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Oklahoma City's recent wins against the Boston Celtics and New York Knicks have catapulted the Thunder to championship contenders in the eyes of national media.
The most-hyped game so far this season in the NBA didn’t disappoint. Cleveland beat Oklahoma City 129-122 on Wednesday night, with the Cavaliers — now winners of 11 straight — pushing the NBA’s best record to 32-4 and snapping the Thunder’s 15-game winning streak.
The two best teams in the NBA — the Cleveland Cavaliers and Oklahoma City Thunder — squared off in the first game in league history featuring clubs on 15 and 10 games winning streaks.
The two best teams in the NBA, the West-leading Oklahoma City Thunder and East-leading Cleveland Cavaliers, face off for the first of two meetings this month on Wednesday, Jan. 8 at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland.
In a season where fans have seemed to fixate on the fading stars of the past, this is the game of the season. This is the game looking to the future: The West-leading Oklahoma City Thunder head to Cleveland to take on the Cavaliers in a showdown of the two best teams in the NBA this season. The numbers don’t do this game justice:
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Thunder fans are back and as loud as ever. That’s how an arena should sound with this kind of team. Especially in a small market that’s been spoiled by success save for a two-year blip. Loud City went dormant, but it was bound to erupt again.
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The 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.