Schedule and 2023-24 Results:
Regular Season Records: Oklahoma City 57-25, Dallas 50-32
Game 1 on Tuesday, 07 May: Dallas loses at Oklahoma City, 117-pts-95
Game 2 on Thursday, 09 May: Dallas wins at Oklahoma City, 119-pts-110
Game 3 on Saturday, 11 May: Oklahoma City loses at Dallas, 105-pts-101
Game 4 on Monday, 13 May: Oklahoma City wins at Dallas, 100-pts-96
Game 5 on Wednesday, 15 May: Dallas wins at Oklahoma City, 104-pts-92
Game 6 on Saturday, 18 May: Oklahoma City loses at Dallas, 117-pts-116

SERIES NOTES:

After Game 6: The Dallas Mavericks hosted and defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder 117-pts-116 to complete a 4-games-2 best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1576 victory. With the series 1576 win, the Dallas Mavericks improve their best-of-7 NBA playoff series record to 16-20 overall and 6-6 in the Quarterfinals round. With the series 1576 loss, the Oklahoma City Thunder see their best-of-7 NBA playoff series record fall to 11-11 overall and 4-2 in the Quarterfinals round. The win order for the victorious Dallas Mavericks in series 1576 was LWWLWW: Series 1576 thus becomes the fifth NBA Quarterfinals-round series, the 17th NBA series (all rounds), and the 42nd MLB/NBA/NHL series (all rounds) to follow that win order to completion. The last three best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series to follow a LWWLWW win order to completion were won by the Dallas Mavericks. The Dallas Mavericks trailed the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder by 16 points after two quarters of series 1576 Game 6, but won: In the history of best-of-7 NBA playoff games from 1947 through 2023, inclusive, home teams down 16 points after two quarters had a game record of only 2-12 (.143) - the Dallas Mavericks thus achieve a grade-B (.100 - .199) in-game comeback to oust the Oklahoma City Thunder from the 2024 NBA Quarterfinals.

After Game 5: The Dallas Mavericks visited and defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder 104-pts-92 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1576 lead of 3-games-2. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-2, the Dallas Mavericks have a series record of 10-1 and a Game 6 record of 6-5. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-2, the Oklahoma City Thunder have a series record of 1-4 and a Game 6 record of 2-3. Leading a best-of-7 NBA playoff series 3-games-2, the Dallas Mavericks sustained their sole loss in series 1474, to the Los Angeles Clippers in the 2021 NBA Preliminary round. Trailing a best-of-7 NBA playoff series 3-games-2, the Oklahoma City Thunder achieved their sole win in series 1241, over the Memphis Grizzlies in the 2014 NBA Preliminary round.

After Game 4: The Oklahoma City Thunder visited and bested the Dallas Mavericks 100-pts-96 to knot best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1576 at 2-games-all. When tied 2-games-all in a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series, the Oklahoma City Thunder have a series record of 5-3 and a Game 5 record of 4-4, while the Dallas Mavericks have a series record of 9-7 and a Game 5 record of 9-7. The Oklahoma City Thunder trailed the host Dallas Mavericks by eleven points as late as after two quarters but prevailed in series 1576 Game 4: In the history of best-of-7 NBA playoff games from 1947, inclusive, road teams down eleven points after two quarters had a game record of only 9-102 (.081) - the Oklahoma City Thunder thus achieve a grade-A (.000 - .099) in-game comeback in Dallas over the host Mavericks.

After Game 3: The Dallas Mavericks hosted and defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder 105-pts-101 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1576 lead of 2-games-1. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-1, the Dallas Mavericks have a series record of 8-3 and a Game 4 record of 3-8 (with an active four-Game 4 losing streak). When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-1, the Oklahoma City Thunder have a series record of 4-9 (with an active four-series losing streak) and a Game 4 record of 7-6.

After Game 2: The Dallas Mavericks visited and defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder 119-pts-110 to tie best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1576 at 1-game-all. When tied 1-game-all in a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series, the Oklahoma City Thunder have a series record of 5-5 and a Game 3 record of 3-7, while the Dallas Mavericks have a series record of 9-8 and a Game 3 record of 8-9.

After Game 1: The Oklahoma City Thunder hosted and defeated the Dallas Mavericks 117-pts-95 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1576 lead of 1-game-nil. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1-game-nil, the Oklahoma City Thunder have a series record of 7-4 and a Game 2 record of 5-6. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1-game-nil, the Dallas Mavericks have a series record of 9-16 and a Game 2 record of 13-12. With their series 1576 Game 1 loss, the Dallas Mavericks in best-of-7 NBA playoffs now have an active five-Game 1 losing streak.

Pre-series assessment: In the 2023-24 NBA regular season, the Oklahoma City Thunder finished seven games ahead of the Dallas Mavericks. From 1947 through the 2023 NBA Finals round, when NBA teams led their best-of-7 playoff series opponents by seven regular-season games, they have posted a best-of-7 playoff series record of 28-6 (.824) in those series against those opponents. MLB/NBA/NHL best-of-7 playoff series 1576 is the 22nd best-of-7 NBA playoff series for the Oklahoma City Thunder, and the 36th for the Dallas Mavericks. In best-of-7 NBA playoff series, the Oklahoma City Thunder have an all-rounds series record of 11-10, a Quarterfinals-round series record of 4-1, and a Game 1 record of 11-10, while the Dallas Mavericks have an all-rounds series record of 15-20, a Quarterfinals-round series record of 5-6, and a Game 1 record of 10-25 (with an active four-Game 1 losing streak). Series 1576 is the fourth best-of-7 NBA playoff series meeting between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Dallas Mavericks. In best-of-7 NBA playoff series, the Oklahoma City Thunder have won two of their three previous series against the Dallas Mavericks: Dallas defeated Oklahoma City in series 1150 (in the 2011 NBA Semifinals); Oklahoma City defeated Dallas in series 1175 (in the 2012 NBA Preliminary round) and in series 1308 (in the 2016 NBA Preliminary round).