Oklahoma City Thunder vs Dallas Mavericks Prediction, 12/2/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Oklahoma City Thunder vs Dallas Mavericks

Date: Saturday, December 2, 2023

Location: American Airlines Center in Dallas, TX

TV: Bally Sports Southwest-Dallas

The Oklahoma City Thunder (12-6) are on their way to American Airlines Center on Saturday where they will meet the Dallas Mavericks (11-6).

The Thunder played the Lakers and went home with a win by a final score of 133-110 in their last game. When discussing personal fouls, the Thunder ended up with 24 while the Lakers recorded 20 personal fouls. They buried 11 of their 33 shots from distance. Los Angeles finished shooting 84.4% at the free throw line by burying 27 of 32 tries. On top of that, Los Angeles pulled down 41 rebounds (7 offensive, 34 defensive) and had 6 rejections. Los Angeles earned 24 dimes and had 6 steals for the game. In the matter of defense, Oklahoma City allowed their opponent to shoot 44.4% from the floor on 36 of 81 shooting. They also doled out 29 assists for the game as well as forcing 13 turnovers and getting 9 steals. Regarding rebounding, they compiled 48 with 8 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Thunder knocked down 19 of 22 attempts for a percentage of 86.4%. Oklahoma City ended having earned a 53.2% FG percentage (50 of 94) and buried 14 of 42 shots from 3-point land.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is a player who was a major factor in this contest. Gilgeous-Alexander finished the contest at 61.1% from the field and distributed 7 dimes. He was on the court for 35 minutes and also snagged 4 rebounds. He scored 33 points on 11 of 18 shooting.

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Oklahoma City heads into this matchup with a record of 12-6 so far this year. They turn it over 13.4 times per game and as a basketball team they commit 20.0 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Oklahoma City is grabbing 41.3 rebounds per game and is sitting with 462 assists on the year, which has them ranked 17th in basketball in terms of passing. The Thunder are connecting on 39.8% on 3-point shots (232 of 583) and 85.4% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 119.4 points per outing (6th in the NBA) while connecting on 49.5% from the field.

Defensively, the Thunder are able to force 16.0 turnovers per contest and they draw 19.9 personal fouls. They are ranked 14th in the NBA in giving up assists to their opponents with 470 relinquished so far this year. The Thunder are allowing a FG percentage of 43.4% (703 of 1,621) and they concede 46.1 boards per contest as a group. They concede 34.5% on 3-point attempts while they are 9th in the league in points per game allowed (110.9).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Mavericks got the win with a final of 121-115 against the Rockets. In reference to how they attacked the glass, Dallas permitted Houston to pull down 40 in total (10 on the offensive side). They went 27.6% from 3-point land by going 8 of 29 and finished the contest at 23 of 29 from the free throw line (79.3%). The Mavericks permitted the Rockets to bury 42 out of their 85 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 49.4% for this contest. Overall, the Mavericks walked away from this one shooting 42 for 89 from the floor which gave them a rate of 47.2%. With respect to shooting from beyond the arc, Dallas made 12 out of their 34 attempts (35.3%). They were able to make 25 of the free throws for a rate of 86.2%. The Rockets were called for 27 fouls for the contest which took the Mavericks to the free throw line for 29 shots. They coughed it up 7 times, while getting 5 steals in this matchup. The Mavericks snagged 29 defensive boards and 9 offensive rebounds totaling 38 in this matchup.

Luka Doncic was important for the Mavericks for this contest. Doncic earned 41 points in his 38 minutes of playing time and had 9 assists for this game. He knocked down 15 out of 29 in this game giving him a field goal percentage of 51.7%, and had 9 rebounds.

Dallas has a win-loss mark of 11-6 this season. The Mavericks are committing 18.5 fouls every game and they hit 74.8% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 24.9 times per contest (23rd in the NBA) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 11.5 times per game. Dallas has 2,032 points this year (119.5 per game) and they grab 42.2 boards per game. As an offensive unit, the Mavericks are connecting on 47.1% from the floor, which has them ranked 18th in the NBA.

The Mavericks are ranked 23rd in basketball in points per game surrendered with 118.1. They are forcing 13.9 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 49.3% from the field (26th in basketball). The Dallas defense gives up 36.0% on shots from beyond the arc (209 of 580) and opponents are connecting on 74.4% of their shots from the charity stripe. They relinquish 28.0 assists and 46.3 total boards per game, which is 26th and 29th in the league.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Dallas

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