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Cleveland Cavaliers (34-5, first in the Eastern Conference) vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (33-6, first in the Western Conference)
Oklahoma City; Thursday, 7:30 PM EST
Bottom line: Oklahoma City hosts Cleveland and looks to continue its six-game home winning streak.
The Thunder have gone 17-2 at home. Oklahoma City is 28-6 when winning the turnover battle and is averaging 11.5 turnovers per game.
The Cavaliers are 14-3 on the road. Cleveland ranks eighth in the league in scoring with 51.0 points per game in the paint, led by Evan Mobley’s 11.9 average.
The Thunder are scoring 116.2 points per game, which is 4.8 more points than the 111.4 points the Cavaliers are giving up. The Cavaliers are averaging 18.9 points per game (122.3) compared to the Thunder giving up (103.4).
Top Performer: Jalen Williams is shooting 47.8% and averaging 20.6 points for the Thunder.
Mobley is averaging 19 points and nine rebounds for the Cavaliers.
LAST 10 GAMES: Thunder: 9-1, averaging 118.9 points, 43.1 rebounds, 28.0 assists, 10.5 steals and 5.0 blocks per game while shooting 50.1% from the field. Their opponents averaged 102.9 points per game.
Cavaliers: 9-1, averaging 123.8 points, 44.2 rebounds, 31.3 assists, 7.2 steals and 5.2 blocks per game while shooting 49.3% from the field. Their opponents averaged 115.3 points.
Injuries: Thunder: Chet Holmgren: out (hip), Nikola Topic: out for the season (ACL), Ajay Mitchell: out (toe).
Cavaliers: Ty Jerome: Day to day (illness).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology Scriv data And data from Sportradar.
