One of the MVP candidates inside Oklahoma City’s Paycom Center lived up to that title Thursday night, setting the tone and leading his team to a dominant win. It wasn’t Donovan Mitchell. “We didn’t come ready to play.

Was that a potential NBA Finals preview ... that intensified the back-and-forth affair the rest of the way. Donovan Mitchell was expected to keep leading his side in a big matchup, but that ...

Donovan Mitchell leads the Cavaliers against the Thunder in a battle of the NBA’s top two teams Wednesday night (7 p.m. ET on ESPN).

Last week, the Cleveland Cavaliers and Oklahoma City Thunder played one of the most exciting regular-season games in recent NBA history. The two teams entered the game with a comb

Was that a potential NBA Finals preview ... Sign up for NBC LA's News Headlines newsletter. Donovan Mitchell was expected to keep leading his side in a big matchup, but that did not go as planned.

A lot can change in a week. And in just a week's time, the Oklahoma City Thunder were able to gain ground in their argument as being the NBA's best team.