Who's Playing
Dallas Mavericks @ Oklahoma City Thunder
Current Records: Dallas 50-31, Oklahoma City 56-25
How To Watch
- When: Sunday, April 14, 2024 at 3:30 p.m. ET
- Where: Paycom Center -- Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
- TV: Bally Sports Oklahoma
- Follow: CBS Sports App
- Online streaming: fuboTV (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
- Ticket Cost: $38.00
What to Know
The Thunder will be playing the full four quarters on Sunday, but they're expected to have things wrapped up well before that. They have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Dallas Mavericks at 3:30 p.m. ET at Paycom Center. The Thunder are strutting in with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 119.9 points per game this season.
While the Thunder have not struggled against the Bucks recently, they managed to flip the script on Friday. The Thunder enjoyed a cozy 125-107 victory over the Bucks.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead the Thunder to victory, but perhaps none more so than Chet Holmgren, who almost dropped a double-double on 22 points and nine rebounds. Holmgren's performance made up for a slower match against the Spurs on Wednesday. Less helpful for the Thunder was Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's abysmal 0-7 three-point shooting.
Meanwhile, the Mavericks unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Friday. They received a tough blow as they fell 107-89 to the Pistons. After a 142-124 finish the last time they played, Dallas and Detroit decided to play a little more cautiously this time around.
Oklahoma City pushed their record up to 56-25 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 123.0 points per game. As for Dallas, their defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 50-31.
This contest is one where the number of possessions is likely to be a big factor: The Thunder haven't given up the ball easily this season, having only averaged 11.8 turnovers per game. However, it's not like the Mavericks struggle in that department as they've been averaging only 12.1. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
The Thunder beat the Mavericks 126-119 in their previous meeting back in March. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was the Mavericks' Kyrie Irving, who shot 4-for-7 from downtown and dropped a double-double on 36 points and 12 assists. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will the Thunder still be able to contain Irving? Check CBSSports.com after the match to find out.
Odds
Oklahoma City is a big 19.5-point favorite against Dallas, according to the latest NBA odds.
The line on this game has moved quite a bit since it opened, as it started out with the Thunder as a 16.5-point favorite.
The over/under is 224.5 points.
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Series History
Oklahoma City and Dallas both have 5 wins in their last 10 games.
- Mar 14, 2024 - Oklahoma City 126 vs. Dallas 119
- Feb 10, 2024 - Dallas 146 vs. Oklahoma City 111
- Dec 02, 2023 - Oklahoma City 126 vs. Dallas 120
- Jan 08, 2023 - Oklahoma City 120 vs. Dallas 109
- Dec 12, 2022 - Dallas 121 vs. Oklahoma City 114
- Oct 29, 2022 - Oklahoma City 117 vs. Dallas 111
- Feb 02, 2022 - Oklahoma City 120 vs. Dallas 114
- Jan 17, 2022 - Dallas 104 vs. Oklahoma City 102
- Jan 02, 2022 - Dallas 95 vs. Oklahoma City 86
- Dec 12, 2021 - Dallas 103 vs. Oklahoma City 84
