Having faceplanted during its first playoff run with this young Thunder core, Oklahoma City stacked ammunition this past summer. Not necessarily to aim at Dallas, but to ensure no team — perhaps especially the Mavericks — could outgun it given another chance.

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Oklahoma City Thunder superstar Shai Gilgeous-Alexander sat out Friday's 106-98 loss to the Dallas Mavericks due to a sprained right wrist.

The Dallas Mavericks closed their season series against the Oklahoma City Thunder in a hostile road environment on Thursday night. These two teams have developed one of the best rivalries in the NBA over the last year,

Thunder All-Star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was voted in as a starter for next month’s All-Star Game. The NBA announced the starters before tip-off on Thursday. Then, after the loss, Gilgeous-Alexander attempted to explain why Mavericks forward P.J. Washington was able to turn in a stellar performance in a six-point loss.

The Oklahoma City Thunder made a late addition to its injury report on Friday before tip-off of their tilt with the Dallas Mavericks. Mark Daigneault entered th

It's Jalen Williams and the Thunder against Kyrie Irving and the Mavericks on Friday. OKC will be without star guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who is listed out with a right wrist sprain.

Spencer Dinwiddie scored 28 points and Kyrie Irving added 24 points as the visiting Dallas Mavericks beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 121-115 on Thursday.

Kyrie Irving scored 25 points, Spencer Dinwiddie and P.J. Washington Jr. added 16 apiece and the Dallas Mavericks beat Oklahoma City 106-98 as Thunder All-Star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander missed his first game of the season.

The Mavs' continued success against the Thunder coincides with PJ Washington's own heroics versus the dominant squad. The former Kentucky Wildcats star scored 22 points on just 6-of-16 shooting, but he left an indelible mark in the Paycom Center after securing 19 rebounds,

It's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder against Kyrie Irving and the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday night at Paycom Center.