Mavericks beat Thunder 106-98 as OKC All-Star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander sits with wrist injury
DALLAS (AP) Kyrie Irving scored 25 points, Spencer Dinwiddie and P.J. Washington Jr. added 16 apiece and the Dallas Mavericks beat Oklahoma City 106-98 Friday night as Thunder All-Star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander missed his first game of the season.
Gilgeous-Alexander, the NBA’s leading scorer with a 31.6 average, was sidelined by a sprained wrist, one night after scoring 40 points in a dominating 134-114 victory over Cleveland in a matchup of the Western and Eastern Conference leaders.
The Mavericks (23-19) snapped a three-game losing streak.
Dallas outscored Oklahoma City 41-17 in the second period, including 16-3 in points off turnovers, and led 63-43 at halftime. The Thunder cut their deficit to a point (77-76) by outscoring the Mavericks 33-14 in the third. The Mavericks closed out the win by outscoring the Thunder 29-22 in the fourth.
Jalen Williams scored 19 points and Lu Dort added 18 for the Thunder (34-7).
Thunder: It was the first time this season OKC hasn’t had a 20-point scorer.
Mavericks: Dereck Lively II missed his second straight game with a sprained ankle. Reserves Jaden Hardy and Dwight Powell joined the injury list. Hardy sprained an ankle, playing only 1:19 in the first half. Powell injured a hip in the third period.
After the Thunder successfully challenged to win possession trailing 98-93 with 1:20 left, Kyrie Irving rebounded Williams’ missed floater and Dinwiddie hit his second 3-pointer of the final three minutes for an eight-point lead.
The Mavericks became the first team to beat the Thunder twice this season. Both wins came without All-Star Luka Doncic, who has missed 20 games with multiple injuries and has been sidelined since Christmas with a calf strain.
The Thunder begin a three-game homestand Sunday against Brooklyn. The Mavericks are at Charlotte on Monday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Jaylin Williams vs. Daniel Gafford (Spencer Dinwiddie gains possession) | ||
| 11:38 | | +3 | P.J. Washington makes three point jump shot (Spencer Dinwiddie assists) | 0-3 |
| 11:21 |  | Cason Wallace misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:17 | | Daniel Gafford defensive rebound | ||
| 11:11 | | Klay Thompson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:07 | | Aaron Wiggins defensive rebound | ||
| 10:58 | | Jalen Williams misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:57 | | Daniel Gafford defensive rebound | ||
| 10:39 | | Spencer Dinwiddie misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 10:34 | | Klay Thompson offensive rebound | ||
| 10:31 | | +2 | P.J. Washington makes two point cutting dunk (Klay Thompson assists) | 0-5 |
| 10:10 | | Luguentz Dort misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:08 | | Aaron Wiggins offensive rebound | ||
| 10:06 | | Aaron Wiggins turnover (lost ball) (Klay Thompson steals) | ||
| 10:01 | | +3 | Kyrie Irving makes three point pullup jump shot (P.J. Washington assists) | 0-8 |
| 9:51 | | Klay Thompson shooting foul (Jalen Williams draws the foul) | ||
| 9:51 | | Jalen Williams misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 9:51 | | Thunder offensive rebound | ||
| 9:51 | | Jalen Williams misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 9:49 | | Daniel Gafford defensive rebound | ||
| 9:34 | | Spencer Dinwiddie misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:30 | | Jaylin Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 9:25 | | Jalen Williams turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 9:08 | | +2 | Kyrie Irving makes two point driving finger roll layup | 0-10 |
| 9:06 | | Thunder 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:51 | | Aaron Wiggins turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 8:35 | | P.J. Washington misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:32 | | Aaron Wiggins defensive rebound | ||
| 8:26 | | Jaylin Williams misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:19 | | Thunder offensive rebound | ||
| 8:15 | | Jump ball. Jaylin Williams vs. Daniel Gafford (Aaron Wiggins gains possession) | ||
| 8:11 | | +2 | Aaron Wiggins makes two point cutting layup (Luguentz Dort assists) | 2-10 |
| 7:49 | | Naji Marshall turnover (bad pass) (Cason Wallace steals) | ||
| 7:39 | | +2 | Jaylin Williams makes two point reverse layup (Cason Wallace assists) | 4-10 |
| 7:27 | | P.J. Washington misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:25 | | Naji Marshall offensive rebound | ||
| 7:25 | | Naji Marshall misses two point tip dunk | ||
| 7:21 | | Jaylin Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 7:20 | | P.J. Washington shooting foul (Jalen Williams draws the foul) | ||
| 7:20 | | Jalen Williams misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 7:20 | | Thunder offensive rebound | ||
| 7:20 | | +1 | Jalen Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 5-10 |
| 7:08 | | Kyrie Irving misses two point driving layup | ||
| 7:05 | | Jalen Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 6:52 | | Maxi Kleber blocks Jalen Williams's two point driving layup | ||
| 6:47 | | Quentin Grimes defensive rebound | ||
| 6:41 | | Naji Marshall misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:38 | | Luguentz Dort defensive rebound | ||
| 6:35 | | Kyrie Irving shooting foul (Jalen Williams draws the foul) | ||
| 6:35 | | +1 | Jalen Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 6-10 |
| 6:35 | | Jalen Williams misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 6:32 | | P.J. Washington defensive rebound | ||
| 6:25 | | Naji Marshall turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 6:13 | | +3 | Cason Wallace makes three point jump shot (Jalen Williams assists) | 9-10 |
| 6:11 | | Mavericks 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:04 | | Luguentz Dort technical foul (Flopping) | ||
| 6:04 | | +1 | Kyrie Irving makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 9-11 |
| 6:00 | | Luguentz Dort personal foul (Maxi Kleber draws the foul) | ||
| 5:50 | | Kyrie Irving misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:48 | | Thunder defensive rebound | ||
| 5:35 | | +2 | Cason Wallace makes two point pullup jump shot | 11-11 |
| 5:14 | | P.J. Washington turnover (lost ball) (Cason Wallace steals) | ||
| 5:01 | | Isaiah Joe misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:58 | | Naji Marshall defensive rebound | ||
| 4:43 | | +2 | P.J. Washington makes two point driving floating jump shot | 11-13 |
| 4:43 | | Aaron Wiggins shooting foul (P.J. Washington draws the foul) | ||
| 4:43 | | P.J. Washington misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 4:40 | | Kenrich Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 4:29 | | +3 | Luguentz Dort makes three point jump shot (Aaron Wiggins assists) | 14-13 |
| 4:19 | | Luguentz Dort personal foul (Quentin Grimes draws the foul) | ||
| 4:06 | | Branden Carlson blocks Maxi Kleber's two point driving dunk | ||
| 4:03 | | Branden Carlson defensive rebound | ||
| 3:54 | | Kenrich Williams misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:50 | | Quentin Grimes defensive rebound | ||
| 3:31 | | +2 | Quentin Grimes makes two point stepback jump shot | 14-15 |
| 3:17 | | Branden Carlson turnover (bad pass) (Naji Marshall steals) | ||
| 3:10 | | +3 | Spencer Dinwiddie makes three point running pullup jump shot (Maxi Kleber assists) | 14-18 |
| 2:54 | | +3 | Alex Caruso makes three point jump shot (Cason Wallace assists) | 17-18 |
| 2:45 | | Alex Caruso personal foul (Spencer Dinwiddie draws the foul) | ||
| 2:31 | | Kenrich Williams shooting foul (Daniel Gafford draws the foul) | ||
| 2:31 | | Daniel Gafford misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 2:31 | | Mavericks offensive rebound | ||
| 2:31 | | Daniel Gafford misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 2:27 | | Kenrich Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 2:16 | | Jalen Williams turnover (bad pass) (Spencer Dinwiddie steals) | ||
| 2:13 | | +2 | Olivier-Maxence Prosper makes two point running dunk (Spencer Dinwiddie assists) | 17-20 |
| 1:52 | | Branden Carlson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:48 | | Alex Caruso offensive rebound | ||
| 1:48 | | Alex Caruso misses two point tip layup | ||
| 1:48 | | Kenrich Williams offensive rebound | ||
| 1:47 | | Daniel Gafford blocks Kenrich Williams's two point putback layup | ||
| 1:45 | | Alex Caruso offensive rebound | ||
| 1:43 | | Alex Caruso misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:43 | | Daniel Gafford defensive rebound | ||
| 1:35 | | Daniel Gafford offensive foul (Off the ball) (Isaiah Joe draws the foul) | ||
| 1:35 | | Daniel Gafford turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 1:24 | | +3 | Isaiah Joe makes three point jump shot (Alex Caruso assists) | 20-20 |
| 1:02 | | Spencer Dinwiddie misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:58 | | Isaiah Joe defensive rebound | ||
| 0:46 | | +3 | Branden Carlson makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Joe assists) | 23-20 |
| 0:29 | | Quentin Grimes misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 0:25 | | Kenrich Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 0:15 | | +3 | Kenrich Williams makes three point jump shot (Jalen Williams assists) | 26-20 |
| 0:03 | | +2 | Daniel Gafford makes two point cutting dunk (Quentin Grimes assists) | 26-22 |
| 0:00 | | Jalen Williams misses three point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Thunder offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |