What made the victory that much more impressive is that the Mavericks are navigating life with both Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving sidelined with injuries. They dominated a Lakers t

The Dallas Mavericks bounced back from a three-game losing streak, including a controversial loss to the New Orleans Pelicans on Wednesday, to beat the Oklahoma City Thunder on Friday night. OKC entered the game tied for the NBA's best record and had just beaten the other team with the top record by 20 points.

Kyrie Irving engaged in some spirited trash talk with Alex Caruso and Isaiah Joe after Jaylin Williams was fouled by P.J. Washington.

DALLAS — Kyrie Irving scored 25 points, Spencer Dinwiddie and P.J. Washington Jr. added 16 apiece and the Dallas Mavericks beat Oklahoma City 106-98 Friday night as Thunder All-Star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander missed his first game of the season.

The Dallas Mavericks got the upper hand on the Oklahoma City Thunder for the second time this season, though it was undermanned.

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Both Dallas and OKC were missing MVP candidates on Friday night, but the Mavericks were able to get a much-needed victory.

Quinten Grimes had 26 points, nine rebounds and six assists as the Dallas Mavericks snapped a five-game skid with a 118-97 win over the Los Angeles Lakers.

The Oklahoma City Thunder are taking on the Dallas Mavericks on the second night of a back-to-back. The Thunder are 7-0 on the second legs of back-to-back stret

That decision forced the Thunder to stick close to the Mavericks' role players throughout the first quarter. Once Washington scored the first five points, Irving asserted himself and drained a 3-pointer before finishing at the basket with a finger roll to give the Mavericks an early 10-0 lead.

There was no Luka Doncic, Kyrie Irving and Dereck Lively II on Wednesday night, but there was a robbed of a go-ahead layup with 3.5 seconds.

The Mavericks will likely be without Kyrie Irving, who initially had planned to play in back-to-back games on Tuesday and Wednesday.