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Thunder even score, rout Cavs in battle of NBA's best teams

OKLAHOMA CITY -- The rematch between the NBA's top two heavyweights ended with an early knockout.

The final score of the Oklahoma City Thunder's 134-114 home win over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Thursday night only hinted at how dominant the Thunder were in avenging a loss in the Jan. 8 thriller between the teams with the NBA's best records.

In the previous matchup, the Cavaliers pulled out a 129-122 win in a game that featured 30 lead changes and wasn't decided until the final minute. The Thunder put this game out of reach by halftime, when Oklahoma City had a 26-point lead, the largest deficit of the season for Cleveland.