When the top two teams in the NBA square off, it's expected to be a marquee event. Suffice it to say, Thursday's matchup between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Cleveland Cavaliers did not live up to the billing as OKC ran off to a 134-114 victory that wasn't nearly as close as even that lopsided score would indicate.

It’ll be interesting to see which identity is able to better sustain success once the postseason is here. Throw in the possibility of a rematch in the NBA Finals, and how either team adjusts away from its identity could be the difference between winning it all or being disappointed by season’s end.

Billed as "The Rematch" and a possible NBA Finals preview between the league's two best teams, the Thunder destroyed the Cavaliers and utilized a 30-2 run to catapult to a 42-point lead. OKC was without Chet Holmgren and Isaiah Hartenstein,