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The Oklahoma City Thunder will face the Dallas Mavericks on Saturday at American Airlines Center. Tip-off is at 3:00 p.m. ET.
OKC (35-16 SU, 31-20 ATS, and 29-22 O/U) lost 124-117 to Utah on Tuesday. The Thunder, 15-10 SU and 14-11 ATS on the road, are in third place in the Western Conference.
Dallas (29-23 SU, 27-25 ATS, and 26-26 O/U) beat New York 122-108 on Thursday. The Mavs, 14-13 SU and 11-16 ATS at home, are eighth in the West.
Oklahoma City beat Dallas 126-120 in their previous meeting on December 2. Both teams shot 44 percent overall, but the Thunder were more efficient from three-point range (20-for-44) than the Mavericks (19-for-52). They also won the turnover and rebounding battles. Dallas shot just 23-for-35 (65.7%) at the free-throw line.
Thunder: G Isaiah Joe (8.6 PPG) is questionable with a chest injury.
Mavericks: G Dante Exum (9.2 PPG) and C Dereck Lively II (9.2 PPG and 7.9 RPG) are out.
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The Thunder have been up and down recently, winning three of the last six games. Utah had the upper hand in its last game, dominating Oklahoma City inside (60-36 points in the paint advantage and +16 rebounding margin). OKC shot 51.4 percent from long range but was 12-for-18 at the free-throw line. The Thunder scored only 49 points in the second half after leading 68-61 at the half.
OKC averages 120.8 points per game (4th) on 50.1 percent shooting (2nd), including 39.2 percent from three-point range (3rd). It converts 83.0 percent of its free-throw attempts (2nd) and averages 41.4 rebounds (27th), 27.3 assists (10th), and 12.6 turnovers (5th).
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— OKC THUNDER (@okcthunder) February 7, 2024
The Thunder surrender 113.0 points per game (12th) and their opponents shoot 45.0 percent (3rd), including 36.4 percent from long range (13th), with 45.0 rebounds per game (25th). Oklahoma City averages 6.6 blocks (1st), 8.2 steals (4th), and 19.5 fouls (19th) per game.
The Thunder rank 4th in offensive rating, 5th in defensive rating, and 10th in pace (schedule-adjusted), per Dunks and Threes.
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