Oklahoma City Thunder (2-3, 11th in the Western Conference) vs. Dallas Mavericks (2-2, 10th in the Western Conference)
Dallas; Saturday, 9 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: Dallas hosts the Oklahoma City Thunder after Luka Doncic scored 41 points in the Dallas Mavericks' 129-125 overtime victory against the Brooklyn Nets.
Dallas went 36-16 in Western Conference games and 29-12 at home during the 2021-22 season. The Mavericks averaged 19.2 assists per game on 36.3 made field goals last season.
Oklahoma City finished 24-58 overall and 17-35 in Western Conference action during the 2021-22 season. The Thunder averaged 15.0 points off of turnovers, 11.9 second chance points and 35.1 bench points last season.
INJURIES: Mavericks: Frank Ntilikina: out (right ankle), Davis Bertans: out (right knee).
Thunder: Chet Holmgren: out for season (foot), Jalen Williams: out (eye), Josh Giddey: out (ankle).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
