Miami gave a solid effort, handling Dallas with ease in today's 96-85 win. This came as no surprise to Miami fans, who have been watching their team continue to improve recently. Players are starting to feel more confident as well. "I feel we can take on just about anybody right now," said today's star, Keeney. "The way this team's playing, there's no limit to how far we can go." Miami head coach Bob echoed his sentiment, saying "They all know they're as good as any other team in the league. They just have to stay focused and keep working, and the rest will take care of itself."

Lost in the excitement over Miami was the performance of Dallas star Perry.

Miami was led by Keeney (29 points, 2 blocks), Colomb (18 points, 5 boards, 1 assists), Williams (12 points, 1 assists, 3 blocks). Dallas was led by Perry (39 points, 8 boards, 2 assists), Olguin (9 points, 5 boards, 8 assists, 2 steals), Mack (10 points, 0 assists, 2 blocks).

Miami jump to 37-25 and 25-8 at home with today's victory. They remain at #1 in the Southeast and stay at #3 overall in the Eastern Conference. Dallas drop to 30-33. They remain at #3 in the Southwest and drop to #9 overall in the Western Conference.

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