Thunder First In The West

OKC is 45-20 and in first place in the West. The Thunder have had their success due to their offense as Oklahoma City is averaging 120.7 which ranks third while shooting 49.9% from the field which ranks second and allowing 39.4% from three. The Thunder have a defensive rating of 112.5 which ranks fifth while OKC is allowing 113 PPG.

The Thunder are coming off a 121-111 loss to the Indiana Pacers on Tuesday in a game they trailed 58-46 at the half. OKC was led by Shai Gilgeous-Alexander who had 30 points and 10 rebounds, Chet Holmgren had a double-double with 15 points and 13 rebounds, Lu Dortz had 18 points, Josh Giddey had 15 points, and off the bench, Carson Wallace had 11.

Mavericks On Back-To-Back

Dallas is set to host Golden State on Wednesday as this is written before that game ends. Before the back-to-back, the Mavericks are coming off a 127-92 road win over the Chicago Bulls on Monday. In the blowout win, Dallas was led by Luka Doncic who had a triple-double with 27 points, 12 rebounds, and 14 assists, Daniel Gafford had 20 points, Kyrie Irving had 14 points and off the bench, Dereck Lively II had 22 points.

The Mavericks have been led by their offense as Dallas has an offensive rating of 118.7 which ranks sixth while averaging 119.1 PPG, while shooting 48.2% from the field and 37.2% from three. Defensively, Dallas is allowing 117.8 which ranks 23rd while having a defensive rating of 117.4 which ranks 21st.