Oklahoma City Thunder (15-34, 14th in the Western Conference) vs. Dallas Mavericks (29-22, sixth in the Western Conference)
Dallas; Wednesday, 8:30 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Oklahoma City will attempt to end its four-game road slide when the Thunder visit Dallas.
The Mavericks are 22-12 against conference opponents. Dallas averages 106.1 points and has outscored opponents by 2.7 points per game.
The Thunder are 11-21 in conference play. Oklahoma City is 6-20 against opponents with a winning record.
The teams meet for the fourth time this season. In the last meeting on Jan. 18 the Mavericks won 104-102 led by 20 points from Luka Doncic, while Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 34 points for the Thunder.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jalen Brunson is averaging 15.7 points and 5.6 assists for the Mavericks. Doncic is averaging 28.0 points over the last 10 games for Dallas.
Luguentz Dort is shooting 32.5% from beyond the arc with 2.4 made 3-pointers per game for the Thunder, while averaging 16.4 points. Gilgeous-Alexander is shooting 48.0% and averaging 25.8 points over the past 10 games for Oklahoma City.
LAST 10 GAMES: Mavericks: 7-3, averaging 109.5 points, 45.3 rebounds, 24.3 assists, 7.2 steals and 4.7 blocks per game while shooting 46.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 103.4 points per game.
Thunder: 2-8, averaging 105.1 points, 44.8 rebounds, 21.8 assists, 7.9 steals and 3.6 blocks per game while shooting 42.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 108.0 points.
INJURIES: Mavericks: Tim Hardaway Jr.: out (foot), Sterling Brown: out (foot), Kristaps Porzingis: day to day (knee).
Thunder: Isaiah Roby: out (ankle), Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: out (ankle), Vit Krejci: out (ankle).
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