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Russell Westbrook promised he'd be better on Monday night against the Dallas Mavericks, and he kept his word. Westbrook had 32 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists for his 10th triple-double of the season and the Oklahoma City Thunder gained a split of their back-to-back against the Mavericks, never trailing in a 122-102 victory. Paul George added 22 points and Jerami Grant had 16 for the Thunder, who had dropped three of their last four games. Continue to Article

January 01, 2019 12:10:am EST

Russell Westbrook feels he has been letting his Oklahoma City Thunder team-mates down for too long after failing to fire in a defeat to the Dallas Mavericks. Westbrook missed all eight attempts from three-point range and the 2017 NBA MVP knows he must raise his game offensively. "I've just got to do a better job," Westbrook said. Continue to Article

December 31, 2018 6:39:am EST

Billy Donovan's team enters Monday's home game against Dallas in need of a win to close out 2018 after dropping three of its last four games. The game will be the second of a back-to-back home-and-home between the teams. The Mavericks took Sunday's first meeting 105-103 after leading for much of the game, letting the lead evaporate in the fourth quarter and then closing strong to pull out the victory. Continue to Article

December 31, 2018 12:06:am EST

Dennis Smith Jr. was coming off a last-second gaffe in a Dallas loss when the second-year guard came through with two critical plays in a win over Oklahoma City: one at each end of the court. The 21-year-old hit the go-ahead layup before defending on a miss by Paul George , and the Dallas Mavericks surged past the Thunder late in a 105-103 victory Sunday night. Smith's key moments came two nights after he failed to get a shot off before the buzzer - and missed it anyway - in a 114-112 loss at New Orleans. Continue to Article

December 30, 2018 11:02:pm EST

Anthony Davis called it just another day at the office, admittedly with a few extra deep breaths. Davis hit a go-ahead, fall-away jumper with 43.9 seconds left and scored a season-high 48 points to outduel rookie Luka Doncic and lift the New Orleans Pelicans over the Mavericks 114-112 on Friday night. "It just feels good to get back in the win column," Davis said after playing a season-high 43 minutes, including all 24 in the second half, to carry the Pelicans (16-20) and halt a five-game losing streak. Continue to Article

December 29, 2018 12:52:am EST