Thunder at Cavaliers (Live, ESPN)
Wizards at 76ers (Live, NBA League Pass)
Bulls at Pacers (Live, NBA League Pass)
Pistons at Nets (Live, NBA League Pass)
Raptors at Knicks (Live, NBA League Pass)
Trail Blazers at Pelicans (Live, NBA League Pass)
Clippers at Nuggets (Live, NBA League Pass)
Spurs at Bucks (9:30 PM ET, ESPN)
The third quarter in tonight’s game between the Cavaliers and Thunder featured an absurd 84 points. Both teams scored over 40 points, marking the first time that has happened in any game this season, per the broadcast.
This game has had 28 lead changes and eight ties. Neither team has led by double-digits. This is the good stuff. Catch the fourth quarter now on ESPN as Cleveland leads by one point with just under 10:00 to play.
Another one 💥 @wallace_cason https://t.co/QEPeMo1inJ pic.twitter.com/JaIQZC4EGo
— OKC THUNDER (@okcthunder) January 9, 2025
Brooklyn’s Noah Clowney notched 15 first-half points tonight against Detroit, a personal-best for the second-year man out of Alabama. Clowney has gone 3-for-6 from deep and also pulled down four rebounds as the Nets look to end the Pistons’ win streak.
Clowney’s 3pt counter: 👌👌👌
he’s got 15 points in the first half pic.twitter.com/EqwQRhUfxW
— Brooklyn Nets (@BrooklynNets) January 9, 2025
The Trail Blazers have come out red-hot against the Pelicans, shooting 73 percent from the floor and 61.5 percent from deep through the game’s first 20 minutes.
Shaedon Sharpe has poured in 18 points on 7 of 9 shooting over 15 minutes of work, including 3-for-5 from 3-point land.
Sharpe shooter indeed.
Sharpe Shooter 🎯 pic.twitter.com/IdSsH6ZYAH
— Portland Trail Blazers (@trailblazers) January 9, 2025
Fans will officially be treated to a Giannis vs Wemby showdown tonight in the slate’s nightcap. Antetokounmpo is officially available after landing on the injury report Tuesday with a right knee injury.
Catch Bucks vs Spurs on ESPN right after the conclusion of the Cavaliers-Thunder.
Injury Update: Giannis Antetokounmpo, Andre Jackson Jr., Damian Lillard and Khris Middleton are available for tonight’s game vs. San Antonio.
— Milwaukee Bucks (@Bucks) January 9, 2025
The Cavaliers trailed after one but woke up in the second to outscore the Thunder by 10 in the second and secure a three-point halftime lead.
The game itself has been everything fans and pundits hoped for coming into tonight. The stars are shining as SGA has 16 first-half points and Evan Mobley has answered with 12 points for the Cavs.
Part of what sets these teams apart from the rest of the league is the overall talent depth, and that is certainly on display tonight. Jarrett Allen actually leads all Cleveland scorers with 15 points to go with six boards and Max Strus has chipped in three 3’s off the bench. OKC’s Cason Wallace has added eight points, including going 2-for-2 from deep.
The game featured 12 lead changes in the opening 24 minutes. Fans can sit back and enjoy what promises to be a phenomenal second half coming up on ESPN.
COUNT THAT.
VOTE EV: https://t.co/pvlUTnEuNc @Kia | #BestToTheBay pic.twitter.com/4pjA1ev9Ye
— Cleveland Cavaliers (@cavs) January 9, 2025
Washington’s Jared Butler is having himself a night so far with a game-high 16 points in just nine minutes of work off the bench. He’s trending towards surpassing his season-high 17-point figure that he set on Sunday against the Pelicans.
The Wizards trail the 76ers by 11 at the break.
Jared is hoopin’ rn 👀
📊 16 points and 4 assists in 8 minutes so far. pic.twitter.com/e87c3eKpld
— Washington Wizards (@WashWizards) January 9, 2025
Tyrese Haliburton continued to show off his slick passing ability with the lob to Bennedict Mathurin for the spicy alley-oop tonight against the Bulls. The Pacers have raced out to a 19-point halftime lead over the Bulls.
Haliburton has dished out six assists in 17 minutes and also swiped three steals.
GO AND GET IT 😤
Haliburton ➡️ Mathurin pic.twitter.com/sxu5TyOHER
— NBA (@NBA) January 9, 2025
The first quarter of Wednesday’s big-time clash between the Thunder and Cavaliers goes to OKC as Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Co. took a 32-25 lead through 12 minutes.
SGA paced the scoring for OKC with eight points, but he had to work hard for those buckets as Cleveland held to 3-for-10 from the floor.
https://t.co/G7Ezm9MzVI pic.twitter.com/ZTbkcyT574
— OKC THUNDER (@okcthunder) January 9, 2025
Max Strus has provided some sharpshooting for the Cavs with three triples thus far.
Make sure your headphones are on a reasonable volume because Jarrett Allen’s back-to-back slams blew the roof off Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse.
Can feel the big-game atmosphere in Cleveland after Allen throws down back-to-back slams 🗣️🔊 https://t.co/Aih5Xxhyke pic.twitter.com/5pZeTzi1SY
— NBA (@NBA) January 9, 2025
The Knicks, who are on a surprising three-game losing streak, get a big boost going into Wednesday’s matchup against the Raptors with Karl-Anthony Towns returning from a one-game absence.
In Towns’ last game, he went for 44 points and 16 boards against the Bulls.
first on the floor 👇 pic.twitter.com/FrrhnWaly6
— NEW YORK KNICKS (@nyknicks) January 9, 2025
The Cavaliers and Thunder are rolling up to Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse bringing their A-Games to the red carpet before they hit the floor.
2️⃣ fresh
2️⃣ clean pic.twitter.com/DhNlLdZwdc
— OKC THUNDER (@okcthunder) January 8, 2025
PRIMETIME DRIP. @Sprite | #LetEmKnow pic.twitter.com/0LIYt4jKda
— Cleveland Cavaliers (@cavs) January 8, 2025
Never before in the history of the NBA have we seen two teams on winning streaks of 10 (CLE) and 15 (OKC) collide. In a sense, the season feels like it’s been building to this matchup. Two teams who entered the season looking to reach the next level that have been blowing expectations out of the water.
For one, Cleveland itself started the season on a 15-game winning streak of its own, which has now been tied by Oklahoma City as the longest in the Association this season. Oklahoma City can claim the NBA’s top streak of 2025 if it’s able to pull off the road win in Cleveland.
These teams have been elite on both ends of the floor this season, and it’s no surprise that they rank so highly in key metrics. The most interesting matchup from that standpoint tonight will be Cleveland’s top-rated offense (121.3 ORTG) vs Oklahoma City’s top-rated defense (102.7 DRTG).
The star power in this game alone is unbelievable. MVP favorite Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. Donovan Mitchell. Evan Mobley. Jalen Williams.
Tune in at 7:00 Eastern tonight for this epic clash.
CLE: NO. 1 OFFENSE (121.3 ORTG)
OKC: NO. 1 DEFENSE (102.7 DRTG)The unstoppable force meets the immovable object.
🏀 Thunder/Cavs
⏰ 7:00pm/et
📺 ESPN pic.twitter.com/QFvddMXZZT— NBA (@NBA) January 8, 2025
