The Oklahoma City Thunder are to be a part of NBA history on Wednesday when they take on the Cavaliers in Cleveland. OKC—the top-seeded team in the West— and Cleveland—the top-seeded team in the East— will go head-to-head as the first teams in NBA history to have a 15-game winning streak and a 10-game winning streak.
The first game in NBA history between a team on a 15-game winning streak (@okcthunder) and a team on a 10-game winning streak (@cavs) is set for tomorrow at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN.
— NBA Communications (@NBAPR) January 7, 2025
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The Thunder and the Cavaliers have been running through teams at a pretty impressive rate as they both hold win-differentials in the double digits. OKC has had a significantly tougher schedule playing in the West, but Cleveland has manhandled their lesser competition consistently. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has made a pretty good argument for MVP thus far, and he has a great surrounding cast as Jalen Williams is making a case for his first All-Star Appearance, but the Cavs are pretty solid all-around as Donovan Mitchell and Evan Mobley are potential All-Stars as well.
Game Details
Tip-Off: 6 PM CT
Location: Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse (Cleveland, Ohio)
Television: ESPN
Radio: WWLS 98.1FM OKC The Sports Animal
Twitter: Follow @ZacharyLowNBA for live tweets and discussion during the game
Game Notes: Oklahoma City Thunder Official Game Notes, Cleveland Cavaliers Official Game Notes
Projected Starters
Thunder
- PG: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
- SG: Cason Wallace
- SF: Luguentz Dort
- PF: Jalen Williams
- C: Isaiah Hartenstein
Cavaliers
- PG: Darius Garland
- SG: Donovan Mitchell
- SF: Dean Wade
- PF: Evan Mobley
- C: Jarrett Allen
Injury Report
Thunder
- Alex Caruso (strained left hip) is OUT.
- Ousmane Dieng (G League — on assignment) is OUT.
- Adam Flagler (G League —two-way) is OUT.
- Dill Jones (G League — two-way) is OUT.
- Chet Holmgren (fractured right iliac wing) is OUT.
- Ajay Mitchell (sprained right great toe) is OUT.
- Nikola Topic (sprained left knee) is OUT.
Cavaliers
- Emoni Bates (G League — two-way) is OUT.
- Sam Merrill (sprained right ankle) is QUESTIONABLE.
- Isaac Okoro (AC joint sprain in right shoulder) is QUESTIONABLE.
- JT Thor (G League — two-way) is OUT.
- Luke Travers (G League — two-way) is OUT.
Head-to-Head
- Since arriving in Oklahoma City in 2008, the Thunder is 15-15 against the Cavs (8-8 at home, 7-7 on the road).
- Since arriving in Oklahoma City in 2008, the Thunder has won the season series against the Cavs 4 times, lost 5 times, and tied 7 times.
- Last season, the Thunder won the season series with the Cavs 2-0 (1-0 at home, 1-0 on the road).