Kyrie Irving scored 25 points, Spencer Dinwiddie and P.J. Washington Jr. added 16 apiece and the Dallas Mavericks beat Oklahoma City 106-98 as Thunder All-Star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander missed his first game of the season.

Kyrie Irving scored 25 points to lead the Dallas Mavericks to a 106-98 home win over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Friday.

Kyrie Irving returned and the Mavericks took advantage of SGA sitting the game out to grind out a win in a game which only stoked the flames of a budding rivalry.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander of the Oklahoma City Thunder is the new odds-on favorite to win the NBA MVP Award, which would be his first, as he leads the Western Conference's top seed. Gilgeous ...

The Oklahoma City Thunder have been one of the best teams in the NBA this season, but they may end up with only one All-Star on their roster. Oklahoma City currently holds a 33-6 record, which is ...

It’s the two-way stuff that really makes Gilgeous-Alexander in a league of his own at the lead guard position, as if his numbers weren’t enough. Shai is the game’s best point guard right now ...

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Kyrie Irving scored 25 points, Spencer Dinwiddie and P.J. Washington Jr. added 16 apiece and the Dallas Mavericks beat Oklahoma City 106-98 Friday night as Thunder All-Star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander missed his first game of the season.

Kyrie Irving scored 25 points to lead the Dallas Mavericks to a 106-98 home win over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Friday.