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The Oklahoma City Thunder dominated the Dallas Mavericks by the end of Game 1. Though this was a professional win for the OKC Thunder as Shai Gilgeous-Alexander outplays Luka Doncic, Jalen Williams takes over the final frame, and Aaron Wiggins brings the juice. Chet Holmgren played a near-perfect game, Lu Dort on Luka, Cason Wallace is steady, and Jaylin Williams impacts off the bench.

The Oklahoma City Thunder will take on the Dallas Mavericks in Round 2 of the NBA Playoffs. Andrew Schlecht Joins to discuss the OKC Thunder biggest questions when diving into this Mavericks series. Will Josh Giddey stay on the floor? How will Lu Dort defend Luka Doncic? Who is on Kyrie Irving? Jalen Williams as a go-to scorer in the final frame. Who defends Shai Gilgeous-Alexander? What are the biggest advantages to the Thunder over the Mavs? Where will OKC struggle against Dallas?

The Oklahoma City Thunder will battle the Dallas Mavericks in Round 2 of the NBA Finals. What do the Mavericks do well? What will they surprise OKC with? Can Oklahoma City counter any of these advantages? How do you defend Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving? Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Jalen Williams keeping pace offensively? The battle of the bigs with Chet Holmgren against Gafford and Lively II and who has the better coach?

The Oklahoma City Thunder take on the Dallas Mavericks in Round 2 of the NBA Playoffs. How can the OKC Thunder knock off the Dallas Mavericks? What advantages do the Thunder have? What is being undersold about this Thunder team? How do the Mavericks contain Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Jalen Williams? What are some of the key aspects of the Thunder battling Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving? Can Chet Holmgren out-perform the Mavericks dueling big men? Which side will have their role players step up?

The Oklahoma City Thunder draw the Dallas Mavericks in the first round of the NBA Playoffs. The Thunder could see a rivalry brew with the Mavericks after this second-round series. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs Luka Doncic will be the story of the Western Conference Semi-Finals. Jalen Williams and Kyrie Irving will be tied together all series. How do you defend the Dallas Mavericks and their pick-and-roll bread and butter? Daniel Gafford and Dereck Lively II vs Chet Holmgren, Maxi Kleber injury and the Thunder have to win the bench minutes. Josh Giddey's minutes will be worth tracking against Jason Kidd and who will win this series?

The Oklahoma City Thunder taught us a few things about who they are in their NBA Playoffs First Round Sweep over the New Orleans Pelicans. Can the OKC Thunder defense translate to the rest of the playoffs? Can the Thunder pull out a series against the Dallas Mavericks? Will Oklahoma City see Shai Gilgeous-Alexander have a better series in Round 2? Luka Doncic vs SGA is set to be an NBA Rivalry between two states that hate each other. The Thunder are back in the saddle on Tuesday, who will they play? Gordon Hayward minutes?