{"id":527296,"date":"2026-01-19T11:03:16","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T11:03:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/527296\/"},"modified":"2026-01-19T11:03:16","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T11:03:16","slug":"cup-of-cavs-nba-news-and-links-for-monday-jan-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/527296\/","title":{"rendered":"Cup of Cavs: NBA news and links for Monday, Jan. 19"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\">Good morning, it\u2019s Monday, January 19th. The <a href=\"http:\/\/fearthesword.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Cleveland Cavaliers;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Cleveland Cavaliers<\/a> are 24-19 and host the Oklahoma City Thunder today at 2:30 PM. Let\u2019s hope it\u2019s a good one.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The last time these two teams played in Cleveland, they were each in the middle of huge win streaks and historic regular seasons. Things have changed a bit since then, as the Cavaliers are lagging behind and the Thunder have hit a recent skid in their post-championship season \u2014 but there\u2019s still plenty of potential fireworks ready to go off between these two teams.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Today\u2019s Game of the Day<\/p>\n<ul class=\"content-list\">\n<li>\n<p class=\"\">Cleveland Cavaliers vs Oklahoma City Thunder \u2013 2:30 PM, NBC, Peacock, FanDuel<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"\">Let\u2019s not waste our time talking about any other game today.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The Cavs and Thunder both have injuries heading into this matchup. Cleveland will be without Darius Garland, Max Strus, and Dean Wade, while the Thunder are down Jalen Williams.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">That could put a damper on this battle, but the Cavaliers have been playing inspiring basketball recently and still stand a chance of defending their home floor.<\/p>\n<p>The Rest of the NBA Slate<\/p>\n<ul class=\"content-list\">\n<li>\n<p class=\"\">Milwaukee Bucks at Atlanta Hawks \u2013 1 PM<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\">LA Clippers at Washington Wizards \u2013 3 PM<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\">Dallas Mavericks at New York Knicks \u2013 5 PM<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\">Utah Jazz at San Antonio Spurs \u2013 5 PM<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\">Indiana Pacers at Philadelphia 76ers \u2013 7 PM<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\">Phoenix Suns at Brooklyn Nets \u2013 7:30 PM<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\">Boston Celtics at Detroit Pistons \u2013 8 PM<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\">Miami Heat at Golden State Warriors \u2013 10 PM<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"\">There\u2019s a full slate of basketball on today. So, even if the Cavs disappoint you, maybe you can find some quality games on the rest of the day.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cavs links of the day<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"content-list\">\n<li\/>\n<li\/><\/ul>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>NBA links<\/p>\n<ul class=\"content-list\">\n<li\/>\n<li\/><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Good morning, it\u2019s Monday, January 19th. 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