The Oklahoma City Thunder took its seventh loss of the season to the Dallas Mavericks on Friday night, leaving the team at a 34-7 record heading into Sunday nig

Kyrie Irving made his thoughts known about the trade that sent him from the Brooklyn Nets to the Dallas Mavericks.

In a recent interview, Kyrie Irving described his trade from the Brooklyn Nets to the Dallas Mavericks as a victory.

However, Johnson reinjured his ankle during the first half of the victory. While he finished the game, the Nets ruled him out for their last two matchups — a pair of losses to the Los Angeles Clippers and Lakers. Brooklyn listed the 28-year-old as questionable for Friday's Lakers matchup before ruling him out.

The Nets come into this game following a 102-101 loss at the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday in which Brooklyn nearly pulled off an upset win over a Lakers team missing Anthony Davis. Nets guard D'Angelo Russell had 19 points and eight assists in his first game against his former Los Angeles team and he had a chance to win the game at the final buzzer to give himself the kind of revenge game that players dream of.

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The Thunder (34-7) look to return to wins. With Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Chet Holmgren and Isaiah Hartenstein out, they lost to the Luka-less Dallas Mavericks on Friday. Jalen Williams struggled with 19 points on 7-of-22 shooting.

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On Monday, the New York Knicks hosted the Atlanta Hawks at Madison Square Garden in Manhattan. The Knicks won by a score of 119-110. Jalen Brunson finished the win with 34 points, one rebound, six assists and one steal while shooting 12/18 from the field and 3/5 from the three-point range in 39 minutes of playing time.

LaMelo Ball and Miles Bridges each scored 23 points and the Charlotte Hornets held on to beat the Dallas Mavericks 110-105 on Monday to extend their winning streak to a season-high three games.

After head coach Mark Daigneault and the Oklahoma City Thunder 's 127-101 win against the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday, Daigneault clinched the best record (35-7) in the Western Conference through games played on February 2. In doing so, Daigneault was named head coach of the All-Star Game and commented on the honor after Sunday's win.