Without Dirk Nowitzki and four other top players, the Dallas Mavericks suffered a calculated defeat at the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday evening (local time). The Texas team lost clearly with 89:108. The Atlanta Hawks with Dennis Schröder suffered a bitter 84:107 defeat at the Charlotte Hornets in the North American basketball league NBA. A day after the bitter 107-110 home overtime loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers, Mavs coach Rick Carlisle rested his entire top five.