Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has sat at the very top of the NBA MVP rankings over the last several weeks. This battle between him, Nikola Jokic, and Giannis Antetokounmpo has been close, but now there is a wide gap between Gilgeous-Alexander and the rest of the field.

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The Oklahoma City Thunder head to the Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse to face the Cleveland Cavaliers in a non-conference matchup between the top two teams in the NBA. The Thunder are 30-5 overall, and 13-3 on the road, at the top of the Western Conference. The Cavs are 31-4 overall, and 18-1 at home, at the top of the Eastern Conference.

one with Giannis Antetokounmpo and Milwaukee taking on Victor Wembanyama and San Antonio in the nightcap — are truly a clash in styles. They’re the best in just about everything. Cleveland leads the NBA in field-goal percentage (.504). Oklahoma City ...

Dallas improved to 23-19 while Oklahoma City remain top of the West with a 34-7 record. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the scoring with 27 points as the Oklahoma City Thunder got back to winning ways with a 127-101 defeat of the struggling Brooklyn Nets on Sunday.

PHOENIX -- Today is potentially one of the biggest days of the season for the Phoenix Suns (21-20) - who are looking to expand on the newly-earned winning record against the NBA's best team to this point in the Cleveland Cavaliers (35-6).

Houston Rockets forward Jalen Green has just been named the NBA's Western Conference Player of the Week, according to NBA PR on X. Green, who has been on a scor

Christian Braun added 20 points and 11 rebounds for the Nuggets, who won their six straight road game. Jamal Murray scored 19 points and Michael Porter Jr. had 15 points and six rebounds. Wendell Carter Jr. led Orlando with 16 points and 13 rebounds. Anthony Black came off the bench with 14 points and five assists.

As the Celtics fall in the NBA power rankings, the Bucks are beginning to look like the true championship contenders that they are.

We have a big Week 14 ahead, beginning with the annual all-day MLK Day slate on Monday and featuring four nights with at least eight games, including a 14-gamer Saturday. However, we do have fewer four-game teams than usual, but there are still some solid under-started/rostered options at each position to consider.