Inside a quiet locker room at Boston’s TD Garden last spring, as other players were still trying to process a promising season reaching its expiration, injured Cavs star Donovan Mitchell pulled youngster Evan Mobley aside.

The Cavaliers are in the midst of a historic streak, having won 10 straight, each by double-digits. They’re off to a franchise-best 31-4 start. The Thunder are in the midst of a historic streak, having won 15 straight.

The meeting between the Cavaliers and Thunder has game-of-the-year potential and celebrates the league's two top teams.

The Cleveland Cavaliers and Oklahoma City Thunder are the two best teams in the NBA right now. However, a lot of people feel they don’t get the recognition they deserve, partly because they are from cities that aren’t as large as New York,