OKLAHOMA CITY – For the fourth time this season, the Mavericks experienced life without Luka Doncic. For the fourth time, Dallas was reminded why it doesn’t want to make it a habit.
Youthful Oklahoma City had no trouble overcoming an early 11-point deficit, hammering out a 120-109 victory in Paycom Center on Sunday night while outscoring Dallas in the paint, 56-24.
The Mavericks had won eight of their previous nine games, including their last four on the road, but showing some wear-and-tear of playing the second night of a back-to-back, they fell to 0-4 in games without Doncic and reached the regular-season’s midway point with a 23-18 record.
