The Thunder have a chance at ending multiple streaks in Dallas. Oklahoma City will need a big game by someone other than Kevin Durant to have a chance, as the Mavericks are sure to key in on the NBA's fourth leading scorer.
Dallas has dominated the series with the Thunder and is still in the playoff hunt. They have slipped up a few times over the past month, but the Mavericks play very well at home while OKC struggles on the road. The Thunder own three road victories this season and none would be bigger than tonight.
Thabo Sefolosha will have his hands full as will Jeff Green on the defensive end. Since the Mavs lost Jason Terry to a hand injury, Josh Howard has picked up his game. Howard will be Sefolosha's key responsibility, not an easy task. Green gets another shot at Dirk Nowitzki, as both players went wild the last time out.
While KD struggled down the stretch, Green tried his best to keep OKC in the game December 13th. The Thunder came close but fell 103-99 on the road, but it was mainly due to the star performance of Nowitzki. The German poured home 46 points and single-handedly took over after the visitors closed the gap.
OKC has eleven wins since then, and it will take a total team effort to stop Dallas. Ending the six-game slide is the goal but doing it against a Mavericks squad hungry for the post season would be even sweeter.
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