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Jan. 11—A long collegiate journey has led Casey Thompson back to Oklahoma.

So much for the possibility — the wild notion, as it turned out — that the Lakers might have gained some momentum from beating the Clippers and the Toronto Raptors in consecutive games, that those wins would become a springboard toward something better. To .500, at least, for a start.

The last time the Knicks played the Dallas Mavericks on the road, Luka Doncic hung a 60-point triple double to lead the Mavs to victory. In that same game, Doncic intentionally missed a free throw on the final possession of regulation, then recovered the rebound himself to make a buzzer-beating basket that forced overtime, where Dallas eventually won.

IRA WINDERMAN South Florida Sun-Sentinel MIAMI – The fine line the Miami Heat have been walking in the absence of Jimmy Butler turned into too much of a high-wire act Wednesday night. Against one of the league’s emerging teams, there was neither enough deterrence nor a closer to take control late.

TARIK MASRI The Norman Transcript, Okla. Jan.

JENKS -- In the first district game of 2024, the Ponca City Lady Cats lost to a very good Jenks team 52-41, in Jenks. The two teams played even-Stephen in the first quarter, which ended in a 9-9 tie.

DALLAS -- Look, the Mavericks have an awfully high rate of success when Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving each score 30 or more points. It’s how they knocked off the first-place Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday. It, according to head coach Jason Kidd, is a reason why the Mavericks are so successful in clutch minutes.

JENKS -- The talented Jenks Trojans came away with a 67-51 district victory Tuesday night over the Ponca City Wildcats. Ponca City scored the first two points in Tuesday’s game, but then saw Jenks go on a 16-0 run to take a lead it would never relinquish.