The Oklahoma City Thunder suffered a 121-115 loss to the Dallas Mavericks. They finished with a 1-3 record against them in the regular season. Even though all four matchups can be thrown away by the time a possible playoff rematch starts, this was the latest example of a disturbing trend.

The Dallas Mavericks will play their fourth and final matchup of the season against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday, with both teams playing on the second night of a back-to-back. Both teams are also dealing with hefty injury reports, with 12 players total out for this matchup.

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It's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder against Kyrie Irving and the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday night at Paycom Center.

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