Steve Merril's NBA Fullcourt Report (Thursday, Feb.9th)

A possible NBA Finals battle takes place tonight as the Miami Heat travels to face the Dallas Mavericks. Dallas has won a season high twelve games in a row, but Miami is also playing solid basketball and the Heat stand 11-4 SU their past fifteen games. The late game features a pair of ascending teams as Chicago travels to Sacramento off an impressive road win at Denver last night, while the Kings have won three of their past four games with Ron Artest in the lineup. Below is a look at both national TV battles for Thursday night. MIAMI at DALLAS (-4