Oklahoma City hosts Dallas after Gilgeous-Alexander's 54-point game

Dallas Mavericks (23-21, ninth in the Western Conference) vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (36-7, first in the Western Conference)

Oklahoma City; Thursday, 8 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Oklahoma City plays the Dallas Mavericks after Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 54 points in the Oklahoma City Thunder's 123-114 win over the Utah Jazz.

The Thunder are 20-6 in Western Conference games. Oklahoma City scores 116.6 points and has outscored opponents by 12.7 points per game.

The Mavericks are 17-17 against conference opponents. Dallas has a 12-14 record against teams over .500.

The Thunder's 13.8 made 3-pointers per game this season are just 0.8 more made shots on average than the 13.0 per game the Mavericks give up. The Mavericks are shooting 47.7% from the field, 4.8% higher than the 42.9% the Thunder's opponents have shot this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jalen Williams is shooting 47.5% and averaging 20.7 points for the Thunder. Gilgeous-Alexander is averaging 31.6 points over the last 10 games.

Kyrie Irving is averaging 24.5 points and 4.9 assists for the Mavericks. P.J. Washington is averaging 16.3 points and 8.9 rebounds over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Thunder: 8-2, averaging 120.6 points, 43.2 rebounds, 26.8 assists, 10.1 steals and 5.1 blocks per game while shooting 49.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 106.1 points per game.

Mavericks: 3-7, averaging 110.2 points, 44.4 rebounds, 25.8 assists, 8.1 steals and 5.2 blocks per game while shooting 45.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 113.3 points.

INJURIES: Thunder: Chet Holmgren: out (hip), Isaiah Hartenstein: out (calf), Nikola Topic: out for season (acl), Ajay Mitchell: out (toe).

Mavericks: Klay Thompson: day to day (ankle), Dwight Powell: day to day (hip), Dante Exum: out (wrist), Jaden Hardy: day to day (ankle), Luka Doncic: out (calf), Naji Marshall: day to day (illness), Dereck Lively II: out (ankle).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.