The Thunder have plenty of options. None will equate to Hartenstein but enough to survive this upcoming stretch. OKC has flexed its rubber-band-esque ability to stretch and transform its identity. It will be asked to do so again.

Mobley's comfort and ability from beyond the arc have risen. And so have the Cavs — to the top of the NBA standings.

How Branden Carlson stole the spotlight in the Oklahoma City Thunder's 134-114 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Oklahoma City Thunder center Isaiah Hartenstein is out at least a week with a calf issue and will be re-evaluated after that.

Vegas always knows,' the old saying goes, but in this case, what do they know? FanDuel still has the Oklahoma City Thunder favored by two points against the Cl

The Cleveland Cavaliers just won their biggest game of the season. They knew how much the narrative about them would change if they lost at home to the Oklahoma City Thunder, so they approached it as a playoff game.

No team has exposed Chet Holmgren’s absence more so than Cleveland and its supersized frontcourt of Evan Mobley and Jarrett Allen.

Oklahoma City came into Wednesday night with the best defense in the NBA this season. Cleveland put up 129 points on it.

Hartenstein missed the first 15 games of the season. Holmgren went down in Game 10 and hasn’t returned. So Daigneault has been unable to experiment with his own twin-tower alignment.

The Thunder announced Hartenstein will miss at least a week with a calf strain. Already without Chet Holmgren, OKC will likely rely on the small-ball approach it utilized earlier this season during the first time they were without a big.

CLEVELAND (AP) Jarrett Allen scored 25 points, Evan Mobley added 21 and the Cleveland ... but Oklahoma City has some nice pieces. Center Isaiah Hartenstein finished with 18 points, 11 rebounds ...