After Thunder All-Star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led a 30-2 run in a 136-116 blowout win against the Cavs, he suffered a sore wrist before facing the Mavericks. Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault announced Gilgeous-Alexander as questionable before the team ruled him out officially before tip-off.

Alexander, the NBA's leading scorer at 31.6 points per game, missed his first game of the season Friday night against the Dallas Mavericks with a sore right wrist. Thunder coach Mark Daigneault said Gilgeous-Alexander arrived at American Airlines Center and mentioned the injury.

After the game, Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault highlighted the biggest problem with his team's performance in the rare loss, according to Nick Gallo of FanDuel Sports Network. “Our issue tonight was defensive,” Daigneault said, per Gallo.

The Oklahoma City Thunder have found its starting five with the second year guard Cason Wallace tying together to group.