NBA Midseason Spin: Cavs-Thunder

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Who would win a Cavs-Thunder Finals? Will LeBron, Steph and KD miss the playoffs? Debate!

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The NBA season at its midway point, let's take a spin around the league as we approach the trade deadline and playoff push.

The Thunder and the Cavaliers face off on Thursday in another marquee matchup.

Which playoff contender should make a trade deadline deal? Which team should be a serious contender?.

LeBron , Steph and KD will all miss the playoffs, but by sheer numbers, one of them will make it.

Nikola Joki is third in the NBA in points per game, third in rebounds per game and second in assists per game.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is leading the best player on the best or second -best team (by win-loss record) Nikola Jokic leads the NBA 's best team in raw plus-minus by more than 150 points by virtually any advanced metric.

Nikola Joki deserves a ton of credit for keeping the Nuggets in position for home-court advantage in Round 1 .

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has led the best team in the tougher conference.

Joki is the best player in all of basketball, bar none, in terms of record.

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