Cleveland is now 35-6 halfway through the regular season with its 124-117 victory over Minnesota on Saturday night.

Oklahoma City plays the Dallas Mavericks after Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 40 points in the Thunder's 134-114 win against the Cleveland Cavaliers.

DALLAS (AP) — Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, the NBA’s leading scorer at 31.6 points per game, missed his first game of the season against the Dallas Mavericks with a sore right wrist. Thunder coach Mark Daigneault said Gilgeous-Alexander arrived at American Airlines Center and mentioned the injury.

The league-leading Cleveland Cavaliers and west-leading Oklahoma City Thunder clash once again in primetime. Find out how to watch for free.

Evan Mobley and Isaac Okoro have been ruled out of the Cleveland Cavaliers' matchup against the Minnesota Timberwolves.

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The Oklahoma City Thunder will take on the Cleveland Cavaliers in a rematch of last week's incredible contest between these two teams. The OKC Thunder will be fighting an uphill battle with injuries in this game and are in danger of being swept.

Brian Windhorst, an NBA insider for ESPN, recently appeared on ESPN Cleveland and discussed the Cavaliers' season to date. One interesting note Windhorst mentioned is that agents have told him that other players want to play in Cleveland. This has two sides: the financial implications and the Cavalier's level of play so far this year.

The latest NBA power rankings have the Cleveland Cavaliers returning to the top spot after beating previous No. 1 Oklahoma City Thunder.

The Oklahoma City Thunder put forth a supreme effort on the front end of a back-to-back set, and they will look to play just as well on the second side when they visit the Dallas Mavericks on Friday night.

Thunder All-Star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander suffered an injury against the Cavs, forcing him to miss Friday's matchup against the Mavericks