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The Miami Heat have a key game on Thursday, as they will head to Texas to face the Dallas Mavericks.
That means facing two of the most skilled offensive stars in the NBA — Kyrie Irving and Luka Doncic.
Miami recently made a move to acquire Terry Rozier, a capable guard who can both score and facilitate, and he has given them a little more pop on the offensive end, something they have lacked.
He was asked to name his five most-skilled players in the league, and he named himself as one of them, as well as naming Irving and Doncic, per NBACentral.
In fact, he named Doncic twice.
Terry Rozier names his most skilled players in the NBA:
1. Kyrie Irving
2. Luka Doncic
3. Kevin Durant
4. Luka Doncic
5. Terry Rozier
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Irving has been called by many people the greatest ball-handler of all time, and his ability to split and escape double-teams and traps is exemplary.
He’s averaging 25.7 points and 5.0 assists a game while shooting 49.0 percent overall and 42.0 percent from 3-point range this season for the Mavs.
Doncic, meanwhile, is having his best season yet — he’s putting up an NBA-best 34.6 points, as well as career-highs of 9.8 assists a game and a 37.8 percent accuracy from 3-point range.
When Irving arrived in Dallas via trade midway through last season, there were doubts that he and Doncic could thrive next to each other, especially when the team missed the play-in tournament.
But now, the team is 34-28 and in eighth place in the Western Conference.
This time around, the problem for Dallas is defense, but offense isn’t a problem, as they’re seventh in offensive rating and sixth in points per game.
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