DALLAS (AP) — Kyrie Irving scored 25 factors, Spencer Dinwiddie and PJ Washington Jr. added 16 every and the Dallas Mavericks beat Oklahoma Metropolis 106-98 Friday night time as Thunder All-Star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander missed his first match of the season.
Gilgeous-Alexander, the NBA’s main scorer with a 31.6 common, was sidelined with a sprained wrist an evening after scoring 40 factors in a dominant 134-game win. 114 in opposition to Cleveland in a conflict between the Western and Japanese Convention leaders.
The Mavericks (23-19) ended a three-game shedding streak.
Dallas outscored Oklahoma Metropolis 41-17 within the second half, together with 16-3 on factors off turnovers, and led 63-43 at halftime. The Thunder decreased their deficit to 1 level (77-76) by beating the Mavericks 33-14 within the third. The Mavericks closed out the victory by beating the Thunder 29-22 within the fourth.
Jalen Williams scored 19 factors and Lu Dort added 18 for the Thunder (34-7).
Takeaways
Thunder: This was the primary time this season that OKC didn’t have a 20-point scorer.
Mavericks: Derek Energetic II missed his second straight sport with a sprained ankle. Reserves Jaden Hardy and Dwight Powell joined the injured checklist. Hardy sprained his ankle and performed simply 1:19 within the first half. Powell injured his hip within the third interval.
Key second
After the Thunder managed to win the possession 98-93 with 1:20 left, Kyrie Irving rebounded Williams’ missed floater and Dinwiddie hit his second 3-pointer of the ultimate three minutes for an eight-point lead.
Key statistic
The Mavericks turned the primary crew to beat the Thunder twice this season. Each wins got here with out All-Star Luka Doncic, who missed 20 video games with a number of accidents and has been sidelined since Christmas with a calf pressure.
To be continued
The Thunder start a three-game homestand in opposition to Brooklyn on Sunday. The Mavericks are in Charlotte on Monday.
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