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Recap: Thunder vs. Mavericks

The Thunder defeated the Mavericks 111-105 in overtime at Chesapeake Energy Arena. Darnell Mayberry, Anthony Slater and John Rohde provided live coverage via Twitter.

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@RohdeOK 7:37 p.m. Mavs lead 27-19 thanks to shooting 60 percent; #Thunder shooting 42.9 percent

@DarnellMayberry 7:41 p.m. After one, the Mavs lead the Thunder 29-21. Dallas shot 52.2 percent and got 14 points from Darren Collison.

@RohdeOK 7:41 p.m. Mavs' Darren Collison, UCLA teammate of @russwest44, 14 points (5/7) in 10 minutes. Think the Pacers miss him?

@RohdeOK 7:44 p.m. Dirk and Vince Carter enter game and shake hands with #Thunder coach Scott Brooks. "Kumbaya" verse should begin soon.

@RohdeOK 7:53 p.m. OKC third in NBA in scoring at 104.8. On pace to score 76.8 against Dallas, which is T28th in defense at 102.5.

@RohdeOK 8:03 p.m. Mavericks lead #Thunder 43-32 and leading scorer O.J. Mayo has yet to score and Dirk has two points.

@DarnellMayberry 8:09 p.m. Yes, this game is as ugly in person as it is on television.

@DarnellMayberry 8:16 p.m. At halftime, the Mavs lead the Thunder 45-43. Ibaka leading the way for OKC with 13 points and 11 rebounds. OKC picked up the D in 2nd Q.

@RohdeOK 8:20 p.m. Mavs shoot 6 for 25 (.240) FG in second quarter and are 11 for last 37 (.297) FG. #Thunder trails 45-43 at half;

@DarnellMayberry 8:24 p.m. Thunder held the Mavs to 6 of 25 shooting in the second quarter. Dirk Nowitzki has two points on 1-for-7 shooting at halftime.

@DarnellMayberry 8:36 p.m. Serge Ibaka's 13 points and 11 rebounds at halftime marked the first time he's had a double-double at halftime.

@RohdeOK 8:43 p.m. Thabo Sefolosha has hit 1 of his last 10 3-pointers.

@DarnellMayberry 8:51 p.m. @mynameis_kaylee What up though.

@RohdeOK 8:52 p.m. UCLA's Darren Collison 25 points on 16 FG attempts. UCLA's @russwest44 six points on 11 shots.

@DarnellMayberry 9:06 p.m. After three, the Mavericks lead the Thunder 81-73.

@DarnellMayberry 9:18 p.m. Nick Collison just played the best defense on Darren Collison of anyone tonight.

@DarnellMayberry 9:32 p.m. Kevin Durant hits a jump hook from the rt. block over Vince Carter to give the Thunder a 96-95 lead, its first since 8-7. 1:57 left to play.

@DarnellMayberry 9:37 p.m. Russell Westbrook, who has been getting torched all night, comes up with a huge steal on O.J. Mayo to potentially preserve a win.

@DarnellMayberry 9:43 p.m. TNT knows drama...

@DarnellMayberry 10:02 p.m. The Thunder defeats Dallas 111-105. Kevin Durant scores a game-high 40, but Serge Ibaka (19 & 17 & 5) and Westbrook (16, 6 & 10) were huge.

@DarnellMayberry 10:11 p.m. I'd like to write about K. Durant for tomorrow's paper. But I'm not quite sure what to say. How does that happen w/ 40? Becoming my reality.

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