Kyrie Irving scored 25 points, Spencer Dinwiddie and P.J. Washington Jr. added 16 apiece and the Dallas Mavericks beat Oklahoma City 106-98 as Thunder All-Star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander missed his first game of the season.

DALLAS (AP) — Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, the NBA’s leading scorer at 31.6 points per game, missed his first game of the season against the Dallas Mavericks with a sore right wrist. Thunder coach Mark Daigneault said Gilgeous-Alexander arrived at American Airlines Center and mentioned the injury.

The Thunder’s 30-2 run set the tone in their lopsided win against the Cavs. Thunder All-Star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander says his team’s focus on both ends of the floor made all the difference.

Thunder All-Star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander suffered an injury against the Cavs, forcing him to miss Friday's matchup against the Mavericks

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 40 points to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 134-114 home win over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Thursday.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is the top candidate for the MVP title this season. Fans are worried if he will start against the Cleveland Cavaliers

The Thunder handed the Cavaliers their worst loss of the season to leave the two conference leaders each with 34-6 records.

It seems safe to say his days of anonymity are over. In three years, Williams has gone from an unheralded prospect to the second-most important player on a championship heavyweight. That brings a

The first meeting between these teams was about the Cavaliers offense. The rematch was about the Thunder defense.

The Dallas Mavericks are hosting the red-hot OKC Thunder in another rendition of the I-35 matchup. With a short trip between the two teams, the Mavericks, who r

What Shai Gilgeous-Alexander said about the Thunder's 30-2 run in Thursday's win. After the win, Gilgeous-Alexander discussed the Thunder’s high focus in their victory against the Cavs. “Things like that don’t happen too often,