Dallas; Sunday, 8 pm Eastern Time
In summary: 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 gives up 118.0 points and has been outscored by 3.6 points per game.
The Thunder are 33-9 against Western Conference opponents. Oklahoma City is second in the Western Conference with 119.5 points per game on 48.4% shooting.
The Mavericks are shooting 47.3% from the field this season, 3.6 percentage points more than the Thunder have allowed their opponents (43.7%). The Thunder average 119.5 points per game, 1.5 more than the 118.0 that the Mavericks give up.
The two teams meet for the third time this season. The Thunder defeated the Mavericks 132-111 in their last meeting on December 6. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the Thunder with 33 points and Naji Marshall led the Mavericks with 18 points.
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TOP PERFORMERS: Marshall is shooting 53.1% and averaging 15.4 points for the Mavericks. Max Christie is averaging 12.1 points in the last 10 games.
Gilgeous-Alexander scores 31.9 points per game with 4.4 rebounds and 6.5 assists for the Thunder. Isaiah Joe is averaging 14.7 points and 3.3 rebounds on 44.8% shooting over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Mavericks: 2-8, averaging 115.7 points, 42.3 rebounds, 24.2 assists, 7.1 steals and 3.8 blocks per game on 48.1% shooting from the field. Their opponents have averaged 124.7 points per game.
Thunder: 6-4, averages 114.5 points, 45.0 rebounds, 26.1 assists, 9.5 steals and 5.0 blocks per game on 45.5% shooting from the field. Their opponents have averaged 110.8 points.
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INJURIES: Mavericks: Caleb Martin: day to day (back), Dereck Lively II: out of season (foot), Kyrie Irving: out of season (knee), Cooper Flagg: day to day (foot), PJ Washington: day to day (ankle), Marvin Bagley III: day to day (neck), Klay Thompson: day to day (rest).
Thunder: Ajay Mitchell: out (abdomen), Branden Carlson: out (back), Jalen Williams: out (hamstring), Thomas Sorber: out for the season (knee).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.