Oklahoma City Thunder (3-0, second in the Western Conference) vs. Dallas Mavericks (2-2, seventh in the Western Conference)

Dallas; Wednesday, 9:30 p.m. EDT

BOTTOM LINE: Oklahoma City will try to prolong its three-game win streak with a victory against Dallas.

Dallas went 26-56 overall, 14-37 in Western Conference play and 16-25 at home during the 2025-26 season. The Mavericks averaged 114.1 points per game while allowing opponents to score 119.6 last season.

Oklahoma City finished 64-18 overall and 41-11 in Western Conference games during the 2025-26 season. The Thunder averaged 25.8 assists per game on 43.1 made field goals last season.

INJURIES: Mavericks: Tarik Biberovic: out (heel), Caleb Martin: out (thumb), Sergio De Larrea: day to day (knee), Dereck Lively II: out (foot), Naji Marshall: out (illness), Santi Aldama: out (knee).

Thunder: Cason Wallace: out (shoulder), Nikola Topic: out (back), Thomas Sorber: out (knee), Chet Holmgren: out (knee), Jalen Williams: out (ankle), Alex Caruso: day to day (ankle).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.