Irving and the Mavericks host conference foe Oklahoma City
Sat, Dec 2, 2023
NBA News (AP)
Oklahoma City Thunder (12-6, third in the Western Conference) vs. Dallas Mavericks (11-7, fourth in the Western Conference)
Dallas; Saturday, 9 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE: Thunder -3; over/under is 232.5
BOTTOM LINE: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder visit Kyrie Irving and the Dallas Mavericks in Western Conference action.
The Mavericks are 6-5 in Western Conference games. Dallas is second in the Western Conference scoring 118.1 points while shooting 46.5% from the field.
The Thunder have gone 6-5 against Western Conference opponents. Oklahoma City is fifth in the league scoring 119.4 points per game while shooting 49.5%.
The Mavericks average 15.7 made 3-pointers per game this season, 2.8 more made shots on average than the 12.9 per game the Thunder allow. The Thunder are shooting 49.5% from the field, 0.2% higher than the 49.3% the Mavericks' opponents have shot this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Dereck Lively is shooting 69.1% and averaging 7.9 points for the Mavericks. Irving is averaging 23.2 points over the last 10 games for Dallas.
Josh Giddey is scoring 12.1 points per game and averaging 5.9 rebounds for the Thunder. Gilgeous-Alexander is averaging 32.4 points and 5.1 rebounds over the last 10 games for Oklahoma City.
LAST 10 GAMES: Mavericks: 5-5, averaging 116.5 points, 42.8 rebounds, 25.6 assists, 5.8 steals and 3.6 blocks per game while shooting 45.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 119.0 points per game.
Thunder: 7-3, averaging 119.9 points, 41.0 rebounds, 26.8 assists, 8.7 steals and 5.7 blocks per game while shooting 49.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 105.9 points.
INJURIES: Mavericks: Tim Hardaway Jr.: out (back), Maxi Kleber: out (toe), Dante Exum: out (personal), Luka Doncic: out (personal).
Thunder: None listed.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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