Mavericks at Heat: NBA TV, Tipoff Time and Injury Report for Oct. 26

Updated October 26, 2026: The Dallas Mavericks are scheduled to visit the Miami Heat on Monday, October 26, at Kaseya Center in Miami. The NBA game center lists tipoff at 7:30 p.m. EDT (UTC−04:00), which is 11:30 p.m. UTC on October 26. The official listing names NBA TV as the broadcast. The game remained scheduled when checked, and no final score or confirmed starting five was available on the official pregame page. The latest official injury report I could verify for this matchup was timestamped October 25 at 7:00 p.m. ET; those statuses may change during game day.

Quick game details

Where to watch Mavericks at Heat

The NBA’s official game page for fixture 0022600122 lists NBA TV and Kaseya Center. The Miami Heat’s official schedule also lists the Oct. 26 game at 7:30 p.m. ET on NBA TV. The NBA’s 2026–27 NBA TV schedule announcement provides the season-wide network context, while the game page is the direct reference for this matchup.

NBA TV is the confirmed network label; it does not guarantee the same channel number, package, or streaming option for every viewer. Those details depend on your country, television provider, and subscription. Check your provider’s guide for NBA TV and confirm that your plan includes the channel. If you are watching through an NBA or other digital service, use the game page’s viewing links and check the offer shown for your location. A program guide may list pregame coverage before 7:30 p.m. EDT, but that is separate from the official tipoff time.

The game center also lists the local radio coverage as FM 104.3 WQAM and WAQI 710. Radio availability can vary with location and provider, so confirm reception or streaming access before the game if you plan to listen. For viewers following from another time zone, use the Miami and UTC times in the table rather than entering a bare “7:30 p.m.” in a calendar.

Latest official injury report available

The latest NBA injury report I could verify for Dallas–Miami at the time of this update was issued at 7:00 p.m. ET on October 25. It lists the following player statuses. This is a dated report, not a guarantee of who will play on Monday, and it is not a confirmed starting lineup.

These are the exact designations in the NBA’s October 25, 7:00 p.m. ET injury report. The league’s injury-report page says reports are updated continually and describes a game-day reporting window of 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. local time for games that are not the second night of a back-to-back. Check that page again closer to tipoff for a newer filing. The report reviewed here gives injury availability designations; it does not identify a suspension for this matchup.

Read the Miami tipoff time correctly

The NBA lists the start as 7:30 p.m. ET. On October 26, Miami is observing Eastern Daylight Time, abbreviated EDT, at UTC−04:00. The conversion is therefore 7:30 p.m. in Miami plus four hours, or 11:30 p.m. UTC on Monday, October 26. It does not cross into October 27 in UTC. The U.S. daylight-saving period in 2026 ends on November 1, according to the National Institute of Standards and Technology, so “EST” (UTC−05:00) would be the wrong label for this date.

For a calendar entry, select Miami or “America/New_York,” or enter October 26 at 23:30 UTC. A calendar set to another time zone should convert that instant for you and may show a different local date. The event itself remains Monday, October 26 in Miami and Monday, October 26 in UTC. If a broadcaster changes its studio-program start time, use the provider’s guide for that separate schedule and retain the NBA game center’s listed tipoff unless the league posts a change.

Starters, live status and final score

The NBA game center had not displayed a confirmed starting five when this guide was checked. A projected lineup, a player’s season roster, or the starters from an earlier game should not be treated as confirmation for this matchup. The pregame injury report and the final lineup serve different purposes: an injury status describes reported availability, while the starting five is confirmed closer to the opening tip. Revisit the official game page or team channels before the game if you need the lineup.

No final score was available because the official listing still showed the Oct. 26 fixture as scheduled at the time of review. This page is therefore a pregame viewing guide, not a recap. Once play begins, follow the live game center for status and box-score updates; use its final designation before quoting a result. An earlier meeting between Dallas and Miami is not a substitute for this game’s score or statistics.

Game-day checklist

• Open the NBA game page and confirm fixture 0022600122, Dallas at Miami, on Monday, October 26.
• Set a reminder for 7:30 p.m. EDT (UTC−04:00) in Miami, or 11:30 p.m. UTC on October 26.
• Check NBA TV access with your provider and verify the channel or stream available in your location.
• Recheck the NBA injury-report page for any later Monday filing and check the game center for confirmed starters.
• After tipoff, use the live game page for the score; wait for its final status before treating the result as official.

The schedule, venue, and television listing are supported by the NBA’s game center and Miami’s official schedule. Player availability above is limited to the latest official injury report I could verify for this update. Because injury designations and lineups can change before tipoff, the live league listing remains the place to recheck those details.