The Oklahoma City Thunder's young team delivered a 132-111 defeat vs. the Dallas Mavericks at Paycom Center on Friday.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 33 points in three quarters as the Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Dallas Mavericks 132-111.

Mavericks: Cooper Flagg (thumb splint) is available. Kyrie Irving (torn ACL) is out. Dereck Lively II (foot injury management) is out. PJ Washington (ankle sprain) is out. Daniel Gafford (ankle injury management) is out. Dante Exum (knee injury management) is out.

A big reason for that is the Mavericks' rookie tandem of Cooper Flagg and Ryan Nembhard. They ended up on the team in different ways, as the Mavs lucked into the first overall pick to select Flagg, while Nembhard somehow slipped out of the draft and they picked him up on a two-way contract soon afterwards. And they've been dynamite as of late.

The OKC Thunder extended its league-best winning streak to 14 games with a home win over the Dallas Mavericks on Friday. Here are three takeaways.

Cooper Flagg still has plenty of development to work through, but the Dallas Mavericks rookie has made significant strides recently, and it's paying off.

The Dallas Mavericks entered Monday's game against the Denver Nuggets looking to establish a winning streak for the first time this year. They beat the LA Clippers in a tight battle on Saturday night, but the Nuggets were one of the best teams in the NBA. Surely, this was a loss, right?

The Dallas Mavericks got a key update on big man Daniel Gafford ahead of Friday's game on the road vs the Thunder.

Dallas came up short in Miami last week, and now the Mavs get another shot against one of the hottest offenses in the NBA.