Dallas Mavericks vs Oklahoma City Thunder Prediction, 3/14/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Dallas Mavericks vs Oklahoma City Thunder

Date: Thursday, March 14, 2024

Location: Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, OK

TV: Bally Sports Oklahoma

Paycom Center is where the Oklahoma City Thunder (45-20) will meet the Dallas Mavericks (37-28) on Thursday.

The Mavericks stepped onto the hardwood against the Bulls and earned the victory with a final of 127-92 in their last contest. In the matter of personal fouls, the Mavericks walked away with 17 while the Bulls recorded 12 personal fouls. They also buried 7 of their 34 attempts from long range. Chicago walked away from this one shooting 68.2% from the charity stripe by converting 15 of their 22 shots. Moreover, Chicago snagged 43 rebounds (14 offensive, 29 defensive) and had 6 blocks. Chicago dished out 19 assists and had 6 steals in this contest. When talking about the defense, Dallas allowed 39.3% from the field on 35 of 89 shooting. They also recorded 33 assists in this game as well as forcing 13 turnovers and earning 10 steals. In relation to hauling in rebounds, they earned 49 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Mavericks converted 12 of 15 shots for a percentage of 80.0%. Dallas ended with a 54.8% FG percentage (51 out of 93) and made 13 out of their 41 shots from beyond the arc.

Luka Doncic is one player who was a factor in this matchup. Doncic finished the game at 39.1% from the field and also dished out 14 dimes. He played for 34 minutes played and also pulled down 12 rebounds. He was able to score 27 points on 9 of 23 shooting.

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Dallas heads into this game with a win-loss record of 37-28 for the campaign. They average 119.1 points per outing (6th in the NBA) while hitting 48.2% from the floor. The Mavericks are shooting 37.2% on 3-pointers (969 of 2,602) and 76.0% from the charity stripe. As a team, Dallas is grabbing 42.2 boards per game and has tallied 1,653 assists so far this year, which is 21st in basketball in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 12.3 times per contest and as a basketball team they are committing 18.6 fouls every game.

Defensively, the Mavericks have forced 13.7 turnovers per contest while drawing 20.8 personal fouls. They surrender 36.9% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are ranked 23rd in the league in PPG allowed (117.8). The Mavericks defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 48.2% (2,841 of 5,895) and they surrender 45.4 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They currently rank 22nd in basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,809 surrendered this year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Thunder went home defeated by a final of 121-111 when they faced the Pacers. With respect to rebounds, Oklahoma City allowed Indiana to pull down 43 overall (4 offensive). They finished 32.1% from 3-point land via 9 of 28 and ended up shooting 16 of 19 from the charity stripe (84.2%). The Thunder allowed the Pacers to convert 48 out of 89 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 53.9% for the game. When the game finished, the Thunder ended up going 43 for 99 from the field which gave them a rate of 43.4%. Regarding 3-pointers, Oklahoma City converted 14 out of 37 attempts (37.8%). They were able to knock down 11 of them for a percentage of 73.3%. The Pacers had 11 fouls in this matchup which took the Thunder to the charity stripe for a total of 15 tries. They turned the ball over 12 times, while getting 5 steals for the game. The Thunder recorded 37 defensive boards and 13 offensive boards for a total of 50 in the matchup.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ended up being important for the Thunder in this game. He converted 12 of 27 in the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 44.4%, and totaled 10 rebounds. Gilgeous-Alexander earned 30 points in his 37 minutes on the hardwood and had 5 dimes in this game.

Oklahoma City has a win-loss mark of 45-20 on the year. The Thunder are responsible for committing 19.2 personal fouls every game and they hit 83.2% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 26.9 times per contest (12th in the league) and they cough up possession 12.4 times per game. Oklahoma City has tallied 7,845 pts this season (120.7 per contest) and they average 41.8 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Thunder are shooting 49.9% from the field, which ranks them 2nd in the league.

The Oklahoma City defense gives up 36.3% on three-point shots (873 of 2,402) and their opponents are making 78.5% of their foul shots. They have surrendered 26.9 assists and 45.0 rebounds per game, which is ranked 19th and 25th in basketball. The Thunder on the defensive end are ranked 13th in basketball in PPG given up with 113.0. They have forced 15.6 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 45.3% from the floor (3rd in the NBA).

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Dallas

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