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Dallas improved to 23-19 while Oklahoma City remain top of the West with a 34-7 record. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The Cleveland Cavaliers didn’t do very well in the second game of their road trip. Despite not having Isaiah Hartenstein, the Oklahoma City Thunder got back at them by splitting their season series. Mark Daigneault’s team made a statement,

The first Cavaliers-Thunder matchup was one of the games of the year, Cleveland winning at home. The rematch was less exciting, OKC winning a blowout.

Wednesday’s controversial loss to the New Orleans Pelicans was an example of Irving’s latest injury management because of a bulging disc in his back. Irving said Tuesday that he would “most likely” play in a game that was on the road after the Mavericks suffered a lopsided loss at home to Denver the night before.

The Dallas Mavericks bounced back from a three-game losing streak, including a controversial loss to the New Orleans Pelicans on Wednesday, to beat the Oklahoma City Thunder on Friday night. OKC entered the game tied for the NBA's best record and had just beaten the other team with the top record by 20 points.

The Oklahoma City Thunder and the Dallas Mavericks went toe to toe on Friday in the American Airlines Center and once again proved that these two teams have no love lost between them - They are the next great NBA rivalry.

The Cleveland Cavaliers are in the midst of a stretch that qualifies as their second worst of the season entering the finale of a three-game road trip against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday in Minneapolis.

Jamal Murray scored 30 points, Nikola Jokic extended his NBA lead with his 17th triple-double of the season and the Denver Nuggets spoiled Jimmy Butler’s return by beating the Miami Heat 133-113 on Friday night.

Anthony Edwards had 36 points, a season-high 13 rebounds and seven assists, leading the Minnesota Timberwolves to a 116-99 victory over the New York Knicks on

During his time suiting up for the Sonics, Livingston wore only jersey Nos. 9 and 14 and put up 2.4 points, 1.5 rebounds, and 1.8 assists per game.