The Dallas Mavericks almost snatched defeat out of the hands of victory on Sunday night but came away with a 121-119 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder to move back to .500 at 7-7. They were able to do it without Luka Doncic by dominating OKC on the glass 61-39, as the Thunder were missing Isaiah Hartenstein, Chet Holmgren, and Jaylin Williams.

To the point that it felt like a rewind episode. "I thought Dallas outplayed us tonight. I thought they were the better team," Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault said. "We did a nice job keeping the game at a manageable spot as they kinda outplayed us.

In their first matchup of the season, they suffered a close 121-119 loss. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had an efficient 36 points and Jalen Williams had an efficient 27 points. Lu Dort scored 18 points. The rest of the team struggled.

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