The Mavericks played a basketball game and lost 92-91 to the Oklahoma City Thunder. It was a very, very bad loss. Russell Westbrook is very good.
Noel got the Mavs out to a great start in the first half, flying around the court and scoring in different ways around the rim. His 10 first-half points were crucial as the Mavs didn’t have much going on during the first half offensively.
Defensively, Noel anchored a fiesty Mavs effort. Dallas forced Oklahoma City into bad passes and careless turnovers, holding the Thunder to just 10 points in the second quarter as the Mavs led 50-35 at halftime.