The Oklahoma City Thunder had a rough shooting night in Game 2 against the Dallas Mavericks, and it didn’t help that the Mavs shot lights out from downtown. The end result was a 119-110 loss for OKC, which means no more home court advantage as the series is tied up at 1-1. Now the Thunder head to Dallas for Game 3 where they will look to regain that home court advantage.
The Mavericks will appreciate being back at home, at least based on some comments from Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving concerning the OKC crowd, but the Thunder are no strangers to answer the pressure to playing on the road. The youth of OKC’s roster has been a major talking point in the playoffs, but for the most part, they appear to have handled pressure just fine. Today’s game will be a great opportunity for everyone to see what the Thunder are made of when the odds are against them.
Game Details
Tip-Off: 2:30 PM CT
Location: American Airlines Center (Dallas, Texas)
Television: ABC
Radio: WWLS 98.1FM OKC The Sports Animal
Twitter: Follow @ZacharyLowNBA for live tweets and discussion during the game
Game Notes: Oklahoma City Thunder Official Game Notes, Dallas Mavericks Official Game Notes
Projected Starters
Thunder
- PG: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
- SG: Josh Giddey
- SF: Luguentz Dort
- PF: Jalen Williams
- C: Chet Holmgren
Mavericks
- PG: Luka Doncic
- SG: Kyrie Irving
- SF: Derrick Jones Jr.
- PF: P.J. Washington
- C: Daniel Gafford
Injury Report
Thunder
- NONE
Mavericks
- Luka Doncic is AVAILABLE (sprained right knee).
- Maxi Kleber is OUT (sprained right shoulder).
- Olivier-Maxence Prosper is OUT (sprained left ankle).
Head-to-Head
- Since arriving in Oklahoma City in 2008, the Thunder are 30-26 against the Mavericks in the regular season (17-11 at home, 13-15 on the road) and 10-6 in the playoffs (5-4 at home, 5-2 on the road).
- Since arriving in Oklahoma City in 2008, the Thunder have won the season series against the Mavericks 5 times, lost 7 times, and tied 3 times.
- The Thunder went 2-1 against the Mavericks last season (1-0 at home, 1-1 on the road).
- The Thunder went 3-1 against the Mavericks this season (2-0 at home, 1-1 on the road).
- The Thunder are 1-1 against the Mavericks in the Western Conference Semifinals (1-1 at home, 0-0 on the road).