The Thunder missed Paul, losing to the Mavericks 107-97.
Erik Horne (The Athletic) on how OKC did their best to honor the legend: “One of the things these two teams need to do and most of the teams need to do is compete, play basketball, and glorify our memories of Kobe by playing our hardest and doing everything possible to play our best, and push ourselves to higher levels,” Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle said.