Oklahoma City has been playing arguably the best basketball the league has seen over the course of the first half of the season. It has been a full team effort

The Cavs are having their best start in franchise history through 31 games. Riding a six-game winning streak, Cleveland is 17-1 at home. The Cavs put up 149 points at Denver in a double-digit win as four of their five starters scored between 22 and 33 points.

The Houston Rockets have dropped their last two games after winning four in a row following their elimination from the NBA Emirates Cup in the semifinal against

Given their string of questionable losses, the Celtics' chances of winning another championship have taken a hit in the NBA power rankings.

The Cavs have won their last four with the third one coming against the NBA Cup champion Bucks, 124-101, in Cleveland. Donovan Mitchell scored 27 points in the win. Cleveland remains the only NBA team shooting at least 50% from the field (50.5%) and at least 40% from 3 (40.5%).

Oklahoma City has three players who rank in the top 10 in defensive rating among players in the NBA with at least 25 games played.