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Dallas Mavericks vs. Oklahoma City Thunder

March 1, 2026 · 2025-26 season

The Thunder beat the Mavericks 100-87 on 2026-03-01 on the road against the Mavericks. The Mavericks started Khris Middleton, Caleb Martin, Daniel Gafford, Brandon Williams, and Max Christie. The Thunder started Isaiah Hartenstein, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Luguentz Dort, Chet Holmgren, and Cason Wallace. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Thunder) scored 12 points (5/12) in his matchups, with Max Christie as his primary defender. Brandon Williams (Mavericks) scored 6 points (3/10) in his matchups, with Cason Wallace as his primary defender.

Box score

In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.

DAL
Dallas Mavericks
Dallas Mavericks 87

Player MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF FG 3PT FT +/-
Max Christie GS 35:25 14 7 0 2 0 2 1 5-11 4-8 0-0 -12
Caleb Martin GS 30:26 18 3 0 1 0 1 3 6-11 3-5 3-6 -10
Khris Middleton GS 25:00 4 2 3 0 0 1 5 2-10 0-3 0-0 -15
Brandon Williams GS 24:07 14 3 3 0 0 1 0 5-12 0-2 4-4 -14
Daniel Gafford GS 21:55 8 7 2 1 0 1 1 3-9 0-0 2-2 -9
Ryan Nembhard 23:53 7 2 5 0 0 5 2 2-9 1-4 2-2 +1
AJ Johnson 22:28 6 4 4 1 0 1 1 3-9 0-4 0-0 0
Moussa Cisse 21:04 0 12 0 0 0 2 1 0-1 0-0 0-0 +1
Dwight Powell 20:51 9 9 2 1 1 1 3 4-5 0-0 1-2 -4
Klay Thompson 14:51 7 0 1 0 0 2 1 3-8 1-5 0-0 -3
Totals 87 49 20 6 1 17 18 33-85 9-31 12-16

Did not play: Naji Marshall (DNP - Injury/Illness), P.J. Washington (DNP - Injury/Illness)

OKC
Oklahoma City Thunder
Oklahoma City Thunder 100

Player MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF FG 3PT FT +/-
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander GS 33:28 30 4 5 4 0 3 2 12-20 1-5 5-6 +13
Cason Wallace GS 29:49 4 6 8 1 1 1 2 2-7 0-3 0-0 +8
Chet Holmgren GS 27:37 19 9 1 2 2 2 1 8-14 1-5 2-2 +13
Isaiah Hartenstein GS 24:54 7 5 4 1 2 0 3 3-8 0-1 1-4 +10
Luguentz Dort GS 21:12 5 4 0 0 0 0 1 2-6 1-5 0-0 +11
Jared McCain 22:01 11 1 1 0 0 0 3 5-11 1-5 0-0 -3
Alex Caruso 21:41 4 6 1 0 1 1 2 2-5 0-3 0-0 +4
Isaiah Joe 21:03 14 5 0 0 0 0 1 5-9 3-7 1-1 +2
Jaylin Williams 17:29 0 5 2 0 2 1 2 0-2 0-1 0-0 +4
Aaron Wiggins 14:50 6 0 0 1 0 0 0 2-7 1-3 1-2 +4
Kenrich Williams 5:56 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-3 0-1 0-0 -1
Totals 100 46 22 9 8 8 17 41-92 8-39 10-15

Did not play: Buddy Boeheim (DNP - Coach's Decision)

Lineups

DAL
Dallas Mavericks
Dallas Mavericks

Starting lineup

The 5 most-used lineups:

OKC
Oklahoma City Thunder
Oklahoma City Thunder

Starting lineup

The 5 most-used lineups:

Who guarded whom

Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.

Mavericks defense

Defender Guarded most
Max Christie Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: 19 poss., 3 pts (1/3) · Cason Wallace: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Caleb Martin Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: 13 poss., 5 pts (2/4) · Chet Holmgren: 11 poss., 3 pts (1/3)
Khris Middleton Alex Caruso: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Luguentz Dort: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Brandon Williams Cason Wallace: 18 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Ryan Nembhard Cason Wallace: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Jared McCain: 7 poss., 2 pts (0/2)
Daniel Gafford Isaiah Hartenstein: 21 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Jaylin Williams: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Moussa Cisse Chet Holmgren: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jaylin Williams: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
AJ Johnson Isaiah Joe: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Jared McCain: 5 poss., 2 pts (1/2)
Dwight Powell Chet Holmgren: 8 poss., 4 pts (2/2) · Isaiah Hartenstein: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Klay Thompson Luguentz Dort: 8 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Aaron Wiggins: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0)

Thunder defense

Defender Guarded most
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Caleb Martin: 22 poss., 6 pts (3/3) · Max Christie: 17 poss., 9 pts (4/6)
Cason Wallace Brandon Williams: 15 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Max Christie: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Chet Holmgren Khris Middleton: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Dwight Powell: 10 poss., 7 pts (3/5)
Isaiah Hartenstein Daniel Gafford: 20 poss., 4 pts (2/2) · Moussa Cisse: 6 poss., 2 pts (1/2)
Luguentz Dort Max Christie: 15 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Klay Thompson: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Jared McCain Ryan Nembhard: 10 poss., 5 pts (2/3) · Brandon Williams: 9 poss., 2 pts (1/4)
Alex Caruso Khris Middleton: 7 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Dwight Powell: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Isaiah Joe AJ Johnson: 11 poss., 6 pts (2/3) · Max Christie: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Jaylin Williams Moussa Cisse: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Daniel Gafford: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Aaron Wiggins Ryan Nembhard: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · AJ Johnson: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Kenrich Williams Khris Middleton: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Brandon Williams: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/1)