In the first meeting between these two teams on the season, the Thunder seek to bounce back from its Friday night loss amid several injuries.

Meanwhile, the Nets (14-28) have committed to losing. They've lost seven of their last eight games. They had a heartbreaker in a one-point loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday. Austin Reaves scored a career-high 38 points.

Predictions, picks and odds as the OKC Thunder hosts the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday. Plus, injury updates and news.

The Dallas Mavericks got the upper hand on the Oklahoma City Thunder for the second time this season, though it was undermanned.

Like the new kid at school who gets bullied by the older kids, sometimes the best advice a parent can give involves consequences — fight back and stand up for yourself, suspensions be damned. The Oklahoma City Thunder might need to apply that mindset against PJ Washington in their next matchup against the Dallas Mavericks.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander missed his first game of the season with a right wrist sprain as the Thunder fell short to the Mavericks on Friday night.

Even without important pieces like Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Luka Doncic, Chet Holmgren, Isaiah Hartenstein and Dereck Lively II, both teams' role players simmered the beef between the ball clubs. The usually well-mannered Thunder were hit with multiple technical fouls. PJ Washington continued to poke the bear.

That decision forced the Thunder to stick close to the Mavericks' role players throughout the first quarter. Once Washington scored the first five points, Irving asserted himself and drained a 3-pointer before finishing at the basket with a finger roll to give the Mavericks an early 10-0 lead.

Kyrie Irving highlighted how one of his current Dallas Mavericks teammates can help the team reach new heights.