Oklahoma City suffered its first loss since Chet Holmgren was sidelined to injury, and his absence was taken advantage of in the team's two-point defeat.

To the point that it felt like a rewind episode. "I thought Dallas outplayed us tonight. I thought they were the better team," Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault said. "We did a nice job keeping the game at a manageable spot as they kinda outplayed us.