The Dallas Mavericks were back in action on Monday night on the road against the Miami Heat. Despite the Heat acquiring Giannis Antetokounmpo in the offseason, they were still looking for their first win of the early season, going 0-3 to start.

After missing Saturday's game against the San Antonio Spurs, Cooper Flagg was already back in the lineup, which was great news for the Mavs.

It looked like a lot of the same issues for Miami early, as they really struggled offensively, though. They only had 11 points midway through the first quarter, and the Mavericks were doing a good job of spreading the ball around, cutting, and hitting shots.

As we saw in the first game against the Houston Rockets, though, when the well runs dry offensively, it takes a while to get it going again.

The Mavericks went nearly four minutes without scoring at the end of the first quarter, and that let the Heat take a 27-23 lead into the next quarter after Giannis Antetokounmpo hit a pull-up three.…