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NBA Continues to Prop Up OKC Thunder-Cleveland Cavaliers Matchup

The Oklahoma City Thunder and Cleveland Cavaliers face off in Cleveland on Wednesday as the two teams rank atop the NBA. The League is doing a lot to market and prop up this game.

Rylan Stiles

Oct 27, 2023; Cleveland, Ohio, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers guard Ty Jerome (2) defends Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (2) in the second quarter at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. Mandatory Credit: David Richard-Imagn Images
Oct 27, 2023; Cleveland, Ohio, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers guard Ty Jerome (2) defends Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (2) in the second quarter at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. Mandatory Credit: David Richard-Imagn Images / David Richard-Imagn Images
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All eyes are on the City of Cleveland tomorrow as two of the best in the NBA, the Oklahoma City Thunder and Cleveland Cavaliers go toe-to-toe on ESPN.

This is the best matchup on the docket tomorrow and the league has already begun pumping up the contest on social media over 24 hours in advance.

This is the first game in NBA history between two teams that are riding a 15 game and 10 game winning streak respectively. That 15 game mark represents the longest in franchise history for the Thunder - Cleveland has compiled 10 straight wins after going on a 15 game streak earlier this season.

This is the first interconference game between two teams with a winning percentage of .850 or higher this late into the year.

This is just the second time in NBA history that multiple teams have won at least 30 of thier first 35 games in the same season - the other example is the Los Angeles Lakers and Milwaukee Bucks in the 1971-72 campaign.

The NBA flexed this contest as well as next Thursday's tilt in the Paycom Center to National Television - Wednesday in Cleveland will be shown on ESPN while Thursday in Oklahoma City will be broadcasted on TNT.

Oklahoma City owns a 13-3 record on the road while Cleveland posts an 18-1 record at home this season.

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RYLAN STILES

Rylan Stiles is a credentialed media member covering the Oklahoma City Thunder. He hosts the Locked On Thunder Podcast, and is Lead Beat Writer for Inside the Thunder. Rylan is also an award-winning play-by-play broadcaster for the Oklahoma Sports Network. 

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