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Mavs hammer Thunder, reach title game in Orlando Summer League

Brandon Paul and Luis Montero combined for 36 points as the Dallas Mavericks overwhelmed Oklahoma City 96-75 Wednesday to stay unbeaten and advance to the championship game of the Orlando Summer League.

The Mavericks (4-0) will play an opponent to be determined in Thursday’s title game

Dallas, which never trailed in the game, jumped out to a 19-5 start and led 35-12 after the first period, thanks to 11 points and a trio of 3-point shots by Paul. The 21-point victory was the Mavericks’ largest this summer

Oklahoma City (2-2) narrowed the Mavs’ advantage to 45-30 by halftime as Dallas struggled to score just 10 points in the second quarter, the team’s lowest single-period output of its four summer games.