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The Dallas Mavericks had an early game Thursday, taking on the Oklahoma City Thunder in Summer League play at UNLV’s Thomas & Mack Arena. Dallas grabbed their second win of the summer, 97-87 after pulling away in the third quarter. Here are a few stats to know from what proved to be a fun game.
!!: Dunks off lobs
Ok, “!!” is not an actual number, but it was the best representation of the lob show Dallas put on throughout the game, without having the official stat count at the time of publication. Kaodirichi Akobundu-Ehiogu led the way with a seemingly endless supply of highlight reel slams, many of which came on the receiving end of beautiful lobs. One such lob came from just inside half court and he finished the job while falling out of bounds with most of his body behind the backboard.
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13: Mavericks’ made 3-pointers
Along with the plentiful dunks this game, the Mavericks also rained in three-pointers at will. The left corner in the first half was a particularly lethal weapon for Dallas. John Poulakidas found his stroke after looking a bit rusty in the first three games, ending the night shooting 5-for-12 from deep. The Thunder eventually caught up with Dallas in this department, but it was too little too late.
14: Sergio De Larrea Assists
De Larrea has looked better every game. His shot was way off (1-for-8 overall), but the rest of his game looked significantly more comfortable than it did going back to the start of Summer League. His handle was better (three turnovers) and his court vision was on display as he found teammates again and again.
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Coming into Thursday’s game, he was averaging seven assists per game in Summer League and outdid himself in this one by doubling that number up. He ended the afternoon just three assists shy of the Summer League single-game record (17), which is … wow.
10: Total number of blocked shots
Dallas turned away shots time and again with a long and rangy lineup throughout the game. Led by Jorge Diaz-Graham (three), the Mavericks had six players (of nine that played) record at least one block.
Overall, Dallas basically killed it at the rim, from beyond the…
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Publish date : 2026-07-16 23:15:00
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