It's the defending NBA champs going against the best team in the West as we bring you our Mavs at OKC prediction. Dirk Nowitzki is starting to get back to his best, while Durant and Westbrook are trying to lead the Thunder into their best ever run of consecutive home wins since the franchise relocated from Seattle. When it comes to providing the most accurate NBA betting picks, it's never easy to know the winner in such a tight match-up, but it boils down to making a proper analysis. The key to this Dallas at OKC Thunder prediction for March 5th, 2012 is the form of Dirk. The German sharpshooter has been getting back to his very best, and if delivers another big game tonight, that's going to work hugely in Dallas' favor. He scored a season-high 40 points against Utah last Saturday to move Mavericks into a 22-16 record. His words after the game were: "I had a good rhythm tonight. I had not been really been shooting the ball well, especially from 15 to 16 feet. I just wanted to be