The NBA spent two days fully hyping up the Oklahoma City Thunder's 129-122 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers. The historic matchup featured two teams who won at least 30 games in their first 35 of the season.

Amid the constant debate over NBA ratings, Wednesday's game between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Oklahoma City Thunder showed that audiences will still tune in for big games.

Jarrett Allen scored 25 points, Evan Mobley added 21 and the Cleveland Cavaliers ended Oklahoma City’s 15-game winning streak by beating the Thunder 129-122 in a marquee meeting between the NBA’s top

As they prepared for Friday night’s meeting at Madison Square Garden, the Knicks could roll the film from their first meeting with Oklahoma City a week ago and pick out corrections to make and maybe even — at least in the case of coach Tom Thibodeau — still steam over a mistaken call that helped the game slip away in the final minutes.

The Oklahoma City Thunder (30-6) take on the New York Knicks (25-13) Friday. Tip-off from Madison Square Garden is set for 7:30 p.m. ET (NBA TV). Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's NBA odds around the Thunder vs.

Bet on an eager Oklahoma City Thunder team to outlast the New York Knicks in this matchup's prediction if Karl-Anthony Towns is sidelined.

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