Oklahoma City Thunder (3-0, second in the Western Conference) vs. Dallas Mavericks (2-2, seventh in the Western Conference); Wednesday, 8:30 p.m. CST BOTTOM LINE: Oklahoma City will try to prolong its three-game win streak with a victory against Dallas. Dallas went 26-56 overall, 14-37 in West ern Conference play and 16-25 at home during the 2025-26 season. The Mavericks averaged 114.1 points per game while allowing opponents to score 119.6 last season. Oklahoma City finished 64-18 overall and 41-11 in Western Conference games during the 2025-26 season. The Thunder averaged 25.8 assists per game on 43.1 made field goals last season. INJURIES: Mavericks: Tarik Biberovic: out (heel), Caleb Martin: out (thumb), Sergio De Larrea: day-to-day (knee), Dereck Lively II: out (foot), Naji Marshall: out (illness), Santi Aldama: out (knee). Thunder: Cason Wallace: out (shoulder), Nikola Topic: out (back), Thomas Sorber: out (knee), Chet Holmgren: out (knee), Jalen Williams: out (ankle), Alex Caruso: day-to-day (ankle). ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar. ...read more read less