Every NBA team has its defining personality, a spirit that bleeds from the locker room onto the hardwood. The Detroit Pistons of the late 1980s earned their “Bad Boys” moniker with punishing defense.

The Cleveland Cavaliers and Oklahoma City Thunder are the two best teams in the NBA right now. They have defeated just about every other team in the league so far this season and have absolutely dominated teams that are below .

The Thunder enter Wednesday’s game ( 7 ET, ESPN) riding a franchise record 15-game winning streak, while the Cavs are nearly as hot, boasting a 10-game streak of their own. Check out what is being said about this epic midseason matchup:

With the Oklahoma City Thunder headed to Cleveland to take on the Cavaliers, this matchup might be one of the most historic matchups the league has ever seen. OKC vs. CLE will go

Cleveland Cavaliers Jarrett Allen believes he and Evan Mobley have proved everybody wrong with frontcourt pairing.

The Cavaliers became just the eighth team in NBA history to win at least 31 of their first 35 games. But their sights remain set on playoff readiness.

As the calendar flips to a new year, Cleveland is out to the best start in franchise history, winning 31 of its first 35 games. Thanks to dominance on both ends of the floor, the Cavs are one of two teams on pace to reach 70 wins during the 2024-25 season,