The Oklahoma City Thunder are currently sitting at 30-6, seeing its 15 game winning streak snapped at the hands of the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday. The Thu

Anyway, this was something I heard a lot covering the team in those dark days of 2021 and 2022: What if the Thunder’s tanking turns some fans away? What if those fans don’t come back? What if the team moves and all is lost?

With the Thunder’s hot start, NBA Hall of Famer and current TNT analyst Charles Barkley recently made a bold statement about them. “OKC is the best team in the NBA,” Barkley said. “Shai Gilgeous is flat out balling and they’re not even healthy. That’s what’s scary.”

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.

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This is a potential NBA Finals preview (Oklahoma City beat the other big threats out of the East in Boston and New York last week). It’s also a showdown of the best offense in the NBA in the Cavaliers, against the Thunder’s best defense in the league. That’s the headline for this game.

The Oklahoma City Thunder got the upper hand on the 26-10 Boston Celtics on Sunday afternoon, eclipsing them 105-92 inside Paycom Center to build its win streak

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.

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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 Boston Celtics (26-9) and Oklahoma City Thunder (29-5) meet Sunday in a clash of 2 of the league's top teams. Tip-off from Paycom Center is set for 3:30 p.m. ET (NBA TV). Let's analyze BetMGM Spor