DALLAS -- — 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).

Takeaways

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.

Key moment

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.

Key stat

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.

Up next

The Thunder begin a three-game homestand Sunday against Brooklyn. The Mavericks are at Charlotte on Monday.

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Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Jaylin Williams vs. Daniel Gafford (Spencer Dinwiddie gains possession)	0	0
11:38	P.J. Washington makes 22-foot three point jumper (Spencer Dinwiddie assists)	3	0
11:21	Cason Wallace misses 25-foot three point jumper	3	0
11:17	Daniel Gafford defensive rebound	3	0
11:11	Klay Thompson misses 23-foot three point jumper	3	0
11:07	Aaron Wiggins defensive rebound	3	0
10:58	Jalen Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper	3	0
10:57	Daniel Gafford defensive rebound	3	0
10:39	Spencer Dinwiddie misses two point shot	3	0
10:34	Klay Thompson offensive rebound	3	0
10:31	P.J. Washington makes 2-foot dunk (Klay Thompson assists)	5	0
10:10	Luguentz Dort misses 25-foot three point jumper	5	0
10:08	Aaron Wiggins offensive rebound	5	0
10:06	Aaron Wiggins lost ball turnover (Klay Thompson steals)	5	0
10:01	Kyrie Irving makes 28-foot three pointer (P.J. Washington assists)	8	0
9:51	Klay Thompson shooting foul	8	0
9:51	Jalen Williams misses free throw 1 of 2	8	0
9:51	Thunder offensive team rebound	8	0
9:51	Jalen Williams misses free throw 2 of 2	8	0
9:49	Daniel Gafford defensive rebound	8	0
9:34	Spencer Dinwiddie misses 25-foot three point jumper	8	0
9:30	Jaylin Williams defensive rebound	8	0
9:25	Jalen Williams out of bounds lost ball turnover	8	0
9:08	Kyrie Irving makes 5-foot two point shot	10	0
9:06	Thunder Full timeout	10	0
8:51	Aaron Wiggins out of bounds bad pass turnover	10	0
8:35	P.J. Washington misses 22-foot three point jumper	10	0
8:32	Aaron Wiggins defensive rebound	10	0
8:26	Jaylin Williams misses 26-foot three point jumper	10	0
8:19	Thunder offensive team rebound	10	0
8:19	Naji Marshall enters the game for Spencer Dinwiddie	10	0
8:15	Jaylin Williams vs. Daniel Gafford (Aaron Wiggins gains possession)	10	0
8:11	Aaron Wiggins makes layup (Luguentz Dort assists)	10	2
7:49	Naji Marshall bad pass (Cason Wallace steals)	10	2
7:39	Jaylin Williams makes 1-foot two point shot (Cason Wallace assists)	10	4
7:27	P.J. Washington misses 25-foot three point jumper	10	4
7:25	Naji Marshall offensive rebound	10	4
7:25	Naji Marshall misses dunk	10	4
7:21	Jaylin Williams defensive rebound	10	4
7:20	P.J. Washington shooting foul	10	4
7:20	Jalen Williams misses free throw 1 of 2	10	4
7:20	Thunder offensive team rebound	10	4
7:20	Maxi Kleber enters the game for Daniel Gafford	10	4
7:20	Quentin Grimes enters the game for Klay Thompson	10	4
7:20	Jalen Williams makes free throw 2 of 2	10	5
7:08	Kyrie Irving misses driving layup	10	5
7:05	Jalen Williams defensive rebound	10	5
6:52	Maxi Kleber blocks Jalen Williams 's 6-foot driving layup	10	5
6:47	Quentin Grimes defensive rebound	10	5
6:41	Naji Marshall misses 22-foot three point jumper	10	5
6:38	Luguentz Dort defensive rebound	10	5
6:35	Kyrie Irving shooting foul	10	5
6:35	Jalen Williams makes free throw 1 of 2	10	6
6:35	Isaiah Joe enters the game for Jaylin Williams	10	6
6:35	Jalen Williams misses free throw 2 of 2	10	6
6:32	P.J. Washington defensive rebound	10	6
6:25	Naji Marshall out of bounds bad pass turnover	10	6
6:13	Cason Wallace makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jalen Williams assists)	10	9
6:11	Mavericks Full timeout	10	9
6:11	Kenrich Williams enters the game for Jalen Williams	10	9
6:04	Luguentz Dort flopping technical foul	10	9
6:04	Kyrie Irving makes technical free throw	11	9
6:00	Luguentz Dort personal foul	11	9
5:50	Kyrie Irving misses 25-foot three point jumper	11	9
5:48	Thunder defensive team rebound	11	9
5:35	Cason Wallace makes 11-foot pullup jump shot	11	11
5:14	P.J. Washington lost ball turnover (Cason Wallace steals)	11	11
5:01	Isaiah Joe misses 29-foot three point jumper	11	11
4:58	Naji Marshall defensive rebound	11	11
4:43	P.J. Washington makes 5-foot driving floating jump shot	13	11
4:43	Aaron Wiggins shooting foul	13	11
4:43	P.J. Washington misses free throw 1 of 1	13	11
4:40	Kenrich Williams defensive rebound	13	11
4:29	Luguentz Dort makes 27-foot three point jumper (Aaron Wiggins assists)	13	14
4:19	Luguentz Dort personal foul	13	14
4:19	Spencer Dinwiddie enters the game for Kyrie Irving	13	14
4:19	Branden Carlson enters the game for Luguentz Dort	13	14
4:19	Alex Caruso enters the game for Aaron Wiggins	13	14
4:06	Branden Carlson blocks Maxi Kleber 's 4-foot driving dunk	13	14
4:03	Branden Carlson defensive rebound	13	14
3:54	Kenrich Williams misses 27-foot three point jumper	13	14
3:50	Quentin Grimes defensive rebound	13	14
3:31	Quentin Grimes makes 14-foot step back jumpshot	15	14
3:17	Branden Carlson bad pass (Naji Marshall steals)	15	14
3:10	Spencer Dinwiddie makes 26-foot running pullup jump shot (Maxi Kleber assists)	18	14
2:54	Alex Caruso makes 26-foot three point jumper (Cason Wallace assists)	18	17
2:45	Alex Caruso personal foul	18	17
2:45	Daniel Gafford enters the game for P.J. Washington	18	17
2:45	Olivier-Maxence Prosper enters the game for Maxi Kleber	18	17
2:31	Kenrich Williams shooting foul	18	17
2:31	Daniel Gafford misses free throw 1 of 2	18	17
2:31	Mavericks offensive team rebound	18	17
2:31	Daniel Gafford misses free throw 2 of 2	18	17
2:27	Kenrich Williams defensive rebound	18	17
2:22	Jalen Williams enters the game for Cason Wallace	18	17
2:16	Jalen Williams bad pass (Spencer Dinwiddie steals)	18	17
2:13	Olivier-Maxence Prosper makes 1-foot dunk (Spencer Dinwiddie assists)	20	17
1:52	Branden Carlson misses 22-foot three point jumper	20	17
1:48	Alex Caruso offensive rebound	20	17
1:48	Alex Caruso misses tip shot	20	17
1:48	Kenrich Williams offensive rebound	20	17
1:47	Daniel Gafford blocks Kenrich Williams 's 2-foot two point shot	20	17
1:45	Alex Caruso offensive rebound	20	17
1:43	Alex Caruso misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot	20	17
1:43	Daniel Gafford defensive rebound	20	17
1:35	Daniel Gafford offensive foul	20	17
1:35	Daniel Gafford turnover	20	17
1:24	Isaiah Joe makes 25-foot three point jumper (Alex Caruso assists)	20	20
1:02	Spencer Dinwiddie misses 26-foot three point jumper	20	20
58.2	Isaiah Joe defensive rebound	20	20
46.1	Branden Carlson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Isaiah Joe assists)	20	23
29.0	Quentin Grimes misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot	20	23
25.1	Kenrich Williams defensive rebound	20	23
15.0	Kenrich Williams makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jalen Williams assists)	20	26
3.0	Daniel Gafford makes dunk (Quentin Grimes assists)	22	26
0.1	Jalen Williams misses driving floating jump shot	22	26
0.0	Thunder offensive team rebound	22	26
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	22	26

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Venue

American Airlines Center

Dallas, TX

Date & Time

1:30 AM, January 18, 2025

Coverage

NBA League Pass, KFAA-TV, FanDuel SN OK

Attendance

20,311

Referees

Derrick Collins, James Williams, Suyash Mehta

2025-26 Northwest Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Oklahoma City	46	15	.754	W1
Denver	37	23	.617	L1
Minnesota	37	23	.617	W2
Portland	29	32	.475	L1
Utah	18	42	.300	L5

2025-26 Southwest Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
San Antonio	43	16	.729	W11
Houston	37	22	.627	L1
Memphis	22	36	.379	W1
Dallas	21	38	.356	L2
New Orleans	19	42	.311	W4

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