T he Oklahoma City Thunder had secured its seventh loss of the 2024-25 season Friday night against the Dallas Mavericks when Luguentz Dort dribbled across half-court with 10 secon

The difference was so stark from the NBA’s game of the year just eight days ago that one of the teams involved in the rematch Thursday was nearly unrecognizable. The Cleveland Cavaliers may have arrived in Oklahoma City as the league’s best team,

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 40 points and eight assists in three quarters, and the Oklahoma City Thunder rolled past the Cleveland Cavaliers 134-114 in a matchup of teams with the best records in the NBA.

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The Cavs have the best offense in the NBA, but Darius Garland and Donovan Mitchell struggle against bigger, more physical players.

The NBA's top two teams clash on Thursday as the Cleveland Cavaliers visit the OKC Thunder at the Paycom Center in Oklahoma City.

Oklahoma City Thunder guard Luguentz Dort, left, and Cleveland Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell, right, chase the ball during the first half of an NBA basketball game Thursday, Jan. 16 ...

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander produced a dazzling performance as the Oklahoma City Thunder avenged last week 39;s defeat by the Cleveland Cavaliers with a crushing victory .

The Oklahoma City Thunder had secured its seventh loss of the 2024-25 season Friday night against the Dallas Mavericks when Luguentz ... triples against the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Oklahoma City, which came into the game having won four consecutive games, including a 20-point victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Thursday ... but shot just 7 of 22 from the floor, while Luguentz Dort added 18. Dallas finished with 29 points off ...

America has now gotten all the Cleveland Cavaliers-Oklahoma City Thunder basketball we will be allowed before June, which is both not enough and more than enough to say with some confidence that these are the two most compelling teams in the National Basketball Thing by a healthy margin.