Dallas Mavericks at Oklahoma City Thunder
· National Basketball AssociationGilgeous-Alexander scores 31 to lead Thunder past Doncic-less Mavericks 126-119
Dallas guard Luka Doncic missed the game with a sore left hamstring. He left in the fourth quarter Wednesday against the Golden State Warriors, ending his streak of consecutive triple-doubles at seven games. Mavericks coach Jason Kidd said before the game that an MRI on the NBA scoring leader’s injury turned up “clean,” meaning it likely will be a short-term issue. Kidd said Doncic will be re-evaluated when the team returns home.
Oklahoma City took advantage. Jalen Williams had 27 points and three blocks in his return from a sprained right ankle that kept him out of Tuesday's loss to the Indiana Pacers. Josh Giddey added 18 points for the Thunder, who moved into a tie with the idle Denver Nuggets for the best record in the Western Conference at 46-20.
Kyrie Irving had 36 points and a season-high 12 assists, Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 23 points and Daniel Gafford added 19 points and 15 rebounds for the Mavericks. Gafford missed a putback attempt in the first minute of the game, ending his streak of consecutive made field goals at 33. He ended up two short of Wilt Chamberlain's NBA record of 35.
Irving had 20 points and eight assists in the first half, but the Thunder led 65-63 at the break. Oklahoma City led 95-87 at the end of the third quarter, then held on in the fourth. The Thunder shot 52.3% from the field.
UP NEXT
Mavericks: Host the Denver Nuggets on Sunday.
Thunder: Visit the Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday.
Regular Season Series
OKC leads series 2-1
Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
4th 0.0 | End of Game | 119 - 126 | |
4th 0.0 | End of the 4th Quarter | 119 - 126 | |
4th 18.1 | Tim Hardaway Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2 | 119 - 126 | |
4th 18.1 | Josh Giddey enters the game for Luguentz Dort | 118 - 126 | |
4th 18.1 | Tim Hardaway Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2 | 118 - 126 |
Statistics
DAL | OKC | |
---|---|---|
43-84 | FG | 45-86 |
51.2 | Field Goal % | 52.3 |
12-29 | 3PT | 16-39 |
41.4 | Three Point % | 41.0 |
21-26 | FT | 20-23 |
80.8 | Free Throw % | 87.0 |
40 | Rebounds | 34 |
10 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
30 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
25 | Assists | 28 |
6 | Steals | 10 |
2 | Blocks | 7 |
19 | Turnovers | 13 |
0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
19 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
34 | Points Off Turnovers | 20 |
9 | Fast Break Points | 18 |
52 | Points in Paint | 42 |
20 | Fouls | 24 |
3 | Largest Lead | 11 |
Game Information
Location: Oklahoma City, OK
Attendance: 18,203 · Capacity:
2023-24 Southwest Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dallas | 50 | 32 | .610 | - | L2 |
New Orleans | 49 | 33 | .598 | 1 | L1 |
Houston | 41 | 41 | .500 | 9 | W2 |
Memphis | 27 | 55 | .329 | 23 | L5 |
San Antonio | 22 | 60 | .268 | 28 | W2 |
2023-24 Northwest Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Oklahoma City | 57 | 25 | .695 | - | W5 |
Denver | 57 | 25 | .695 | - | W1 |
Minnesota | 56 | 26 | .683 | 1 | L1 |
Utah | 31 | 51 | .378 | 26 | L1 |
Portland | 21 | 61 | .256 | 36 | L5 |
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