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Tip-off · Monday, January 18
Oklahoma CityThunder1-0 · away
OKC
8:00 pm ET
DAL
DallasMavericks0-0 · home

Oklahoma City Thunder at Dallas Mavericks

8:00 PM ET · 5:00 PM PTAmerican Airlines Center, Dallas
When and where to watch

Oklahoma City Thunder at Dallas Mavericks: tip-off Mon, Jan 18, 8:00 PM ET (5:00 PM PT) at American Airlines Center. Local TV: KSBI/KWTV OKC (OKC), KFAA (DAL); NBA League Pass out of market.

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Expected starters

projected from 2025-26 minutes · every lineup today →
Away · Oklahoma CityThunder
  1. Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderShai Gilgeous-AlexanderG · #232.0pts · 36.1 min
  2. Chet HolmgrenChet HolmgrenC-F · #714.0pts · 30.5 min
  3. Jalen WilliamsJalen WilliamsG-F · #812.0pts · 29.9 min
  4. Cason WallaceCason WallaceG · #226.0pts · 19.2 min
  5. Isaiah HartensteinIsaiah HartensteinC-F · #554.0pts · 17.4 min
OutOtega OwehAchilles · Leg · RightDay-To-DayNikola TopicDay-To-DayThomas Sorber
Home · DallasMavericks
  1. Cooper FlaggCooper FlaggF · #3221.0pts · 33.5 min
  2. P.J. WashingtonP.J. WashingtonF · #2514.2pts · 31.0 min
  3. Naji MarshallNaji MarshallF · #315.2pts · 29.5 min
  4. Max ChristieMax ChristieG · #012.3pts · 29.1 min
  5. Zaccharie RisacherZaccharie RisacherF · #109.6pts · 22.4 min
OutCaleb MartinThumb · Arm · RightOutTarik BiberovicHeel · Leg · RightOutDereck Lively IIFoot · Leg · RightOutSanti AldamaKnee · LegDay-To-DayJett Howard

Teams confirm their starters about 30 minutes before tip-off. Until then this is the five the data points to, with anyone ruled out already removed.

Head to head · games that counted

Thunder lead 3-0

Thunder vs Mavericks: the matchup page →
Sun, Mar 1 · 2025-26OKC100DAL87Fri, Dec 5 · 2025-26DAL111OKC132Mon, Oct 27 · 2025-26OKC101DAL94
How to watch · Thunder at Mavericks8:00 PM ET5:00 PM PT · Monday, January 18
KFAADALKSBI/KWTV OKCOKC

No national TV: watch on the teams' local broadcasters in-market, or on NBA League Pass out of market (local blackouts apply).

Mavericks marketKFAA (local broadcast station — free with an antenna in-market)
Thunder marketKSBI/KWTV OKC (local broadcast station — free with an antenna in-market)
RadioSiriusXM · 105.3 The Fan / S: KFZO-FM · WWLS 98.1FM OKC
How to watch the Thunder →How to watch the Mavericks →
Around the world

Where this game lands

5 of 12 countries get it at a live-friendly hour

AustraliaLiveTue 12:00 PMDisney+ (ESPN)Irving (DAL)CanadaLiveMon 8:00 PMTSNGilgeous-Alexander (OKC)FranceAlarmTue 02:00beIN SPORTS · beIN SPORTS CONNECTRisacher (DAL)GermanyAlarmTue 02:00Sky Sport · Sky GoHartenstein (OKC)United KingdomAlarmTue 01:00Sky SportsLawal (DAL)IndiaLiveTue 6:30 AMPrime VideoNew ZealandLiveTue 2:00 PMDisney+ (ESPN)PhilippinesLiveTue 9:00 AMPrime VideoIrelandAlarmTue 01:00Sky SportsItalyAlarmTue 02:00Sky Sport Basket · Sky GoNigeriaAlarmTue 2:00 AMSportyTVSouth AfricaAlarmTue 03:00SportyTV

Injury report

both teams · read every 15 minutes
Thunder3 listed
OutOtega OwehAchilles · Leg · Right · est. return 2027-07-01
Day-To-DayNikola TopicBack · Torso · est. return 2026-10-22
Day-To-DayThomas SorberKnee · Leg · Right · est. return 2026-10-22
Mavericks5 listed
OutCaleb MartinThumb · Arm · Right · est. return 2026-10-23
OutTarik BiberovicHeel · Leg · Right · est. return 2026-10-23
OutDereck Lively IIFoot · Leg · Right · est. return 2026-10-23
OutSanti AldamaKnee · Leg · est. return 2026-10-23
Day-To-DayJett HowardCalf · Leg · Right · est. return 2026-10-21