GameDay: Dallas Mavericks at Oklahoma City Thunder
Mavericks at Thunder
7 p.m. Thursday, Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City
TV: TNT
Radio: ESPN/103.3 FM, ESPN Deportes 1540 AM (Spanish)
Records: Mavs 36-19; Thunder 28-25
About the Mavs: For the first time since he suffered multiple injuries Jan. 31 in Orlando, point guard Rajon Rondo will be back on the floor and in the starting lineup. Dallas is 4-2 since Rondo’s injury.. … Amar’e Stoudemire, who signed Wednesday, will play Thursday. ... Dirk Nowitzki scored 30 points to lead the Mavs to a 112-107 win over OKC on Dec. 28 in Dallas. The Mavs outscored the Thunder 31-19 in the fourth quarter. ... The Mavs are third in the NBA in scoring (106.3 points) and 23rd in points allowed (101). ... Dallas will host Houston on Friday in the second game of a back-to-back.
About the Thunder: It’s been a long climb for the Thunder, who started the season with a paltry 5-13 record. But OKC is 23-12 since and is just one-half game behind Phoenix for the eighth and final playoff spot out West. ... Injuries have limited Kevin Durant to just 26 games, and he’s averaging 25.9 points and 6.6 rebounds per game. ... Fresh off winning Most Valuable Player honors at the NBA All-Star Game on Sunday after scoring 41 points, Russell Westbrook averages 25.8 points, 6.3 rebounds and 7.6 assists. — Dwain Price
This story was originally published February 18, 2015 at 7:56 PM with the headline "GameDay: Dallas Mavericks at Oklahoma City Thunder."