OKLAHOMA CITY – The Dallas Mavericks face the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday at 8:30 pm CT on KFAA! Don’t know how to watch? Here is a breakdown of how to tune in – and guarantee that you receive the clearest possible signal from the transmission.

The Dallas Mavericks (16-8) have won nine of their last 10 games and will look to continue that winning streak when they face the No. 1 team in the West, the Oklahoma City Thunder (18-5), in the NBA Cup quarterfinals.

The Mavs secured the wild card spot in the NBA Cup against the Grizzlies. Now they face the Thunder in OKC and pit the reigning Western Conference champions against the top team in the West.

This is the first time that both the Mavs and Thunder will participate in the NBA Cup, formerly known as the in-season tournament. The incentive to win: cash. Just by making it to the quarterfinals, every player is guaranteed a little money. Here’s a breakdown of how much players earn in NBA Cup:

• NBA Cup Champions: $514,970
• Runner-up in the NBA Cup: $205,988
• Losing NBA Cup semifinalists: $102,994
• Losing NBA Cup quarterfinalists: $51,497

• PJ Washington: Questionable (Illness)
• Naji Marshall: Questionable (Illness)
• Maxi Kleber: Cancellation (due to illness)
• Dante Exum: Out (Right Wrist Surgery)
• Jaden Hardy: Lost (Right Ankle Sprain)

• Chet Holmgren: failure (fracture of the right pelvic bone)
• Nikola Theme: Out (ACL)
• Jaylin Williams: Lost (right hamstring strain)
• Ousmane Dieng: Loss (fracture of the right ring finger)
• Adam Flagler: Out (Right Fourth Metacarpal Fracture)

Tonight’s game against the Thunder will determine the Mavs’ future schedule. If they win, they advance to the semifinals to face the winner of the Rockets/Warriors Cup game on Saturday.

If they win in the semifinals, they will advance to next Tuesday’s NBA Cup Finals against one of the four Eastern Conference finalists – either the Knicks, Bucks, Magic or Hawks. If they lose in the semifinals, they will play the loser of the Rockets/Warriors match.

Their next regular season game is December 19th at 7:30pm on WFAA against the Clippers!

• (If the Mavs win) Saturday, December 14th vs. TBD *NBA Cup Semifinals*
• (If the Mavs lose) Sunday, December 15 vs. TBD
• (If the Mavs win both Cup games) Tuesday, December 17th vs. TBD *NBA Cup Finals*
• Thursday, December 19th vs LA Clippers at 7:30pm CT