The Dallas Mavericks ended their three-game skid Friday night with a 106-98 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder, led by a standout performance from Kyrie Irving. In just his second game back from a lumbar sprain,

Even without important pieces like Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Luka Doncic, Chet Holmgren, Isaiah Hartenstein and Dereck Lively II, both teams' role players simmered the beef between the ball clubs. The usually well-mannered Thunder were hit with multiple technical fouls. PJ Washington continued to poke the bear.