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Dallas Mavericks Possibly Shutting Down Kyrie Irving, Luka Doncic Adds To Struggles Of Last Year's Conference Finalists

The Miami Heat and Dallas Mavericks are both dealing with letdown years after last season's success
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Dallas Mavericks Possibly Shutting Down Kyrie Irving, Luka Doncic Adds To Struggles Of Last Year's Conference Finalists
Dallas Mavericks Possibly Shutting Down Kyrie Irving, Luka Doncic Adds To Struggles Of Last Year's Conference Finalists

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Last year the Miami Heat and Dallas Mavericks enjoyed banner seasons, with both making the conference finals. 

A year later, things are hardly the same. 

The Heat and Mavericks are shells of themselves this season and it only got worse when it was reported Dallas is considering shutting down Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving for the remainder of the season. 

The Mavericks are No. 11 in the Western Conference standings after Sunday's loss to the Atlanta Hawks. The Heat are in the No. 7 seed in the Eastern Conference after finishing first last year. 

"I think we're having similar seasons," Mavericks coach Jason Kidd said. "We had success last year at a high level. Each season is different, they're never the same ... Each player has a different season. We're in the same boat. We're both fighting for our lives to make it in the playoffs. We just have to focus on what's in front of us today and not worry about tomorrow."  

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SHANDEL RICHARDSON

Shandel has covered the NBA since 2010, with previous stops at The Athletic and South Florida Sun-Sentinel. He has covered six NBA Finals, one Super Bowl, the NCAA basketball tournament. He has also been a beat writer for the Miami Hurricanes and contributed on every major beat in South Florida since 2003, including the Miami Dolphins and Miami Marlins. He can also be read in the Sportsbook Review for gambling coverage from around the NBA. A native of Bloomington, Illinois, Shandel attended Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. He's also worked for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and Kansas City Star. TWITTER: @ShandelRich EMAIL: shandelrich@gmail.com You can subscribe to our YouTube channel here Follow all of our Miami Heat coverage on Facebook here

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