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.

In their first matchup of the season, they suffered a close 121-119 loss. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had an efficient 36 points and Jalen Williams had an efficient 27 points. Lu Dort scored 18 points. The rest of the team struggled.