Dallas Mavericks vs Oklahoma City Thunder 1/2/2022 Picks Predictions

Dallas Mavericks vs Oklahoma City Thunder 1/2/2022 Picks Predictions Previews

The Dallas Mavericks (17-18) are preparing to take on the Oklahoma City Thunder (13-22) in the Western Conference face-off at Paycom Center in Oklahoma City on Sunday, January 2, 2022, at 7:00 PM ET.

Dallas comes into this match-up to improve their record to .500 and to continue their success after winning their recent outing over the Sacramento Kings. The Mavericks won two of their last three matches played this season.

Dallas dropped to 8th place at 14-10 in the Western Conference and took 2nd place in the Southwest Division with a 17-18 overall standing and a .486 team percentage this season. The Mavericks bested the Kings in their recent duel after taking a 94-76 lead after three quarters of action leading to their 112-96 victory on Friday.

PF Kristaps Porzingis led the offense for Dallas with 24 points, nine rebounds, and six assists in the winning effort.

PG Luka Doncic carried the Mavericks in offense with an average of 25.6 PPG with 8.0 rebounds and 8.5 assists per outing while PF Kristaps Porzingis took the next position in scoring and rebounding with an average of 20.4 PPG and 7.9 RPG for Dallas. The Mavs recorded an average of 105.3 ppg with six players on a double-figure average scoring for the season.

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Dallas Mavericks vs Oklahoma City Thunder Predictions 1/2/2022

The Oklahoma City Thunder struggled with a poor performance this season after winning only 13 of their last 35 games played on the year. The Thunders ended up winning their recent stint versus the New York Knicks on Friday that snapped a two-game skid against the Kings and the Suns.

Oklahoma City occupied 12th place at 10-15 in the Western Conference and took 4th place in the Northwest Division with an overall standing at 13-22 and a team percentage at .371 for the season. The Thunder defeated the Knicks on Friday after shooting 41.4% from the field and 41.9% from beyond the arc while their defense held New York to just 37.0% FG in their 95-80 victory.

PG Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the offense for Oklahoma City with 23 points while Center Isaiah Roby led in rebounding with 9 boards in the winning effort.

PG Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the scoring for the Thunder with an average of 22.7 PPG while PG Josh Giddey controlled the glass with an average of 7.1 rebounds per outing and also led in assists with 6.1 per contest.

SF Luguentz Dort chipped in an average of 16.6 PPG as the second-leading scorer for Oklahoma City. The Oklahoma City Thunder scored an average of 100.4 PPG with just three players on double-digit average scoring this season.

Dallas Mavericks vs. Oklahoma City Thunder. The NBA Pick for this game is Dallas -7.5. The Mavericks managed to win two of their last three matches even without their key player in PG Luka Doncic due to COVID-19 protocols but might make it on Sunday’s contest versus the Thunder.

Oklahoma City struggled after winning only five of their last 12 home outings while Dallas split their last 16 games played at home this season. The prediction: The Dallas Mavericks will win at 114-102.

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