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OKLAHOMA CITY — Derrick Jones Jr. didn’t start running the lane until Luka Doncic dribbled behind his back to evade Oklahoma City Thunder guard Josh Giddey.

ANAHEIM, Calif. — As their offense starts to percolate lift them to consecutive comeback wins, the Cardinals tried something new for the week on Tuesday.

OKLAHOMA CITY -- Ponca City athlete Aven Hobbs finished in fifth place in the Class 6A State Track meet’s boys 400-meter run last weekend at Western Heights High School. Hobbs, who ran the race in a time of 49.26 seconds, was inadvertently left out of a earlier report of the event’s results.

In the NBA playoffs, five minutes is all it takes to reshape a game or a series. The Dallas Mavericks learned that the hard way Monday night as they squandered an opportunity to take a commanding 3-1 lead over the Oklahoma City as the Thunder stormed back to take a 100-96 win over Dallas and even the series at 2-2.

Watching events such as the Big 12 softball and baseball tournaments these days causes a tinge of sadness to a viewer like me. One can’t see such an event without being reminded that this will be the final time Oklahoma and Texas teams will compete in the Big 12.