Without Doncic, the Mavericks started Kyrie Irving, Quentin Grimes, Klay Thompson, PJ Washington, and Dereck Lively II. Miami was missing Terry Rozier, so they rolled with Tyler Herro, Duncan Robinson,

In terms of the NBA Cup outlook after the Heat lost to the Bucks, they are technically not out of the race for a spot in the knockout round, but they need a plethora of steps to happen their way. They are third in East Group B behind the Bucks and the Detroit Pistons and are far out of the wild card spot.

Jimmy Butler scored a game-high 33 points and added nine rebounds and six assists as the host Miami Heat defeated the Dallas Mavericks 123-118 in overtime on Sunday night.