The Oklahoma City Thunder hosts the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday in the second game of a back-to-back for both teams. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored a career-high 54 points last night as the Thunder defeated the Utah Jazz 123-114, and the Mavericks fell to the Minnesota Timberwolves 115-114 at home.
The Mavs hold a 2-1 lead over the Thunder in the regular season series so far, but there has yet to be a matchup with both teams healthy. Today is no different, as both sides have several guys listed as out and questionable, but you have to play with what you have, and the Thunder is the deeper team, so they are heavily favored.
Game Details
Tip-Off: 7 PM CT
Location: Paycom Center (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma)
Television: Fanduel Sports TV
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: Cason Wallace
- SF: Luguentz Dort
- PF: Jalen Williams
- C: Jaylin Williams
Mavericks
- PG: Kyrie Irving
- SG: Klay Thompson
- SF: Naji Marshall
- PF: P.J. Washington
- C: Daniel Gafford
Injury Report
Thunder
- Isaiah Hartenstein (strained left soleus) is QUESTIONABLE.
- Chet Holmgren (fractured right iliac wing) is OUT.
- Isaiah Joe (illness) is QUESTIONABLE.
- Ajay Mitchell (right great toe surgery) is OUT.
- Nikola Topic (left knee surgery) is OUT.
Dallas
- Luka Doncic (strained left calf) is OUT.
- Dante Exum (right wrist surgery) is OUT.
- Jaden Hardy (sprained right ankle) is QUESTIONABLE.
- Derek Lively II (stress fracture in right ankle) is OUT.
- Naji Marshall (illness) is QUESTIONABLE.
- Dwight Powell (strained right hip) is QUESTIONABLE.
- Klay Thompson (sprained left ankle) is QUESTIONABLE.
Head-to-Head
- Since arriving in Oklahoma City in 2008, the Thunder is 31-28 against the Mavericks in the regular season (18-12 at home, 13-16 on the road) and 11-9 in the playoffs (5-5 at home, 6-4 on the road).
- Since arriving in Oklahoma City in 2008, the Thunder have won the season series against the Mavericks 6 times, lost 7 times, and tied 3 times.
- The Thunder went 3-1 against the Mavericks last season (2-0 at home, 1-1 on the road) in the regular season before losing to Dallas 4-2 in the Western Conference Semifinals (1-2 at home, 1-2 on the road).
- The Thunder is 1-1 against the Mavericks so far this season (1-1 at home, 0-1 on the road).