With All-Star week looming, Thunder muster just 78 points against Mavs

The OKC Thunder lost to the Dallas Mavericks sans-Luka Doncic with the All-Star break on the horizon.

After three days off, the Oklahoma City Thunder returned to the court to face the Dallas Mavericks with fresh legs.

Or maybe they had rusty legs. Or maybe there was some All-Star fatigue with the break in two days. Maybe it was just a slip in performance.

Whatever the case, the Thunder couldn’t put up the offense to stand a chance against the Luka Doncic-less Dallas Mavericks. OKC lost 87-78, and only broke the 20-point mark in one quarter.

Dallas heated up just enough in the third quarter to jump ahead of the Thunder, who shot just 33.3% from the field and 23.1% from 3.

Here are three takeaways from the night: