Wednesday's tilt between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Oklahoma City Thunder was the game of the year to this point. And if this is what June's NBA Finals are going to look like, we're in for a real treat.

The third quarter in Wednesday night's nationally televised clash of titans between the Western Conference-leading Oklahoma City Thunder and NBA-leading Cleveland Cavaliers offered relentless offense.

It was a battle of the #1 teams in each Conference when the Oklahoma City Thunder traveled to Cleveland for a highly anticipated matchup against the Cavaliers. Both teams entered the game with impressive win streaks, but ultimately the Cavaliers were victorious, putting an end to the Thunder’s 15-game win streak.

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.

The Cleveland Cavaliers prevailed over the Oklahoma City Thunder in a showdown of the teams with the two best records in the NBA.

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The two best teams in the NBA, the West-leading Oklahoma City Thunder and East-leading Cleveland Cavaliers, face off for the first of two meetings this month on Wednesday, Jan. 8 at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland.

A couple of the top teams in the NBA face off on Friday, Jan. 10 when the New York Knicks host the Oklahoma City Thunder at Madison Square Garden in New York.

It makes sense that the two teams with the two best records in the NBA would deliver an intense and entertaining regular season battle, especially when it was t

The Oklahoma City Thunder head to Madison Square Garden to face the New York Knicks in a non-conference matchup. The Thunder are 30-6, at the top of the Western Conference. The Knicks are 25-13, which puts them in third in the Eastern Conference.

One of the players who elevated the Cavaliers into Finals contention is Darius Garland, and he is more than deserving to be an All-Star this season. In the most recent All-Star voting update, the Cavaliers had a much better showing than the first returns. But Garland was still ranked incredibly low on the list.