The Oklahoma City Thunder regain the top spot in The Arizona Republic's recent NBA power rankings after defeating the previous No. 1, Cleveland.

"The Rematch" resulted in the Cavaliers' worst loss. Trailing by as many as 42 points, Cleveland's league-best offense suddenly stopped producing points. Donovan Mitchell continues to struggle against the Thunder. Meanwhile, Evan Mobley and Jarrett Allen were no-shows.

We're at the midway point of the NBA season, so let's take a look at how teams are doing. The clear runaway squads are the Cleveland Cavaliers (35-6) and Oklahoma City Thunder (35-7), who both have a 6 1/2-game lead over the second-place teams in their respective conferences.

Oklahoma City Thunder coach Mark Daigneault will lead one of the four teams at the All-Star Game next month in San Francisco.

The Oklahoma City Thunder are sitting at 34-7 following Sunday’s lopsided win over the Brooklyn Nets, 127-101.  This win, cements the fact that the OKC Thunder

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander returned from a sprained wrist to lead the OKC Thunder to a rout of Brooklyn on Sunday.

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The Brooklyn Nets (14-28) close out their 6-game road trip Sunday against the Oklahoma City Thunder (34-8). Tip-off from Paycom Center is at 7 p.m. Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's NBA odds