The Cleveland Cavaliers dismantled the Oklahoma City Thunder's historically great defense on Wednesday by leaning on their playmaking skill.

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Wednesday night's showdown between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Cleveland Cavaliers is chock full of enough fascinating matchups and overall basketball excellence to mark this as one of the season's can't-miss games.

Cleveland Cavaliers Jarrett Allen believes he and Evan Mobley have proved everybody wrong with frontcourt pairing.

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The Cleveland Cavaliers' game-sealing bucket in Wednesday's win over the Oklahoma City Thunder exemplified what makes them so great.

Cleveland Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell (45) shoots over Milwaukee Bucks guard AJ Green, left, in the first half of an NBA basketball game, Friday, Dec. 20, 2024, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki) (Sue Ogrocki | AP)

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According to the website Sports Media Watch, Cavs-Thunder was the sixth-highest-rated NBA game shown exclusively on cable this season.

The Cleveland Cavaliers prevailed over the Oklahoma City Thunder in a showdown of the teams with the two best records in the NBA.

Both the Thunder and the Cavs have won at least 30 of their first 35 games, the only pair of teams to do so since the Lakers and Bucks in 1971-72.