OKLAHOMA CITY -- — P.J. Washington had 27 points and a career-high 17 rebounds, and the Dallas Mavericks held off the Oklahoma City Thunder 121-119 on Sunday night without star guard Luka Doncic.

Washington averaged just over eight points and seven rebounds per game entering Sunday's game but stepped up in the absence of Doncic, who was out with a bruised right knee.

The Mavericks' offense purred anyway. Kyrie Irving scored 23 points and helped Dallas shoot 48% from the field.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 36 points and Jalen Williams added 27 for the Thunder, who entered the night with a Western Conference-best 11-2 record. The Thunder are now 3-1 without Chet Holmgren.

After trailing 112-98 with just over six minutes remaining, Oklahoma City rallied and got it to 121-118. Gilgeous-Alexander tied up Irving with 8 seconds remaining and forced a jump ball, which Gilgeous-Alexander won, and Oklahoma City called timeout with 6.6 seconds left.

The Mavericks fouled Gilgeous-Alexander with 4.3 seconds remaining. He made the first free throw but missed the second, and Lu Dort missed an off-balance contested 3-pointer at the buzzer.

Takeaways

Mavericks: Dallas made the most of its size advantage, outrebounding the Thunder 53-29.

Thunder: Oklahoma City had been able to get away with playing small because it could generate extra shot opportunities by forcing turnovers. Dallas, with Irving at the controls, committed 16 turnovers, far fewer than the Thunder had been forcing.

Key moment

Gilgeous-Alexander faked Naji Marshall to the ground, then stepped back and hit a 3-pointer to cut the Dallas lead to 121-118 with 25.2 seconds remaining.

Key stat

Dallas made 30 of 36 free throws while the Thunder made 19 of 25.

Up next

The Mavericks host New Orleans on Tuesday, the same day the Thunder visit San Antonio.

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Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Dereck Lively II vs. Jalen Williams (P.J. Washington gains possession)	0	0
11:42	P.J. Washington makes 7-foot two point shot	0	2
11:25	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses driving layup	0	2
11:23	P.J. Washington defensive rebound	0	2
11:16	P.J. Washington makes 24-foot three point jumper (Quentin Grimes assists)	0	5
11:03	Jalen Williams makes 13-foot two point shot	2	5
10:52	Klay Thompson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kyrie Irving assists)	2	8
10:37	Jalen Williams misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	2	8
10:35	P.J. Washington defensive rebound	2	8
10:27	P.J. Washington makes 26-foot three point jumper (Dereck Lively II assists)	2	11
10:14	Klay Thompson blocks Aaron Wiggins 's 2-foot layup	2	11
10:12	Aaron Wiggins offensive rebound	2	11
10:06	Luguentz Dort out of bounds lost ball turnover	2	11
9:54	P.J. Washington misses 4-foot two point shot	2	11
9:52	P.J. Washington offensive rebound	2	11
9:47	Quentin Grimes misses two point shot	2	11
9:46	Thunder defensive team rebound	2	11
9:46	Dereck Lively II loose ball foul	2	11
9:31	Aaron Wiggins bad pass (Klay Thompson steals)	2	11
9:29	Klay Thompson misses running pullup jump shot	2	11
9:26	Jalen Williams defensive rebound	2	11
9:21	Kyrie Irving shooting foul	2	11
9:21	Aaron Wiggins makes free throw 1 of 2	3	11
9:21	Aaron Wiggins misses free throw 2 of 2	3	11
9:20	P.J. Washington defensive rebound	3	11
9:09	Quentin Grimes misses 25-foot three point jumper	3	11
9:03	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander defensive rebound	3	11
8:55	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 17-foot step back jumpshot	5	11
8:42	P.J. Washington makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kyrie Irving assists)	5	14
8:34	Dereck Lively II personal foul	5	14
8:34	Daniel Gafford enters the game for Dereck Lively II	5	14
8:27	Luguentz Dort makes 23-foot three point jumper	8	14
8:15	Isaiah Joe blocks Daniel Gafford 's 2-foot layup	8	14
8:13	Aaron Wiggins defensive rebound	8	14
8:04	Isaiah Joe makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jalen Williams assists)	11	14
7:53	Jalen Williams shooting foul	11	14
7:53	Daniel Gafford misses free throw 1 of 2	11	14
7:53	Mavericks offensive team rebound	11	14
7:53	Daniel Gafford misses free throw 2 of 2	11	14
7:52	P.J. Washington offensive rebound	11	14
7:51	P.J. Washington misses tip shot	11	14
7:50	Mavericks offensive team rebound	11	14
7:49	Klay Thompson misses 17-foot two point shot	11	14
7:47	Luguentz Dort defensive rebound	11	14
7:40	Daniel Gafford shooting foul	11	14
7:40	Luguentz Dort misses free throw 1 of 2	11	14
7:40	Thunder offensive team rebound	11	14
7:40	Jaden Hardy enters the game for Quentin Grimes	11	14
7:40	Luguentz Dort makes free throw 2 of 2	12	14
7:32	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander kicked ball violation	12	14
7:21	Klay Thompson misses 23-foot three point pullup jump shot	12	14
7:17	Jalen Williams defensive rebound	12	14
7:10	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point shot	14	14
7:10	Mavericks Full timeout	14	14
6:55	Jaden Hardy makes 1-foot two point shot	14	16
6:36	Jalen Williams bad pass (Klay Thompson steals)	14	16
6:31	Jalen Williams shooting foul	14	16
6:31	P.J. Washington makes free throw 1 of 2	14	17
6:31	Cason Wallace enters the game for Jalen Williams	14	17
6:31	P.J. Washington makes free throw 2 of 2	14	18
6:11	Aaron Wiggins makes 23-foot three point jumper (Luguentz Dort assists)	17	18
5:55	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander blocks Klay Thompson 's 6-foot driving layup	17	18
5:54	Daniel Gafford offensive rebound	17	18
5:54	Aaron Wiggins shooting foul	17	18
5:54	Daniel Gafford misses free throw 1 of 2	17	18
5:54	Mavericks offensive team rebound	17	18
5:54	Naji Marshall enters the game for P.J. Washington	17	18
5:54	Maxi Kleber enters the game for Klay Thompson	17	18
5:54	Daniel Gafford makes free throw 2 of 2	17	19
5:41	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 12-foot pullup jump shot	19	19
5:17	Jaden Hardy misses 15-foot pullup jump shot	19	19
5:14	Daniel Gafford offensive rebound	19	19
5:12	Daniel Gafford bad pass (Aaron Wiggins steals)	19	19
5:05	Isaiah Joe misses 25-foot three point jumper	19	19
5:01	Daniel Gafford defensive rebound	19	19
4:56	Jaden Hardy makes two point shot	19	21
4:41	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 12-foot step back jumpshot	21	21
4:24	Kyrie Irving makes driving layup	21	23
4:13	Aaron Wiggins makes 24-foot three point jumper (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists)	24	23
4:00	Kyrie Irving misses 29-foot three point jumper	24	23
3:58	Daniel Gafford offensive rebound	24	23
3:56	Daniel Gafford lost ball turnover (Cason Wallace steals)	24	23
3:50	Cason Wallace misses 25-foot three point shot	24	23
3:48	Thunder offensive team rebound	24	23
3:48	Ajay Mitchell enters the game for Isaiah Joe	24	23
3:48	Dwight Powell enters the game for Daniel Gafford	24	23
3:42	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 7-foot two point shot	26	23
3:27	Kyrie Irving makes 14-foot two point shot	26	25
3:15	Aaron Wiggins misses 22-foot three point pullup jump shot	26	25
3:13	Luguentz Dort loose ball foul	26	25
3:13	Kenrich Williams enters the game for Luguentz Dort	26	25
3:13	Ousmane Dieng enters the game for Aaron Wiggins	26	25
3:13	Mavericks defensive team rebound	26	25
3:02	Kyrie Irving makes alley oop layup (Jaden Hardy assists)	26	27
3:01	Thunder Full timeout	26	27
2:39	Cason Wallace makes 1-foot layup (Kenrich Williams assists)	28	27
2:26	Naji Marshall makes 10-foot pullup jump shot	28	29
2:26	Ousmane Dieng shooting foul	28	29
2:26	Spencer Dinwiddie enters the game for Kyrie Irving	28	29
2:26	Naji Marshall makes free throw 1 of 1	28	30
2:08	Ajay Mitchell makes 9-foot pullup jump shot (Ousmane Dieng assists)	30	30
1:56	Jaden Hardy makes 3-foot two point shot	30	32
1:48	Kenrich Williams misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	30	32
1:46	Ousmane Dieng offensive rebound	30	32
1:45	Ousmane Dieng misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot	30	32
1:41	Maxi Kleber defensive rebound	30	32
1:37	Ajay Mitchell personal foul	30	32
1:37	Dwight Powell misses free throw 1 of 2	30	32
1:37	Mavericks offensive team rebound	30	32
1:37	Quentin Grimes enters the game for Maxi Kleber	30	32
1:37	Dwight Powell makes free throw 2 of 2	30	33
1:25	Ajay Mitchell misses two point shot	30	33
1:22	Spencer Dinwiddie defensive rebound	30	33
1:14	Naji Marshall makes 7-foot two point shot (Spencer Dinwiddie assists)	30	35
1:02	Quentin Grimes personal foul	30	35
1:02	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses free throw 1 of 2	30	35
1:02	Thunder offensive team rebound	30	35
1:02	Jalen Williams enters the game for Ousmane Dieng	30	35
1:02	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes free throw 2 of 2	31	35
45.1	Jaden Hardy makes 15-foot driving floating jump shot	31	37
33.1	Jaden Hardy personal foul	31	37
33.1	Ajay Mitchell makes free throw 1 of 2	32	37
33.1	Ajay Mitchell misses free throw 2 of 2	32	37
32.0	Jaden Hardy defensive rebound	32	37
19.0	Cason Wallace shooting foul	32	37
19.0	Quentin Grimes makes free throw 1 of 2	32	38
19.0	Quentin Grimes makes free throw 2 of 2	32	39
1.1	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point shot	34	39
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	34	39

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Venue

Paycom Center

Oklahoma City, OK

Date & Time

12:00 AM, November 18, 2024

Coverage

FanDuel SN OK, KFAA-TV, NBA League Pass

Attendance

18,203

Referees

Mark Lindsay, Tre Maddox, Matt Kallio

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

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

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