Overview
- Tipoff is 2:30 p.m. ET at Rocket Arena, with national TV on NBC, streaming on Peacock, and radio on SiriusXM channel 212.
- Injury report lists Darius Garland and Sam Merrill out for the Cavaliers, with Jalen Williams and Isaiah Hartenstein out for the Thunder.
- Oddsmakers have Oklahoma City favored by 6.5 points, with the over/under set at 234.5.
- The Thunder started 24–1 and enter at 35–8 behind the league’s top-ranked defense, though they have lost three of their past eight.
- The Cavaliers have shown improvement with seven wins in their last ten, and this is the first of two regular-season meetings between the teams.