Mavericks vs Thunder: head-to-head
50 meetings since 2015-16
Dallas Mavericks23wins
Oklahoma City Thunder27Rivalry analysis
Since the 2015-16 season, the Mavericks and the Thunder have met 50 times, regular season and playoffs combined. The Thunder lead the series 27-23, close to an even split.
Over the last 6 meetings, the Mavericks won 3 and the Thunder won 3. The most recent game, on October 28, 2026, ended Mavericks 120-96.
The home team won 27 of the 50 games (54%). These matchups averaged 213.6 total points, with a typical winning margin of 11.8 points; 14 of them were decided by five points or fewer.
Season-series sweeps: Thunder in 2025-26, Thunder in 2015-16. They have also met 11 times in the playoffs (2023-24, 2015-16), with the Mavericks winning 5 and the Thunder 6. Their next meeting is scheduled for January 18, 2027 in Dallas.
Next meetings
| Jan 18, 2027 | Thunder @ Mavericks | 8:00 PM EST | OKC 68% |
| Mar 8, 2027 | Mavericks @ Thunder | 9:30 PM EST | |
| Mar 17, 2027 | Mavericks @ Thunder | 7:30 PM EDT |
Probability from today's Elo ratings (home court included); the frozen pre-game figure appears on the game page 7 days before tip-off.
Biggest wins
| Mavericks | OKC 111 – 146 DAL · 2024-02-10 |
| Thunder | DAL 86 – 135 OKC · 2024-04-14 |
2026-27 DAL 1 – 0 OKC
| 2026-10-28 | OKC 96 – 120 DAL | Final |
2025-26 DAL 0 – 3 OKC
| 2026-03-01 | OKC 100 – 87 DAL | Final |
| 2025-12-05 | DAL 111 – 132 OKC | Final |
| 2025-10-27 | OKC 101 – 94 DAL | Final |
2024-25 DAL 3 – 1 OKC
| 2025-01-23 | DAL 121 – 115 OKC | Final |
| 2025-01-17 | OKC 98 – 106 DAL | Final |
| 2024-12-10 | DAL 104 – 118 OKC | Final |
| 2024-11-17 | DAL 121 – 119 OKC | Final |
2023-24 DAL 5 – 5 OKC
| 2024-05-18 · playoffs | OKC 116 – 117 DAL | Final |
| 2024-05-15 · playoffs | DAL 104 – 92 OKC | Final |
| 2024-05-13 · playoffs | OKC 100 – 96 DAL | Final |
| 2024-05-11 · playoffs | OKC 101 – 105 DAL | Final |
| 2024-05-09 · playoffs | DAL 119 – 110 OKC | Final |
| 2024-05-07 · playoffs | DAL 95 – 117 OKC | Final |
| 2024-04-14 | DAL 86 – 135 OKC | Final |
| 2024-03-14 | DAL 119 – 126 OKC | Final |
| 2024-02-10 | OKC 111 – 146 DAL | Final |
| 2023-12-02 | OKC 126 – 120 DAL | Final |
2022-23 DAL 1 – 2 OKC
| 2023-01-08 | DAL 109 – 120 OKC | Final |
| 2022-12-12 | OKC 114 – 121 DAL | Final |
| 2022-10-29 | OKC 117 – 111 DAL | Final/OT |
2021-22 DAL 3 – 1 OKC
| 2022-02-02 | OKC 120 – 114 DAL | Final/OT |
| 2022-01-17 | OKC 102 – 104 DAL | Final |
| 2022-01-02 | DAL 95 – 86 OKC | Final |
| 2021-12-12 | DAL 103 – 84 OKC | Final |
2020-21 DAL 2 – 1 OKC
| 2021-03-29 | DAL 127 – 106 OKC | Final |
| 2021-03-11 | DAL 108 – 116 OKC | Final |
| 2021-03-03 | OKC 78 – 87 DAL | Final |
2019-20 DAL 1 – 1 OKC
| 2020-01-27 | DAL 107 – 97 OKC | Final |
| 2019-12-31 | DAL 101 – 106 OKC | Final |
2018-19 DAL 3 – 1 OKC
| 2019-03-31 | DAL 106 – 103 OKC | Final |
| 2018-12-31 | DAL 102 – 122 OKC | Final |
| 2018-12-30 | OKC 103 – 105 DAL | Final |
| 2018-11-10 | OKC 96 – 111 DAL | Final |
2017-18 DAL 2 – 2 OKC
| 2018-02-28 | OKC 111 – 110 DAL | Final |
| 2017-12-31 | DAL 116 – 113 OKC | Final |
| 2017-11-25 | OKC 81 – 97 DAL | Final |
| 2017-11-12 | DAL 99 – 112 OKC | Final |
2016-17 DAL 1 – 2 OKC
| 2017-03-27 | OKC 92 – 91 DAL | Final |
| 2017-03-05 | OKC 89 – 104 DAL | Final |
| 2017-01-26 | DAL 98 – 109 OKC | Final |
2015-16 DAL 1 – 8 OKC
| 2016-04-25 · playoffs | DAL 104 – 118 OKC | Final |
| 2016-04-23 · playoffs | OKC 119 – 108 DAL | Final |
| 2016-04-21 · playoffs | OKC 131 – 102 DAL | Final |
| 2016-04-18 · playoffs | DAL 85 – 84 OKC | Final |
| 2016-04-16 · playoffs | DAL 70 – 108 OKC | Final |
| 2016-02-24 | OKC 116 – 103 DAL | Final |
| 2016-01-22 | OKC 109 – 106 DAL | Final |
| 2016-01-13 | DAL 89 – 108 OKC | Final |
| 2015-11-22 | DAL 114 – 117 OKC | Final |
Results from BALLDONTLIE. Our database starts with the 2015-16 season, so this is not an all-time franchise record.