Spencer Dinwiddie lasers a pass to Kyrie Irving, who lays the ball in for the Mavericks.

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,

Dinwiddie is not in the Mavericks' starting lineup against the Pelicans on Friday, Grant Afseth of DallasHoopsJournal.com reports. Dinwiddie was in the Mavs' starting lineup against the Heat on Feb. 13,

Christie started in the Mavericks' two games prior to the All-Star break and averaged 18.0 points, 5.0 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 2.0 steals over 39.0 minutes per game over that span. Christie and Spencer Dinwiddie will come off the bench Friday due to the returns of Kyrie Irving (shoulder) and Klay Thompson (foot).

With Kyrie Irving (shoulder) and Klay Thompson (foot) also receiving questionable tags, Spencer Dinwiddie, Jaden Hardy and Max Christie could all receive increased playing time against Miami.

Luka Doncic had 19 points, 15 rebounds and 12 assists in his first game against the Dallas Mavericks since they traded him to the Lakers three weeks ago.

Doncic spent the first six and a half seasons of his NBA career with the Mavericks, but after a shocking trade just weeks ago, he notched a triple-double for the Lakers in a win over Dallas on Tuesday night.

Dallas fans are no strangers to the spectacular abilities of one Luka Doncic, the newest star of the LA Lakers, who continues to dazzle with acrobatic passes and finishes. The five-time all-NBA superstar and one of the league's best players has dominated so much in his career that it almost becomes routine to watch as a fan.

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Luka Doncic finished with a triple-double, finishing with 19 points, 15 rebounds, 12 assists, three steals, and two blocks against his former team. But LeBron James led the Lakers with 27 points, followed by Austin Reaves with 20. Rui Hachimura with 15 points was the other Laker in double figures.

Just weeks after the shocking deal that sent superstar Luka Doncic from the Mavericks to the Lakers, he's already gotten a taste of revenge. Los Angeles hosted Dallas on Tuesday night in the teams' first meeting since the league-altering trade went down.