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Dallas Mavericks at Oklahoma City Thunder

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3-2, 2-1 Away

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Regular Season Series

DAL leads series 1-0

Matchup Prediction

Thunder: 74.3%
Mavericks: 25.7%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Statistics

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W2 Streak L1
112.0 Points Against 104.6
3-2 Last Ten Games 4-1
113.6 Points Per Game 108.2
49 Field Goal % 44
35 Three Point % 31
44.2 Rebounds Per Game 46.0
27.6 Assists Per Game 22.0
7.4 Blocks Per Game 6.8
9.0 Steals Per Game 8.4
1.4 Team Turnovers Per Game 1.2
17.0 Total Turnovers Per Game 14.8
Oklahoma City Thunder Oklahoma City Thunder Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Chet Holmgren, C Day-To-Day Oct 28
Jalen Williams, G Out Oct 28
Alex Caruso, G Out Oct 28
Thomas Sorber, C Out Oct 27
Nikola Topic, G Out Oct 27
Dallas Mavericks Dallas Mavericks Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Tarik Biberovic, F Out Oct 29
Santi Aldama, F Out Oct 29
Sergio de Larrea, F Out Oct 29
Naji Marshall, F Day-To-Day Oct 29
Dereck Lively II, C Out Oct 22

Mavericks Last 5

Date OPP Result
@ HOU L 128-110
@ IND W 121-105
vs SA L 122-106
@ MIA W 113-109
vs OKC W 120-96

Thunder Last 5

Date OPP Result
@ SA W 116-104
vs DEN W 96-84
vs LAC W 108-101
vs PHX W 125-114
@ DAL L 120-96

Game Information

Paycom Center

Location: Oklahoma City, OK
Capacity:

2026-27 Southwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Houston 5 0 1.000 - W5
Memphis 4 0 1.000 0.5 W4
San Antonio 3 2 .600 2 W3
Dallas 3 2 .600 2 W2
New Orleans 0 4 .000 4.5 L4

2026-27 Northwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Portland - 0 W3 1 3
Oklahoma City - 1 L1 0.8 4
Minnesota 1 2 L2 0.6 3
Denver 1.5 2 W1 0.5 2
Utah 3 4 L3 0.2 1
Full Standings

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