With the NBA season at its midway point, let's take a spin around the league as we approach the trade deadline and playoff push, starting with the top two teams in the league — the Cavaliers and Thunder — who face off on Thursday in another marquee matchup.
1. Cavs-Thunder, NBA Finals: Who ya got?
Dan Devine: Thunder. I went with Oklahoma City before the season, and I’ll stick with it at the midway point. Pick your preferred metric — net rating, margin of victory, simple rating system, adjusted efficiency — and the Thunder have been running ahead of Cleveland … and a June date gives our ol’ pal Chet Holmgren plenty of time to get back on the floor and up to speed, unlocking an even more menacing version of what’s already been one of the best teams in recent memory.