The Dallas Mavericks (23-17, 7-11 Away), one of the NBA’s top scoring defenses, are on the road to face the Oklahoma City Thunder (17-22, 12-9 Home) on Sunday. Dallas is playing on back-to-back days after topping the New Orleans Pelicans 127-117 at American Airlines Center yesterday.
Luka Doncic was the scoring leader with 34 points. Christian Wood added 28 points. The Mavericks are fourth in the Western Conference. Oklahoma City found victory on Friday at Paycom Center, beating the Washington Wizards 127-110. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 30 points, leading the team.
The Thunder are 13th in the Western Conference. This marks the final meeting of the season between the teams. Dallas and Oklahoma City have split their two matchups this season. The Mavericks triumphed in the last meeting, beating the Thunder 121-114 at American Airlines Center in December 2022.
Doncic led the Mavericks with 38 points, 11 rebounds, and eight assists. Gilgeous-Alexander had 42 points in the loss.Doncic is averaging 34.0 points per game, best in the NBA, to lead the Mavs in scoring this season. Doncic also is contributing 8.7 assists, fourth-most in the NBA, and 8.8 rebounds per game.
Gilgeous-Alexander (30.9 ppg) has powered the Thunder’s offense. He has the fourth-highest scoring average in the league. Gilgeous-Alexander also has doled out 5.7 assists per game. Josh Giddey has posted 7.9 rebounds per game.
The Mavericks rank as one of the best scoring defenses in the NBA, fifth-best with 110.8 points per game allowed. The Mavericks have had the advantage in the last 10 visits to Paycom Center, winning six. Dallas is pursuing a fifth successive win on the road this season.
Meanwhile, the Mavericks are 2-5 when playing the second of a back-to-back this season and 2-4 with a rest disadvantage. The Thunder are 1-7 with a rest advantage. In the last 10 games, Dallas is 8-2 with an average margin of +1.7 (116.0-114.3).
Oklahoma City has a 6-4 record over the last 10, scoring 119.5 points per game on average while holding opponents to 115.9 (+3.6 margin).
MAVERICKS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Jaden Hardy: 13.7 | 6.9 | +6.7
Kemba Walker: 3.0 | 11.9 | -8.9
Points per game:
Kemba Walker: 2.3 | 8.0 | -5.7
Rebounds per game:
Dwight Powell: 5.4 | 3.8 | +1.6
THUNDER HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Isaiah Joe: 15.0 | 10.1 | +4.9
Points per game:
Josh Giddey: 20.4 | 15.4 | +5.0
Rebounds per game:
Kenrich Williams: 6.4 | 4.5 | +1.9
SportsTips’ NBA Pick:
Dallas Mavericks (+145)
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