Three Takeaways from the OKC Thunder's Handling of the Dallas Mavericks

The Oklahoma City Thunder took down the Dallas Mavericks 118-104 on Tuesday night. Here are three takeaways from this anticipated NBA Cup matchup.

The Oklahoma City Thunder advanced to the NBA Cup semifinals after Tuesday night, where they defeated the Dallas Mavericks 118-104. This marks the team's fourth consecutive win.

To get there, Oklahoma City had a relatively healthy Dallas team's number, shooting above 40% from three and creating 18 turnovers against the Mavericks. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander dropped 39, and his supporting cast of starters all eclipsed double digits in the scoring column to claim its 14-point win.OKC Grabs More Rebounds, Shoots More Shots

That propped up 52 rebounds to the Mavericks' 44, leaving many more offensive chances when also examining the amount of turnovers forced by the Thunder. As a result, Oklahoma City shot the ball a whopping 21 more times than Dallas, making eight more field goals and shooting 45.5% overall. A plus-22 plus-minus illuminated that directly, as shooting at a 65.2% clip on 23 tries---nine of them being threes---Gilgeous-Alexander put on an absolute clinic as we're accustomed to seeing from him. This creeps him closer to the 30-point average thus far this season, sitting at 29.8 through 24 games.

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