Heading into a matchup between the NBA's top teams, the Cavs and Thunder are both dealing with injuries to key players.

The Oklahoma City Thunder return home and will host the Cleveland Cavaliers on Thursday. "The Rematch" is the season's second matchup between the squads. OKC suffered a high-scoring loss to Cleveland on Jan. 8.

The Cleveland Cavaliers head to Paycom Center to face the Oklahoma City Thunder in a non-conference matchup. The Cavs are are 34-5, which puts them at the top of the Eastern Conference. The Thunder are 33-6, which puts them at the top of the Western Conference.

Only one more quarter stands between the Thunder and the win they were favored to collect coming into this evening. They have a bit of a cushion as they currently lead the Cavaliers 75-49. The Thunder entered the game having won three straight and they're just one quarter away from another.

The Cavs snapped Oklahoma City’s franchise-record 15-game win streak at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. The Thunder will look to avenge that loss without Hartenstein and Chet Holmgren, who’s missed the past 29 games due to a pelvic fracture.

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Only three more quarters stand between the Thunder and the win they were favored to collect coming into this evening. They have a bit of a cushion as they currently lead the Cavaliers 32-14. The Thunder entered the matchup having won three straight and they're just three quarters away from another.

For the second time in just over a week, conference leaders Oklahoma City Thunder and Cleveland Cavaliers will do battle at the PayCom Center on Friday. Both sides claimed comfortable wins in their most recent outings leading up to this one as the hosts saw off the threat of the Philadelphia 76ers,

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander sinks 40 points in 29 minutes as the Oklahoma City Thunder crush the Cleveland Cavaliers 134-114.

Here are three compelling storylines for the highly anticipated rematch. Cleveland's bonified superstar is undoubtedly Donovan Mitchell. Unfortunately, he had his worst game of the year in the Cavalier's first matchup with the Thunder.