Dallas Mavericks (7-15, No. 12 in the Western Conference) vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (21-1, No. 1 in the Western Conference)
Oklahoma City; Friday, 9:30 p.m. ET
Bottom line: Oklahoma City hosts Dallas with the goal of extending its tenth straight home win streak.
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The Thunder have a 17-1 record against Western Conference opponents. Oklahoma City ranks second in the Western Conference with 122.3 points and shot 49.1% from the field.
The Mavericks finished with a 4-10 record against Western Conference opponents. Dallas is 4-10 against opponents above .500.
The Thunder’s shooting percentage this season is 49.1%, which is 3.5 percentage points higher than the field goal percentage the Mavericks allow their opponents (45.6%). The Mavericks averaged 11.7 three-pointers per game this season, which is 2.8 fewer than the Thunder’s average of 14.5 three-pointers per game.
The two teams met for the second time this season. On October 28, the Thunder won 101-94. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 23 points to help the Thunder win.
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Top performer: Gilgeous-Alexander averaged 32.8 points, 6.5 assists and 1.5 steals for the Thunder. Jalen Williams is averaging 22 points and 6 assists over the past 10 games.
Cooper Flagg averaged 17 points, 6.6 rebounds and 3.4 assists for the Mavericks.
Last 10 games: Thunder: 10 wins and 0 losses, averaging 121.8 points, 41.6 rebounds, 27.1 assists, 10.0 steals and 5.8 blocks per game, shooting 51.3% from the field. Their opponents average 105.4 points per game.
Mavericks: 4 wins and 5 losses, averaging 114.3 points, 44.7 rebounds, 25.6 assists, 7.4 steals and 5.8 blocks per game, shooting 45.7% from the field. Their opponents average 115.7 points per game.
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Injuries: Thunder: Nikola Topic: Out (groin), Alex Caruso: day-to-day (quadriceps), Isaiah Hartenstein: out (ankle), Tomas Sauber: out for the season (knee), Luguentz Dort: day-to-day (adductor).
Mavericks: Derrick Lively II: out (foot), P.J. Washington: out (ankle), Kyrie Irving: out (knee), Dante Exum: out for the season (knee), Daniel Gafford: day-to-day (ankle).
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The Associated Press produced this report using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.