Anthony Davis is making a significant impact for a Dallas Mavericks team that is attempting to get back on track.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander powered the Thunder to a 14th straight win as Anthony Davis exited briefly with a knee scare.

A difficult night for Dallas’ Anthony Davis led to a 132-111 loss to defending champion Oklahoma City on Friday night.

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 and the Oklahoma City Thunder improved to an NBA-best 22-1 on the season with a 132-111 win against the Dallas Mavericks.

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.

Dallas Mavericks rookie Cooper Flagg scored 35 points, becoming the youngest NBA player to reach the mark, in a win over the Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday.