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.

It's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder against Donovan Mitchell and the Cleveland Cavaliers in a rematch of the NBA's top two teams Thursday night at Paycom Center.

Explore Cavs vs. Thunder, likely an NBA Finals preview. Both teams excel; Cleveland won the latest matchup. Ben and Donnie preview this intriguing matchup.

Last week, the NBA postponed three games due to the Los Angeles wildfires and another due to inclement weather in Atlanta. On Wednesday, the league announced new dates for three of those games, and they also rescheduled six other games to accommodate those new dates.

Tuesday’s matchup between the Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles Clippers was one of eight games rescheduled by the NBA due to the California wildfires. The Bulls were originally scheduled to play the Clippers at Intuit Dome on Tuesday night.

The Clippers began on Wednesday night a slew of games in which their fortitude was expected to be tested. They are in this situation because of the devastating wildfires that rampaged across the Los Angeles area and caused the postponement of a Clippers game and forced the NBA to reschedule other games.

Kawhi Leonard scored 23 points, James Harden added 21 and the Los Angeles Clippers had the largest margin of victory in franchise history, routing the Brooklyn Nets 126-67 on Wednesday night. The Clippers broke the team margin mark of 50 against Oklahoma City on April 10,