Oklahoma City Thunder vs Dallas Mavericks Prediction
Top-seed Oklahoma City Thunder got off to a good start in their Western Conference playoffs semi-final against the Dallas Mavericks with an emphatic 117-95 victory in game 1 at the Paycom Center in Oklahoma City. The star of the night was Shai Gilgeous-Alexander who returned 29 points, 9 rebounds, and 9 assists for OKC. For the Mavericks, Kyrie Irving led with 20 points while star player Luca Doncic managed 19 points.
Thunder’s ability to restrict Doncic was a key factor in game 1 and is likely to be a major determinant of how game 2 and the whole series goes. Luguentz Dort and Cason Wallace were impressive in guarding Luca Doncic, who ended up with only 6 of 19 shooting from the field. OKC’s depth in talent also helped massively as players from the bench like Isaiah Joe, Aaron Wiggins and Cason Wallace also had a huge impact on the game.
Another tough contest is expected in game 2, with the match starting fast and both sides eager to put as many points on the board as possible. just like in game 1, we expect more points to be scored in the first half compared to the second half. Thus, for our Oklahoma City Thunder vs Dallas Mavericks prediction, we pick Highest Points – 1st Half.
Tip: Highest Points – 1st Half
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Head-to-Head stats Oklahoma City Thunder vs Dallas Mavericks
- Oklahoma City Thunder won 3-1 in the regular season series
- Oklahoma City Thunder lead 1-0 in this Western Conference semis Playoff series
Latest results Oklahoma City Thunder
- 5 straight wins in their last 5 matches
- Beat the Dallas Mavericks 117-95 in their last match
Latest results Dallas Mavericks
- 3 wins and 2 losses in their last 5 matches
- Lost to OKC Thunder 95-117 in their last match
Final Regular Season Standings and Path to NBA Playoffs
Oklahoma City Thunder: rank 1st (West) – 82 matches – 57 wins – 25 losses – 69.5%
Dallas Mavericks: rank 5th (West) – 82 matches – 50 wins – 32 losses – 61.0%
Possible starting Lineup Oklahoma City Thunder
Oklahoma City Thunder: Dort, Williams, Holmgren, Giddey, Gilgeous-Alexander
Out: Sarr (Achilles Tendon)
Coach: Mark Daigneault
Possible Starting Lineup Dallas Mavericks
Dallas Mavericks: Jones, Washington, Gafford, Irving, Doncic
Out: Brown (Personal), Kleber (Injury), Prosper (Ankle)
Coach: Jason Kidd
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Our tip and odds in detail
According to the statistics above and the odds of the bookmakers, we suggest the following:
Bet on Highest Points – 1st Half
Paripesa offers competitive odds for the bet “Highest Points – 1st Half”
The odd of 1.61 means that the bookmakers are calculating with a likelihood of approx. 62% chance that the first half will score higher points than the second half in this game.
Odds comparison for Highest Points – 1st Half
Paripesa – odd 1.61
Melbet – odd 1.61
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