previous appearance at AmericanAirlines Arena

A greater degree of revenge will have to wait.
But at least the Heat finally can say they have the Mavericks' regular-season number, if not the Larry O'Brien trophy that Dallas carted off in its previous appearance at AmericanAirlines Arena.
Sprinting to a 13-point lead in the third quarter and taking care of business from there, the Heat made it a sweep of the two-game season series with a 106-85 victory Thursday night.

Stars Paul Pierce and Rajon Rondo

The Sixers play in Milwaukee tonight before returning to the Wells Fargo Center for their first meeting of the season with the Celtics, and All-Stars Paul Pierce and Rajon Rondo.
With the loss to Chicago, the Sixers have lost eight straight games when facing an opponent with at least one player who made the 2012 All-Star Game.
Iguodala, the Sixers' All-Star, just can't do what those guys do as far as lifting his team when things aren't going well.