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Oklahoma City Thunder – Dallas Mavericks Preview – 04.28.2016

The Dallas Mavericks take on the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 6 of the Western Conference Quarterfinals at the American Airlines Center. The game gets underway at 1:00 pm ET on Thursday, Apr. 28 and will air on FxK and TXA.

The Mavericks were beaten by the Thunder 118-104 on Monday. Dwight Powell was one of the best players for the Mavericks, contributing 16 points, nine rebounds, and three assists.

Notes

In games where they allow fewer than 100 points, the Oklahoma City Thunder are a tremendous 30-6. In games where they score fewer than 100 points, the Dallas Mavericks have a subpar record of 15-24.

Oklahoma City has a 29-22 record when allowing at least 100 points. Dallas has a 28-20 record when it puts up triple digits.

The Thunder have the second-best offensive rating in the NBA (110.8). The Mavericks are also in the top half of the league based on their defensive rating of 105.6 (ranked 13th).

Oklahoma City has an average field goal percentage of 47.6% (ranked third). Dallas is an abysmal 6-23 when opponents have a similar or higher field goal percentage.

The Dallas Mavericks average 28.0 three point attempts per game and are 31-30 when attempting at least 25 in a game. The Oklahoma City Thunder average 23.0 attempts and have a solid record (24-12) when attempting 25 or more.

Dallas has an assist to turnover ratio of 1.80 this season (ranked fifth), while Oklahoma City ranks lower at 24th with an A/TO of 1.49.

The Thunder earn a league-high 48.5 rebounds per game, while the Mavericks rank 21st with 42.6 per game.

The Oklahoma City Thunder are the top offensive rebounding team in the league, while the Dallas Mavericks rank 15th in defensive rebounding.

Though Dallas is one of the best in the league in forcing turnovers with opponents averaging a TOV% of 13.8% (ranked ninth), Oklahoma City has a winning 38-21 record SU when its TOV% is 13.8% or greater.

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