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3 substantiations after the Mavericks walloped the Oklahoma City Thunder, 120-96

The Dallas Mavericks improved their early record to 3-2 following a dominant 120-96 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday. Cooper Flagg spearheaded the winning effort with 26 points and eight rebounds, while Ajay Mitchell paced the opposition with a game-high 29 points in the loss.

After a tightly contested opening period that ended with a narrow three-point edge for Dallas, the home side steadily pulled away through hot shooting and strong offensive rebounding. Contributions from Kyrie Irving, Max Christie, Zaccharie Risacher, Caleb Martin, Marcus Sasser, and Dusty May helped seal the comfortable win after a 15-point lead was established following halftime.

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