Mobley's comfort and ability from beyond the arc have risen. And so have the Cavs — to the top of the NBA standings.
How Branden Carlson stole the spotlight in the Oklahoma City Thunder's 134-114 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Last night delivered one of the most surprising results of the season as the Oklahoma City Thunder deconstructed the Cleveland Cavaliers in a dominant 134-114 v
Vegas always knows,' the old saying goes, but in this case, what do they know? FanDuel still has the Oklahoma City Thunder favored by two points against the Cl
No team has exposed Chet Holmgren’s absence more so than Cleveland and its supersized frontcourt of Evan Mobley and Jarrett Allen.
Hartenstein missed the first 15 games of the season. Holmgren went down in Game 10 and hasn’t returned. So Daigneault has been unable to experiment with his own twin-tower alignment.
Oklahoma City came into Wednesday night with the best defense in the NBA this season. Cleveland put up 129 points on it.
The Cavaliers won a thrilling back-and-forth matchup, covering the 3-point home chalk in the process. The game showed how close and exciting of a matchup this can be. But the Cavs clearly had one big advantage over the Thunder, and that was down low.
The Thunder, Celtics and Cavs have separated themselves as top-tier NBA Finals contenders this season. But what are their biggest flaws?
Billed as "The Rematch," the Thunder didn't just survive Evan Mobley and Jarrett Allen without Chet Holmgren and Isaiah Hartenstein — but thrived in their small-ball lineup. An astonishing 30-2 run catapulted OKC to its one-sided affair. It led by as many as 42 points.
It’ll be interesting to see which identity is able to better sustain success once the postseason is here. Throw in the possibility of a rematch in the NBA Finals, and how either team adjusts away from its identity could be the difference between winning it all or being disappointed by season’s end.