Thunder Favored Over Mavericks in Shai's Return

0:00From the Daily News Now Network, this is NBA News Today. Subscribe to keep up with every headline, every game. The Oklahoma City Thunder kick off a three-game road trip Sunday night against the Dallas Mavericks. They follow up with Chicago on Tuesday and New York on Wednesday. Oklahoma City has won three of its last five games and welcomes back superstar Shai Gilges, Alexander, for his second game since returning from an end. Abdominal injury. Shai played 34 minutes Friday and an overtime win over Denver, but set out the extra period as the team stays cautious with their MVP. The Thunder are without all NBA forward, Jalen Williams and rising star Ajay Mitchell, but Kason Wallace steps in smoothly at guard. Dallas faces a nightmare injury list with Cooper Flag, PJ, Washington, Kyrie Irving, Marvin Bagley III, Miles Kelly, direct lively the second in Inaji Marshall and John Pula-Kitus all out.

1:00Kayla Martin moved from questionable to available, but the Mavericks are scrambling near the bottom of the standings. Oklahoma City rolls out Shai Gilges, Alexander and Kason Wallace in the back court, with Lou Dort and Chet Hongren at forward and Isaiah Hartenstein at center. Dallas counters with Brandon Williams and Max Christie at guard, Chris Middleton and Kayla Martin and Daniel Gafford in the middle. Both sides seem aligned on one outcome, with Oklahoma City heavily favorite in this lopsided matchup as Dallas prioritizes the long game. This DNN story is thanks to our sponsor details in the description. Comfort you can hear, sound you can relax into, S-O-L-L-I, solelypillow.com.