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Last week, the Cleveland Cavaliers and Oklahoma City Thunder played one of the most exciting regular-season games in recent NBA history. The two teams entered the game with a comb

It’ll be interesting to see which identity is able to better sustain success once the postseason is here. Throw in the possibility of a rematch in the NBA Finals, and how either team adjusts away from its identity could be the difference between winning it all or being disappointed by season’s end.

DALLAS — Kyrie Irving scored 25 points, Spencer Dinwiddie and P.J. Washington Jr. added 16 apiece and the Dallas Mavericks beat Oklahoma City 106-98 Friday night as Thunder All-Star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander missed his first game of the season.

Oklahoma City Thunder superstar Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is sitting out Friday's game against the Dallas Mavericks due to a sore right wrist.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander sinks 40 points in 29 minutes as the Oklahoma City Thunder crush the Cleveland Cavaliers 134-114.