Thunder defeat the Mavs, 116-103

Why the Mavs lost: With Wednesday’s game against Oklahoma City still close, the Dallas Mavericks missed 14 straight shots in the fourth quarter en route to losing to the Thunder, 116-103, at American Airlines Center. The Mavs missed 14 straight shots at one stage of the fourth quarter and fell behind 105-83. It’s the sixth loss in the last eight games for the Mavs, who wound up getting swept by OKC this season 4-0.

Key players: Kevin Durant (24 points, eight rebounds, six assists) and Russell Westbrook (24 points, seven rebounds, 13 assists) paced the Thunder. Also for OKC, Steven Adams scored 15 points and grabbed seven rebounds, Dion Waiters and Enes Kanter tallied 14 points apiece, and Serge Ibaka finished with 13 points and eight rebounds.

Key stat: The Thunder outrebounded the Mavs, 52-42.

Records: Thunder 41-16, Mavs 30-28

This story was originally published February 24, 2016 at 10:00 PM with the headline "Thunder defeat the Mavs, 116-103."