DALLAS — Jerami Grant leaped into the air, one arm stretched to the sky, and knocked down a steal. As he raced to the other end of the floor, the whistle sounded. Thunder coach Billy Donovan had called a timeout.
A play like that could give a team a spark, but with just a couple minutes left on the clock, even that couldn't save the Thunder. Donovan subbed off his starters.
The Thunder's winning streak came to an end Saturday in a 111-96 loss to the Mavericks. OKC (7-5) lost its first game in the month of November, after winning seven straight.