# Mavs beat Heat, 0-4 Sports · Heat 6.4 / 10 · 6 shows · 1h 15m airtime The Dallas Mavericks beat the Miami Heat 113-109 on October 27, 2026, dropping Miami to 0-4. Bam Adebayo scored 8 points on 3-of-10 shooting and has made three of 18 three-point attempts, totaling 47 points in four games. Adebayo said the outside noise wants to make him the scapegoat, and Davion Mitchell said the team must find ways to make Bam fit around Giannis. The discussion has moved to the pairing itself: the Heat's most-used Bam-and-Giannis lineup is minus 13.6 points per 100 possessions, Miami is minus 6.9 with Adebayo off the floor, and the Heat have been outscored by 45 points in 71 minutes with the two together. Giannis has scored 138 points, the most by any Heat player… Page: https://boilpoints.com/point/mavs_beat_heat_0_4_1121325204 ## Segments - [Nightcap](https://boilpoints.com/u/nightcap), 2026-10-27, 0:00 to 20:27: **Turns the win into a referendum on Adebayo**. Turns the Mavericks' 113-109 win into a referendum on Bam Adebayo, arguing he has to assert himself next to a ball-dominant Giannis and comparing the adjustment to Dwyane Wade reshaping his game around LeBron. New angle: Bam Adebayo scored 8 points on 3-of-10 shooting as Miami fell to 0-4. - [The Athletic NBA Daily](https://boilpoints.com/u/theathleticnbadaily), 2026-10-27, 15:40 to 20:28: **Argues Bam and Giannis occupy the same space**. Takes the 0-4 start as the frame for a fit argument: Bam and Giannis occupy the same space, and Bam's 3-of-18 shooting from three this season is the number the case rests on. Adds Cooper Flagg's 29 and 11 and Walter Clayton Jr.'s bench plus-22 on the Dallas side. New angle: Bam Adebayo has made three of 18 three-point attempts to start the season. - [The Dan Le Batard Show](https://boilpoints.com/u/thedanlebatardshow), 2026-10-27, 32:20 to 33:51: **Calls the Dallas loss Miami's most encouraging**. Brief return to the Heat after the 0-4 start: Dan calls the Dallas loss the most encouraging game of the season because of the defense, with Bam and Wiggins missing corner threes. Reaction and framing, no new development. - [The Dan Le Batard Show](https://boilpoints.com/u/thedanlebatardshow), 2026-10-27, 31:42 to 43:22: **Adds Bam's scapegoat comments and Mitchell's answer**. Turns to the fallout from the 0-4 start: Bam's locker-room scapegoat comments, Davion Mitchell's on-record answer about fitting Bam around Giannis, and the Baron Davis, Gilbert Arenas and Jeff Teague line that Giannis is hard to play with. The numbers are a recap; the sound is new. New angle: Bam Adebayo said the outside noise wants to make him the scapegoat; Davion Mitchell said the team must find ways to make Bam fit around Giannis. - [First Take](https://boilpoints.com/u/firsttake), 2026-10-27, 12:21 to 13:47: **Recaps the loss and plays Bam's remarks**. Recaps the Heat's 113-109 loss to Dallas and Giannis's 29-point triple-double, then plays Bam's scapegoat comments and Mitchell's point about Bam and Giannis occupying the same spaces. Stays inside what the week's coverage already had. - [First Take](https://boilpoints.com/u/firsttake), 2026-10-27, 13:50 to 22:20: **Reacts to Bam's scapegoat comments**. Reacts to Bam Adebayo's scapegoat comments and the 0-4 start, with Stephen A. Smith arguing the real media respects Bam and the trolls are not the media. Stays inside the reaction to the loss and the fit next to Giannis. - [PTI](https://boilpoints.com/u/pti), 2026-10-27, 21:27 to 22:33: **Runs a rapid-fire big finish**. Runs through a rapid-fire big finish: the Valkyries lead the Finals 3-2, Halibut debuts for the Devils, and the Heat fall to 0-4 while the Grizzlies move to 4-0. On Miami it only restates the record and Adebayo's scapegoat line already on the record. - [Brian Windhorst & The Hoop Collective](https://boilpoints.com/u/brianwindhorstthehoopcollective), 2026-10-28, 29:24 to 36:51: **Breaks down Miami's four-game numbers on both ends**. Pulls the four-game numbers apart on both ends: Miami scores 105 and gives up 118 per 100 possessions, the Bam-Giannis lineup is minus 13.6, and the Heat are nearly seven points better with Adebayo off the floor. New angle: The Heat's most-used Bam-and-Giannis lineup is minus 13.6 points per 100 possessions; Miami is minus 6.9 with Adebayo off the floor. - [The Dan Le Batard Show](https://boilpoints.com/u/thedanlebatardshow), 2026-10-28, 16:56 to 19:14: **Previews Atlanta, Indiana and the Western trip**. Runs through the 0-4 start and the schedule ahead: Atlanta tonight, Indiana at home in the NBA Cup, then a five-game Western trip. Dan expects a loss; Greg Cote guarantees a win. Stays inside the record, with no new development. - [The Dan Le Batard Show](https://boilpoints.com/u/thedanlebatardshow), 2026-10-28, 19:20 to 21:26: **Reacts to Joy Taylor blaming Giannis**. Picks up Joy Taylor's take blaming Giannis for the 0-4 start and argues it out: the triple-double, Cooper Flagg taking the last game, and a long detour into Andrew Wiggins' body language. Reaction and opinion, with the 2.5-point Atlanta line as the only fresh number. - [The Dan Le Batard Show](https://boilpoints.com/u/thedanlebatardshow), 2026-10-28, 21:35 to 23:26: **Argues the Giannis criticism fades with made threes**. Picks up the pundit criticism of Giannis and argues it would vanish if Hardaway, Thompson and Wiggins made open threes. Stays inside the Bam-and-Giannis fit debate already on the record, adding only Arenas' Tyler Herro line. - [The Dan Le Batard Show](https://boilpoints.com/u/thedanlebatardshow), 2026-10-28, 23:26 to 26:51: **Debates Spoelstra versus the missing shooters**. Debates whether Spoelstra or the shooters are to blame for Miami's 0-4 start, arguing Bam is creating open looks through handoffs and screens while Klay and Hardaway miss them. Stays inside the Bam-and-Giannis fit argument already on the record. - [The Dan Le Batard Show](https://boilpoints.com/u/thedanlebatardshow), 2026-10-28, 26:35 to 29:28: **Puts a minus-45 number on the Bam fit**. Turns to the Bam-and-Giannis fit after the 0-4 start and puts a raw on-court number on the record: minus 45 points in 71 minutes together. Also flags nine of the league's 18 worst lineups belonging to Miami and 418 Bam three-point attempts since last season. New angle: The Heat have been outscored by 45 points in 71 minutes with Bam and Giannis on the court together. - [PTI](https://boilpoints.com/u/pti), 2026-10-28, 5:03 to 8:01: **Puts Bam's 47 points in four games on record**. Runs through the 0-4 start and the shooting numbers around Giannis, then puts Bam's season on the record: 47 total points in four games against the 83 he once scored in one. The compatibility question is argued as psychology, not scheme. New angle: Bam Adebayo has scored 47 total points in four games this season. - [First Take](https://boilpoints.com/u/firsttake), 2026-10-30, 15:47 to 18:38: **Questions the Heat panic with Giannis's 138 points**. Overreaction segment on whether Miami finishes with its worst record since 2007-08. McNutt calls the panic an overreaction but doubts the roster is a contender; Stephen A. Smith expects Giannis and Bam to carry it. Adds one figure not yet on the record: Giannis's 138 points through five games. New angle: Giannis Antetokounmpo has scored 138 points this season, the most by any Heat player through five games.