Miami The Miami Heat must concentrate on their opponent, the Dallas Mavericks, who added former Golden State Warriors star Klay Thompson this offseason, even though they want to be at their best when they play them on Sunday night. The Heat are hoping to win two straight at home after defeating the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday, according to head coach Erik Spoelstra.
Erik Spoelstra of the Heat discusses Klay Thompson’s contributions to Dallas.
Last season, under the leadership of Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving, Dallas made an incredible run to the NBA Finals, but they lost to the Boston Celtics in five games. In the long run, Thompson might be the team’s last missing component, even though Doncic is presently out due to a wrist injury. Spoelstra told ClutchPoints that the four-time champion gives them “Hall of Fame shooting.”
“Well, you have to always be aware of where he is on the court because he [Thompson] has that Hall of Fame shooting because he can ignite at any moment,” Spoelstra stated. In the few games they played without Doncic, they performed admirably, you know. They had a great victory last night, so they’re really dangerous in any case. We need to improve on our performance from the last time we performed in front of our fans and make sure we’re giving it our all while playing at home.
Without star Luka Doncic, the Heat get ready to play the Mavericks.
As previously said, Doncic will be Miami’s main offensive weapon, yet in the one game he has missed thus far, the Mavericks defeated the Denver Nuggets 123-120 as a team. Though he still needs to concentrate on players like Thompson, Irving, and others, there is little doubt that Doncic’s absence might alter Spoelstra’s strategy.
Erik Spoelstra on facing Dallas Sunday without Luka Doncic and how the game plan possibly changes. “Great players require special attention to the game
“It may not be a significant change from what we do, but the great players need to pay extra attention to the game plan,” Spoelstra stated. Even without Luka, Kyrie Irving is a threat to himself because of the ingenuity and pressure he can bring to a defense. It’s just that every little aspect counts. Furthermore, Klay [Thompson] is clearly someone who can get going quickly. Since we haven’t been able to practice some of our defense at full speed in a long time, I believe it was beneficial.
After a week off, Miami hosts the Mavericks on Sunday and hopes to defeat Thompson and the rest of the team. The Heat, who are now 6-7 and fifth in the Eastern Conference, are still awaiting word on Jimmy Butler.
