Oklahoma City Thunder (46-15, No. 1 in the Western Conference) vs. Dallas Mavericks (21-38, No. 12 in the Western Conference)
Dallas; Sunday, 8 p.m. ET
Bottom line: Oklahoma City visits the Dallas Mavericks after the Thunder defeated the Denver Nuggets 127-121 in overtime.
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The Mavericks are 11-28 in conference matchups. Dallas gave up 118.0 points and won by an average of 3.6 points per game.
The Thunder finished with a 33-9 record against Western Conference opponents. Oklahoma City averages 119.5 points per game and shoots 48.4% from the field, ranking second in the Western Conference.
The Mavericks are shooting 47.3% from the field this season, which is 3.6 percentage points higher than the field goal percentage the Thunder allow their opponents (43.7%). The Thunder averaged 119.5 points per game, 1.5 points more than the Mavericks’ 118.0 points.
The two teams met for the third time this season. The Thunder defeated the Mavericks 132-111 in their last game on December 6. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the Thunder with 33 points, and Najee Marshall led the Mavericks with 18 points.
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Best performance: Marshall shot 53.1% from the field for the Mavericks and averaged 15.4 points per game. Max Christie is averaging 12.1 points over the past 10 games.
Gilgeous-Alexander averaged 31.9 points, 4.4 rebounds and 6.5 assists for the Thunder. Isaiah Joe has averaged 14.7 points and 3.3 rebounds in the past 10 games while shooting 44.8% from the field.
Last 10 games: Mavericks: 2 wins and 8 losses, averaging 115.7 points, 42.3 rebounds, 24.2 assists, 7.1 steals and 3.8 blocks while shooting 48.1% from the field. Their opponents average 124.7 points per game.
Thunder: 6 wins and 4 losses, averaging 114.5 points, 45.0 rebounds, 26.1 assists, 9.5 steals and 5.0 blocks per game, shooting 45.5% from the field. Their opponents average 110.8 points per game.
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Injuries: Mavericks: Caleb Martin: day-to-day (back), Derrick Lively II: day-to-day (foot), Kyrie Irving: day-to-day (knee), Cooper Flagg: day-to-day (foot), P.J. Washington: day-to-day (ankle), Marvin Bagley III: day-to-day (neck), Klay Thompson: day-to-day (rest).
Thunder: Ajay Mitchell: out (abdomen), Brandon Carlson: out (back), Jalen Williams: out (hamstring), Tomas Sauber: out for the season (knee).
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The Associated Press produced this report using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.