Takeaways from Heat’s loss to Mavericks, as offense goes cold in second half

MIAMI — The Miami Heat was presented with another opportunity to overcome adversity, but it couldn’t come through this time.

With just 10 available players because of injury issues, the Heat (37-21) wilted in the second half in a 107-99 loss to the Dallas Mavericks (34-24) on Tuesday night at FTX Arena. The result snapped the Heat’s five-game winning streak.

While missing six players, including Tyler Herro, Caleb Martin and Dewayne Dedmon, the Heat led by as many as 13 points late in the first half. But Dallas dominated the third quarter to outscore Miami 30-19 in the period to rally and take a three-point lead into the fourth.