National Basketball Association
Dallas 121, Oklahoma City 114
When: 8:30 PM ET, Monday, December 12, 2022
Where: American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas
Officials:
#62 JB DeRosa, #86 Brandon Schwab, #16 David Guthrie
Attendance:
19877
By Field Level Media
Luka Doncic scored 38 points, narrowly missing a triple-double, to lead the host Dallas Mavericks to a 121-114 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday.
Doncic added 11 rebounds and eight assists. Spencer Dinwiddie also was close to a triple-double, finishing with 20 points, 10 assists and seven rebounds.
The win snapped a two-game losing streak for the Mavericks and extended the Thunder's losing streak to three.
Dallas hit 22 3-pointers, their second most of the season, with Tim Hardaway Jr. leading the Mavericks with six.
Hardaway finished with 20 points.
The Mavericks needed a big offensive performance, as Oklahoma City's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander tied a career high with 42 points.
Gilgeous-Alexander finished with a flurry, with six points and an assist in the final 2:03 to cut the Dallas lead to five with 28.1 seconds remaining.
But Reggie Bullock hit a pair of free throws and Maxi Kleber had a steal late to clinch the game for the Mavericks.
The Mavericks dominated the second quarter, outscoring the Thunder 43-24 to take a 66-52 lead into the break.
Dallas hit 10 3-pointers in the quarter, four from Hardaway.
The Mavericks ended the quarter on a 15-5 run, which included a pair of three-point plays by Doncic and a pair of 3-pointers by Bullock.
But Oklahoma City got back into the game, cutting the deficit to five by late in the third thanks to Gilgeous-Alexander's big quarter.
Gilgeous-Alexander scored 17 points in the third, hitting 6 of 10 from the field. He finished 14 of 23 from the floor.
Jalen Williams added 17 points for Oklahoma City. The Thunder outscored Dallas 52-32 in the paint.
Oklahoma City missed its first five shots, falling behind 12-0 in the game's first four minutes.
The Thunder's Jeremiah Robinson-Earl left the game early in the fourth quarter after rolling his right ankle and did not return.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Oklahoma City |
|
Dallas |
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 42 |
Scoring |
Luka Doncic 38 |
Josh Giddey 4 |
Assists |
Spencer Dinwiddie 10 |
Aleksej Pokusevski 9 |
Rebounds |
Luka Doncic 11 |
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 13 |
Free Throws Made |
Luka Doncic 9 |
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 3 |
Steals |
Tim Hardaway Jr. 2 |
Jalen Williams 1 |
Blocks |
Maxi Kleber 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Oklahoma City
|
114 |
47.7 |
10-31 |
20-21 |
21 |
42 |
1 |
4 |
13 |
Dallas
|
121 |
41.9 |
22-54 |
21-25 |
24 |
50 |
3 |
4 |
14 |
Upcoming Games
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Dallas will play their next game at home against Cleveland. The Mavericks have a W/L % of .429 after a win and .615 after a loss.
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Oklahoma City will play their next game at home against Miami. The Thunder have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .333 after a loss.