It was billed as one of the most anticipated regular-season matchups in years. A historic one. It lived up to that. In what could be an NBA Finals preview, the Cavs topped Oklahoma City on Wednesday,

Jarrett Allen scored 25 points, Evan Mobley added 21 and the Cleveland Cavaliers ended Oklahoma City’s 15-game winning streak by beating the Thunder 129-122 in a marquee meeting between the NBA’s top two teams.

The Cleveland Cavaliers can officially lay claim for the title of the NBA's top team. For now. The Cavs defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder 129-122 on Wednesday in a matchup that lived up to its billing of the best in the East meeting the best in the West.