National Basketball Association
Dallas 100, Oklahoma City 87
When: 8:30 PM ET, Monday, January 2, 2012
Where: American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas
Officials:
#70 Brent Barnaky, #19 James Capers, #54 Derrick Collins
Attendance:
20108
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Dirk Nowitzki scored 26 points and the host Dallas Mavericks defeated Oklahoma City 100-87 on Monday night, handing the Thunder their first loss of the season.
Dallas, the defending NBA champions, got a measure of revenge for a crushing two-point loss at Oklahoma City on Thursday night when Kevin Durant hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer.
Durant scored 27 points Monday, but the Mavericks (2-4) used their most balanced attack of the season. Dallas had five scorers in double figures, including 17 points by Shawn Marion and 15 by Jason Terry.
Russell Westbrook scored 18 points and James Harden added 16 for Oklahoma City (5-1).
Dallas led 81-65 early in the fourth quarter before the Thunder cut the lead to 89-81 with 3:58 remaining. Nowitzki hit a jumper and two free throws and Marion scored five points, including his first 3-pointer of the season, to boost the lead to 96-82.
Oklahoma City starting guard Thabo Sefolosha left the game in the first quarter with a leg injury and was scoreless in nine minutes. Guard Daequan Cook didn't play because of the flu.
Top Game Performances
| Oklahoma City |
|
Dallas |
|
Kevin Durant 27 |
Scoring |
Dirk Nowitzki 26 |
|
James Harden 3 |
Assists |
Jason Kidd 9 |
|
Serge Ibaka 8 |
Rebounds |
Ian Mahinmi 9 |
|
James Harden 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Vince Carter 8 |
|
Russell Westbrook 3 |
Steals |
Dirk Nowitzki 2 |
|
Serge Ibaka 2 |
Blocks |
Brendan Haywood 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Oklahoma City
|
87 |
40.3 |
5-19 |
20-26 |
12 |
41 |
5 |
6 |
14 |
| Dallas
|
100 |
48.8 |
5-16 |
17-20 |
21 |
41 |
4 |
8 |
12 |
Upcoming Games
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Dallas will play their next game at home against Phoenix. The Mavericks have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .400 after a loss.
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Oklahoma City will play their next game at home against Portland. The Thunder have a W/L % of .833 after a win and .000 after a loss.