Oklahoma City came into Wednesday night with the best defense in the NBA this season. Cleveland put up 129 points on it.
Wednesday night will give NBA fans a chance to see the two strongest teams in the league square off as the Cleveland Cavaliers battle the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Cavaliers are the top team in the East,
Mobley's Cavaliers are dominating and Barnes' Raptors are languishing, but both still offer reasons to dream of more.
Jarrett Allen scored 25 points, Evan Mobley added 21 and the Cleveland Cavaliers ended Oklahoma City’s 15-game winning streak by beating the Thunder 129-122 in a marquee meeting between the NBA’s top two teams.
Cleveland's Jarrett Allen and Evan Mobley joined some legendary company with their performance in the Cavaliers' victory on Wednesday night.
The NBA saw the most anticipated matchup of the season Wednesday night, with the Cleveland Cavaliers snapping Oklahoma City’s 15-game win streak in a 129-122 contest. The Cavaliers also came in on a streak of their own, having won their last ten in a row.
Eighty-four total points. Twenty-five assists on 33 field goals. Thirteen out of 16 players above 50% from the field. Ten 3-pointers on 22 attempts. More offens
Thunder: Chet Holmgren (hip fracture) is out. Alex Caruso (hip strain) is out. Ajay Mitchell (toe sprain) is out. Nikola Topic (torn ACL) is out. Ousmane Dieng (G League assignment) is out. Dillon Jones (G League assignment) is out. Adam Flagler (G League two-way) is out. Alex Ducas (G League two-way) is out.
The Thunder (30-6) are fresh off their first loss in over a month. The Cleveland Cavaliers snapped OKC's franchise-best 15-game win streak on Wednesday. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 31 points. Evan Mobley and Jarrett Allen each had a 20-plus-point double-double.
Against Brooklyn, the Raptors showed they can play fast and smart when Quickley had the ball in his hands. The Nets aren’t good and then came two effortless outings against Orlando and Milwaukee. At least for the opening half in New York the Raptors competed.
The Cleveland Cavaliers' game-sealing bucket in Wednesday's win over the Oklahoma City Thunder exemplified what makes them so great.