Vegas NBA Odds: Kevin Durant and Oklahoma City Visiting Dallas
Monday, January 02, 2012
Frank Martin
The Oklahoma City Thunder, one of two undefeated teams in the league, travels to meet Dallas on Monday. The Mavericks have lost four of five to start defense of their NBA title.
The teams played one of the best games of the season Thursday in Oklahoma City when Kevin Durant's 3-pointer at the buzzer gave the Thunder a 104-102 victory. Vince Carter's 3-pointer with 1.4 seconds remaining had given Dallas a one-point lead.
The Dallas Mavericks overcame a five-point deficit with 46 seconds left, but Durant's clutch shot sent them to a crushing defeat. Dallas rebounded in its next game for a 99-86 win over Toronto, but was routed 99-82 in Minnesota on Sunday. The Mavericks shot 37 percent form the field and were outrebounded 54-35. "We have to get better and keep moving," Dallas coach Rick Carlisle said.
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Oklahoma City Thunder
@ Dallas Mavericks
When:
8:30 PM ET, Monday, January 2, 2012
Where:
American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas
TV:
8:30 p.m. ET, FS Oklahoma (Oklahoma City), FS Southwest (Dallas)
The Thunder have opened as 2.5-point favorites on SBG Global Sportsbook’s Live NBA Basketball Odds.
Oklahoma City Thunder (5-0): While Oklahoma City has yet to lose, three of its wins have been by a total of nine points. So either the Thunder are masters at winning close games or their good fortune is about to run out. Oklahoma City built a big lead early Saturday against Phoenix and cruised to a 107-97 victory. Durant scored 12 points in 26 minutes, well below his 27.4 average. Russell Westbrook had his best game of the season with 18 points and hit 8-of-14 from the field.
Dallas Mavericks (1-4): It's too early to panic, but Dallas barely resembles the team that won the championship last season. Dirk Nowitzki led the Mavericks with 20 points Sunday, but he didn't get enough help from his teammates. Delonte West, a new addition to the starting lineup, added 13 points, but the other starters - Jason Kidd, Brendan Haywood and Shawn Marion - combined to score 18 points. The Mavericks also committed 17 turnovers.
1.
The last five meetings have been decided
by seven points or less.
2. Kidd and Jason Terry combined to score 13 points and hit 5-of-16
shots from the field Sunday.
3. The Thunder have held each of
their first five opponents to less than 45 percent shooting from the field.
NBA BASKETBALL PREDICTION: Mavericks 91, Thunder 88
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