Before an estimated 2,000 Slovenian fans in the stands, most if not all of them staying and chanting for them long after the game ended, Goran Dragic outdueled Luka Doncic in the first head-to-head meeting between the only two Slovenians currently in the NBA.
"It felt like we were in Ljubljana,'' Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said, speaking of the Slovenian capital.
Dragic had 23 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists for his second career triple-double to help the Heat move back into eighth place in the Eastern Conference by topping the Dallas Mavericks 105-99 on Thursday night.