Another night, another disappointing home loss for the Maverics.
Dallas dropped its second straight at the AAC Saturday night as they fell to Oklahoma City by a score of 121-116.
To say the defense was bad would be an understatement. Despite holding Kevin Durant in check for the most part(23 points, 7-18 FG), the Mavs still allowed the Thunder to score 121 points on 52% shooting and 32-38 from the line. Despite their own strong offensive play the Mavs could not keep up, falling behind by 19 in the fourth quarter before making a late rally that came up short.
The Thunder seemingly got whatever they wanted offensively as Nick Collison, of all people was unstoppable scoring 17. Jeff Green had 22 while Russell Westbrook added 17. Rookies James Harden and Eric Maynor combined for 25 points off the bench for Oklahoma City.
Dirk Nowitzki(30 points, 13 rebounds) and Jason Kidd(24 points) had great nights for Dallas. Once again however Caron Butler and Jason Terry struggled, going a combined 5-21 from the floor. Shawn Marion had to leave the game in the second quarter for the Mavs with an injury to his side.
The win clinches a playoff spot for the Thunder, while the loss puts the Mavs in a four-way tie for second in the West of which they hold the tiebreaker. With the West standings so tight, the Mavericks are in danger of losing home court in the first round even if they win their division.
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