dallas Mavericks picked up an 118-113 win over the Miami Heat on Thursday as they head into the All-Star break with a 30-26 record. Both teams were resting some players and had some big pieces out with Anthony Davis, Kyrie Irving, Klay Thompson, Daniel Gafford, P.J. Washington, Dereck Lively II, Bam Adebayo, Andrew Wiggins, and more all out.

Stephen Curry scored 30 points, and the Golden State Warriors beat the Dallas Mavericks 126-102. The Warriors have won five of six and improved to 5-1 since trading for Jimmy Butler, who made his home debut and finished with 8 points.

Jimmy Butler’s first home game as a Warrior turned into such a rout that Steph Curry called ‘Night, Night’ in the third quarter.

The Dallas Mavericks and Jason Kidd are in a predicament when it comes to the management of one of their young players, and they must be smart about it.

The LA Lakers will host the Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday in what is arguably the most highly anticipated game of the ongoing NBA regular season.