NBA

Dallas Mavericks at Oklahoma City Thunder

· NBA Cup - Quarterfinals
Dallas Mavericks
16-9, 8-6 Away
Final
104 - 118

Oklahoma City Thunder
19-5, 10-2 Home

Gilgeous-Alexander scores 39 as Thunder beat Mavericks 118-104, advance to NBA Cup semifinals

SGA's 39 points send OKC to Cup semifinals

Jalen Williams scored 18 points and Isaiah Hartenstein added 10 points and 13 rebounds for the Thunder, who will play Wednesday's Golden State-Houston winner in a semifinal on Saturday in Las Vegas.

Oklahoma City's largest lead was 20 points in a rematch of last season's Western Conference semifinals series that Dallas won 4-2.

The Thunder and their collection of elite perimeter defenders held Luka Doncic to 16 points on 5-for-15 shooting. Lu Dort led the effort, with Alex Caruso and Cason Wallace among the primary helpers.

Naji Marshall and Klay Thompson each scored 19 points and Kyrie Irving added 17 for the Mavericks.

P.J. Washington, a thorn in Oklahoma City's side during the playoffs last season and in Dallas' victory last month, missed the game with an illness.

Oklahoma City led 57-54 at halftime behind 18 points from Gilgeous-Alexander. Doncic had two points on 1-for-7 shooting at the break.

Gilgeous-Alexander scored 16 points on 7-for-8 shooting in the third quarter to help the Thunder take control. Isaiah Joe's deep 3-pointer at the buzzer gave Oklahoma City a 90-73 lead heading into the fourth.

Takeaways Mavericks: Dallas made too many mistakes to have a chance. The Thunder scored 36 points off the Mavericks' 19 turnovers.

Thunder: Oklahoma City brought in the 7-foot, 255-pound Hartenstein as a free agent in the offseason to provide bulk and rebounding. It paid off — the Thunder outrebounded the Mavericks 52-44.

Key moment Oklahoma City opened the second half on a 13-2 run. Gilgeous-Alexander scored nine points during that stretch to help the Thunder take a 70-56 lead.

Key stat The Mavericks made just 6 of 19 field goals in the third quarter after shooting 50% from the field in the first half.

Up next Mavericks: Host the Los Angeles Clippers on Dec. 19.

Thunder: Will play Golden State or Houston in the NBA Cup semifinals Saturday in Las Vegas.

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 104 - 118
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 104 - 118
4th 16.1 Ajay Mitchell makes 2-foot layup (Kenrich Williams assists) 104 - 118
4th 29.2 Kenrich Williams defensive rebound 104 - 116
4th 32.2 Olivier-Maxence Prosper misses 15-foot pullup jump shot 104 - 116

Statistics

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38-80 FG 46-101
47.5 Field Goal % 45.5
15-36 3PT 20-50
41.7 Three Point % 40.0
13-19 FT 6-7
68.4 Free Throw % 85.7
44 Rebounds 52
7 Offensive Rebounds 17
37 Defensive Rebounds 35
25 Assists 29
10 Steals 14
2 Blocks 5
18 Turnovers 13
1 Team Turnovers 1
19 Total Turnovers 14
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
36 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 17
11 Fast Break Points 8
42 Points in Paint 38
12 Fouls 17
8 Largest Lead 20
Oklahoma City Thunder Oklahoma City Thunder Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Thomas Sorber, C Out Sep 5
Jalen Williams, F Day-To-Day Jul 10
Dallas Mavericks Dallas Mavericks Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Dereck Lively II, C Day-To-Day Jul 15
Anthony Davis, PF Day-To-Day Jul 8
Kyrie Irving, PG Out Jul 3

Game Information

Paycom Center

Location: Oklahoma City, OK
Attendance: 17,724 · Capacity:

2025-26 Southwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
New Orleans 0 0 .000 - -
Dallas 0 0 .000 - -
Houston 0 0 .000 - -
San Antonio 0 0 .000 - -
Memphis 0 0 .000 - -

2025-26 Northwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Denver 0 0 .000 - -
Minnesota 0 0 .000 - -
Portland 0 0 .000 - -
Oklahoma City 0 0 .000 - -
Utah 0 0 .000 - -
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