The Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Dallas Mavericks, 109 - 98, at Chesapeake Energy Arena on Thursday. The Mavericks (16 - 30) checked in to Thursday's contest as one of the stingiest defenses in the league, and they certainly held their own against a high - octane Thunder (28 - 19) squad overall. However, they could n't truly contain Russell Westbrook, who may not have tallied one of his trademark triple - double, but who still went for a game - high 45 points, a total he supplemented with eight rebounds, three assists and two steals. Westbrook was 16 - of - 29 from the floor, including an outstanding 4 - of - 8 from three - point range. The Mavs put in a valiant effort, particularly considering they were without both Deron Williams (toe) and Dirk Nowitzki (rest), even leading 26 - 23 after one quarter. However, the Thunder and Westbrook gained some separation during a third quarter in which the hosts scored 34 points, sending Dallas to their 18th road loss in 24 games. With two of his veteran teammates on the bench Thursday, Harrison Barnes took on a particularly pivotal role for the Mavs, posting a team - high 31 points, along with two rebounds, two assists and a steal. Justin Anderson was next with a bench - leading 17 points, which he complemented with five rebounds and an assist. Dorian Finney-Smith and Seth Curry were next with matching 11 - point efforts, with the former adding five rebounds, two assists, four steals and a block, and the latter supplying four assists, a rebound and a steal. Pierre Jackson drew the start for Williams and provided nine points, four assists and two rebounds. Victor Oladipo was a distant second behind Westbrook, managing 17 points, three rebounds, three assists and three steals. Steven Adams posted 15 points and seven boards. Donatas Sabonis tallied 10 points, five boards and a steal. Cameron Payne led the bench with six points in 13 minutes. The Mavericks head to San Antonio to take on the Spurs on Sunday night, while the Thunder visit the Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday afternoon.
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 "TeamStat(G,'Mavericks') has 30 Losses ,has 98 Total points ,has 16 Points in 3rd quarter ."]