On Saturday evening the Dallas Mavericks (2-2) play host to the Oklahoma City Thunder (2-3) at the American Airlines Center, with tipoff coming at 8 pm local time. Both teams are riding solid wins, with the Thunder riding a two game winning streak, beating the Los Angeles Clippers twice, and the Mavericks surviving the Brooklyn Nets in overtime.
It’s the first game of a five-game home stand for the Mavericks and the first game of their first back-to-back of the season. Oklahoma City have yet to win a road game in two tries this far in the 2022-23 campaign.