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Dallas Mavericks at Oklahoma City Thunder Preview & Picks – Can OKC Get Revenge For Last Week’s NBA Loss?

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22 Jan 2025
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Leigh Copson 22 Jan 2025
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Dallas Mavericks at Oklahoma City Thunder Preview & Picks

Can Oklahoma City avenge last week’s loss to Dallas?

Check back here on Thursday morning for our free Dallas Mavericks at Oklahoma City Thunder tips.

Head To Head

  • Oklahoma City Thunder lead the all-time series 107-99
  • Dallas Mavericks won 106-98 when the two teams last met on January 17

Dallas Mavericks Form

Dallas went into Wednesday night’s game against Minnesota looking to kick-start a good run of form, having lost four of their previous five games.

The Mavericks ended 2024 with back-to-back defeats, and saw that losing skid reach five games with three more losses to start 2025.

They finally stopped the rot with a 118-97 win over the Los Angeles Lakers, and then backed that up with a 117-111 success against Portland.

Dallas failed to keep that run going as they then lost back-to-back home meetings with Denver, 112-101 and 119-99, before losing 119-116 in New Orleans.

The Mavericks rebounded to beat Oklahoma City 106-98, only to return to losing ways with a 110-105 defeat in Charlotte.

Oklahoma City Thunder Form

Oklahoma City entered Wednesday’s game against Utah looking to make it nine wins from 12 games to start 2025.

The Thunder ended 2024 in sensational form, winning 12 straight games, and kept that run going in the early stages of 2025 with three more wins.

They downed the LA Clippers 116-98, New York 117-107 and Boston 105-92 at home, before finally seeing that streak end with a 129-122 loss in Cleveland.

Oklahoma City immediately responded with road wins over New York, 126-101, Washington, 136-95, and Philadelphia, 118-102, before returning home to down Cleveland, 134-114.

The Thunder failed to make it five-in-a-row as they lost 106-98 in Dallas, but they bounced back immediately thanks to a 127-101 win over Brooklyn.