The Miami Heat (37-14) will face a stiff test against the Dallas Mavericks (32-22) at the American Airlines Center in Dallas tonight.

The game starts at 8:30 p.m. ET and can be watched online through free live stream via the link provided below (free for subscribers to the NBA network).

Anything short of a third consecutive NBA title would be a major disappointment for the Miami Heat. Health is their leading concern as they appear to make another championship run, and they expect to be at full strength tonight while attempting to win a sixth straight game versus the Dallas Mavericks.

LeBron James is having a typical MVP-caliber season with Chris Bosh playing a solid supporting role. Their continued success is despite the fact Dwyane Wade has missed 15 games as a result of several ailments as the Heat are 2 1/2 games behind first-place Indiana in the East.

The Heat won five of six games before to the All-Star break even with Wade missing the last two games with a migraine headache and nerve irritation in his left foot. He did play less than 12 minutes in Sunday's All-Star game and scored 10 points.

Miami hopes Wade can play most of the games in the second half and work through his knee problems.

James scored 22 points and Bosh had five points in the East All-Star team's 163-155 victory against the West at the All-Star Game.

"What matters more is that we're healthy. We're going to compete for first place of course, but we're not going to make it this huge thing," said Bosh to reporters. "We're within striking distance, 2 1/2 back. We like our chances."

James has been dominant and finished a typical dazzling performance with a 3-pointer with less than a second left in the game to defeat Golden State by the final score of 111-110 on Wednesday. He totaled 36 points, 13 rebounds and nine assists in a near triple-double performance.

Tonight's game will start at 8:30 p.m. ET and can be watched on TV on the NBA League Pass or online through live stream by clicking here.