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After a tough loss on the road their last time out, the Mavericks look much better today on their home court. They are way out in front with a 93-69 lead over the Spurs. The Mavericks entered the game with four straight defeats and they're well on their way to making it five.

Oklahoma City suffered its first loss since Chet Holmgren was sidelined to injury, and his absence was taken advantage of in the team's two-point defeat.

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.

"Dallas has now made it official and is listing Luka Doncic as out tonight in Oklahoma City with a right knee contusion," NBA insider Marc Stein wrote. "It will be the first game Doncic misses this season even though a calf injury cost him the entire preseason."