The Knicks inconsistency stood out in a roller-coaster weekend against the Milwaukee Bucks and Oklahoma City Thunder.

The league-leading Cleveland Cavaliers and west-leading Oklahoma City Thunder clash once again in primetime. Find out how to watch for free.

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The New York Knicks don't have to worry about facing the Oklahoma City Thunder again anytime soon but two double-digit defeats to the best team in the Western Conference have raised some questions.

The Knicks will be tested this weekend with two key matchups against the league's best. Here's how they can come up big.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has sat at the very top of the NBA MVP rankings over the last several weeks. This battle between him, Nikola Jokic, and Giannis Antetokounmpo has been close, but now there is a wide gap between Gilgeous-Alexander and the rest of the field.

PHOENIX -- Today is potentially one of the biggest days of the season for the Phoenix Suns (21-20) - who are looking to expand on the newly-earned winning record against the NBA's best team to this point in the Cleveland Cavaliers (35-6).

We're at the midway point of the NBA season, so let's take a look at how teams are doing. The clear runaway squads are the Cleveland Cavaliers (35-6) and Oklahoma City Thunder (35-7), who both have a 6 1/2-game lead over the second-place teams in their respective conferences.

Milwaukee Bucks All-Star Damian Lillard reached a career milestone in Sunday’s 123-109 win against the Philadelphia 76ers. While head coach Doc Rivers knows there’s room for improvement, Lillard scored his 22,000th career point. Damian is the 38th player in NBA history to reach this impressive feat, eighth among active players.

We have a big Week 14 ahead, beginning with the annual all-day MLK Day slate on Monday and featuring four nights with at least eight games, including a 14-gamer Saturday. However, we do have fewer four-game teams than usual, but there are still some solid under-started/rostered options at each position to consider.

The Oklahoma City Thunder regain the top spot in The Arizona Republic's recent NBA power rankings after defeating the previous No. 1, Cleveland.

Berry Tramel's first ScissorTales with the World takes a look at an award the Thunder should win this season, an unlikely Oklahoma union out in Los Angeles and a salute to the Kansas City Chiefs’ dominance.