Game ID: 22500015
Oklahoma City Thunder @ Cleveland Cavaliers
Monday, January 19, 2026 at 2:30 PM ET
Rocket Arena, Cleveland, OH
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
CLE 27 24 28 25 104OKC 32 34 25 45 136
CLE vs OKC ScoutingCLE vs OKC Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
CLE availability going into 1/10 · 1 day's restOUT Ball missed 2 since 1/06, out tonight
OUT Nance Jr. missed 19 since 11/30, out tonight
OUT Bryant missed 2 since 1/06, returns tonight: 3 min (24% of 11)
OUT Proctor missed 3 since 1/04, returns tonight: 3 min (27% of 10)
BACK Wade back 1/06 after 2, 8 min since (38% of 22)
NEW Porter Jr. 16 to 23 min over the last 5
CLE availability going into 1/12 · 1 day's restOUT Wade missed 2 since 1/08, out tonight
OUT Ball missed 3 since 1/06, out tonight
OUT Nance Jr. missed 20 since 11/30, out tonight
BACK Bryant back 1/10 after 2, 3 min since (24% of 11)
BACK Proctor back 1/10 after 3, 3 min since (27% of 10)
NEW Porter Jr. 16 to 23 min over the last 5
CLE availability going into 1/14 · 1 day's restOUT Wade missed 3 since 1/08, out tonight
OUT Ball missed 4 since 1/06, returns tonight: 14 min (68% of 21)
OUT Nance Jr. missed 21 since 11/30, returns tonight: 5 min (41% of 12)
BACK Bryant back 1/10 after 2, 3 min since (24% of 11)
BACK Proctor back 1/10 after 3, 3 min since (27% of 10)
CLE availability going into 1/16 · 1 day's restOUT Wade missed 4 since 1/08, out tonight
BACK Ball back 1/14 after 4, 14 min since (68% of 21)
BACK Nance Jr. back 1/14 after 21, 5 min since (41% of 12)
BACK Bryant back 1/10 after 2, 4 min since (34% of 11)
BACK Proctor back 1/10 after 3, 4 min since (38% of 10)
CLE availability going into 1/19 · 2 days' restOUT Wade missed 5 since 1/08, returns tonight: 16 min (74% of 22)
BACK Ball back 1/14 after 4, 13 min since (62% of 21)
BACK Nance Jr. back 1/14 after 21, 5 min since (41% of 12)
BACK Bryant back 1/10 after 2, 4 min since (34% of 11)
BACK Proctor back 1/10 after 3, 6 min since (61% of 10)
CLE availability going into 1/21 · 1 day's restOUT Merrill missed 2 since 1/16, out tonight
OUT Nance Jr. missed 2 since 1/16, returns tonight: 13 min (102% of 12)
BACK Wade back 1/19 after 5, 16 min since (74% of 22)
BACK Ball back 1/14 after 4, 10 min since (50% of 21)
BACK Bryant back 1/10 after 2, 3 min since (31% of 11)
BACK Proctor back 1/10 after 3, 8 min since (82% of 10)
NEW Tyson 24 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Tomlin 14 to 20 min over the last 5
CLE availability going into 1/23 · 1 day's restOUT Merrill missed 3 since 1/16, out tonight
BACK Wade back 1/19 after 5, 22 min since (97% of 22)
BACK Ball back 1/14 after 4, 10 min since (50% of 21)
BACK Nance Jr. back 1/14 after 21, 9 min since (72% of 12)
NEW Tyson 24 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Tomlin 14 to 21 min over the last 5
CLE availability going into 1/24 · back-to-backOUT Merrill missed 4 since 1/16, out tonight
OUT Ball missed 2 since 1/21, returns tonight: 25 min (118% of 21)
OUT Bryant missed 2 since 1/21, returns tonight: 10 min (91% of 11)
BACK Wade back 1/19 after 5, 24 min since (107% of 22)
BACK Nance Jr. back 1/14 after 21, 10 min since (85% of 12)
NEW Tyson 24 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Tomlin 14 to 20 min over the last 5
CLE availability going into 1/26 · 1 day's restOUT Merrill missed 5 since 1/16, out tonight
BACK Wade back 1/19 after 5, 24 min since (109% of 22)
BACK Ball back 1/24 after 2, 25 min since (118% of 21)
BACK Nance Jr. back 1/21 after 2, 13 min since (107% of 12)
BACK Bryant back 1/24 after 2, 10 min since (91% of 11)
NEW Tyson 24 to 34 min over the last 5
NEW Tomlin 14 to 21 min over the last 5
OKC availability going into 1/11 · 1 day's restOUT Hartenstein missed 7 since 12/29, out tonight
OUT J. Williams missed 13 since 12/18, returns tonight: 14 min (76% of 19)
BACK Caruso back 1/09 after 2, 24 min since (124% of 19)
BACK Dieng back 1/09 after 12, 7 min since (65% of 11)
NEW Wiggins 19 to 26 min over the last 5
OKC availability going into 1/13 · 1 day's restOUT Hartenstein missed 8 since 12/29, out tonight
BACK Caruso back 1/09 after 2, 19 min since (99% of 19)
BACK J. Williams back 1/11 after 13, 14 min since (76% of 19)
BACK Dieng back 1/09 after 12, 7 min since (65% of 11)
NEW Jal. Williams 27 to 34 min over the last 5
OKC availability going into 1/15 · 1 day's restOUT Hartenstein missed 9 since 12/29, out tonight
OUT Dieng missed 2 since 1/11, returns tonight: 3 min (26% of 11)
BACK Caruso back 1/09 after 2, 19 min since (101% of 19)
BACK J. Williams back 1/11 after 13, 19 min since (98% of 19)
NEW Jal. Williams 27 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Wiggins 19 to 25 min over the last 5
OKC availability going into 1/17 · 1 day's restOUT Hartenstein missed 10 since 12/29, out tonight
OUT Carlson missed 2 since 1/13, out tonight
BACK Caruso back 1/09 after 2, 19 min since (99% of 19)
BACK J. Williams back 1/11 after 13, 18 min since (93% of 19)
BACK Dieng back 1/09 after 12, 5 min since (45% of 11)
NEW Jal. Williams 27 to 34 min over the last 5
NEW Wiggins 19 to 24 min over the last 5
OKC availability going into 1/19 · 1 day's restOUT Hartenstein missed 11 since 12/29, out tonight
OUT Carlson missed 3 since 1/13, out tonight
BACK Caruso back 1/09 after 2, 20 min since (101% of 19)
BACK J. Williams back 1/11 after 13, 18 min since (93% of 19)
BACK Dieng back 1/09 after 12, 5 min since (45% of 11)
NEW Wiggins 19 to 25 min over the last 5
OKC availability going into 1/21 · 1 day's restOUT Hartenstein missed 12 since 12/29, out tonight
OUT Carlson missed 4 since 1/13, returns tonight: 16 min (140% of 12)
BACK J. Williams back 1/11 after 13, 16 min since (82% of 19)
BACK Dieng back 1/15 after 2, 4 min since (34% of 11)
NEW Wiggins 19 to 24 min over the last 5
OKC availability going into 1/23 · 1 day's restOUT Jal. Williams missed 2 since 1/19, out tonight
OUT Hartenstein missed 13 since 12/29, out tonight
BACK Carlson back 1/21 after 4, 16 min since (140% of 12)
BACK Dieng back 1/15 after 2, 3 min since (28% of 11)
NEW Wiggins 19 to 26 min over the last 4
OKC availability going into 1/25 · 1 day's restOUT Jal. Williams missed 3 since 1/19, out tonight
OUT Hartenstein missed 14 since 12/29, out tonight
OUT Caruso missed 2 since 1/21, out tonight
OUT Wiggins missed 2 since 1/21, returns tonight: 30 min (154% of 19)
BACK Carlson back 1/21 after 4, 12 min since (101% of 12)
BACK Dieng back 1/15 after 2, 6 min since (52% of 11)
OKC availability going into 1/27 · 1 day's restOUT Jal. Williams missed 4 since 1/19, out tonight
OUT Mitchell missed 2 since 1/23, out tonight
OUT Hartenstein missed 15 since 12/29, out tonight
OUT Caruso missed 3 since 1/21, out tonight
BACK Wiggins back 1/25 after 2, 30 min since (154% of 19)
BACK Carlson back 1/21 after 4, 12 min since (101% of 12)
NEW Dort 26 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW K. Williams 14 to 22 min over the last 5
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Cleveland comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 126 a night and allowing 122, shooting 52 percent and 43 from three, 19 free throws a game; Mitchell at 25 and Garland at 20 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Wade (5 straight). 2 days' rest. OKC comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 108, shooting 50 percent and 35 from three, 25 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 30 and Mitchell at 16 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Hartenstein (11 straight). One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, OKC allowing 108 a night to Cleveland's 122 and the arc, Cleveland at 43 percent from three to OKC's 35. Call it OKC 118, Cleveland 117, Cleveland keeping it close.
1/10 vs MIN 146-134 — CLE notes
CLE won 146-134. CLE shot 60% (55 of 92) to MIN's 57%, 15 of 31 from three. CLE turned it over 9 times to MIN's 15. Mitchell led with 28 (9 of 21, 4 of 10 from three, 6 of 7 at the line); Mobley added 24, Tyson 23. The hinge was Q3, 36-26: CLE came in trailing by 2 and left it ahead by 8, and the lead reached 18. CLE trailed 63-65 at the half and won the second half 83-69. Allen was the night's best plus/minus at +22.
1/12 vs UTA 112-123 — CLE notes
CLE lost 112-123. CLE took 9 more shots (92 to 83), but shot 45% to UTA's 48%, 17 of 41 from three, and got to the line 13 times to UTA's 28. The glass went 30-50 against them. Garland led with 23 (7 of 17, 5 of 9 from three); Mitchell added 21, Mobley 15. Q2 was theirs, 40-20, turning a 12-point deficit into a 8-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 103-72 against them. They led by as many as 10. Mitchell's -12 in 34 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/14 @ PHI 133-107 — CLE notes
CLE won 133-107. CLE shot 53% (50 of 95) to PHI's 40%, 20 of 46 from three, and got to the line 18 times to PHI's 26. The glass went 52-42 for them. Mitchell led with 35 (11 of 22, 5 of 12 from three, 8 of 8 at the line); Garland added 20, Mobley 17. The hinge was Q1, 33-18: from level to 15 ahead, and the lead reached 30. Mitchell was the night's best plus/minus at +29.
1/16 @ PHI 117-115 — CLE notes
CLE won 117-115. CLE shot 52% (44 of 85) to PHI's 47%, 17 of 34 from three. CLE turned it over 18 times to PHI's 10, and PHI turned those into 11 steals. Tyson led with 39 (13 of 17, 7 of 9 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Hunter added 16, Mobley 15. The hinge was Q4, 33-24: CLE came in trailing by 7 and left it ahead by 2. CLE trailed 55-62 at the half and won the second half 62-53. Hunter was the night's best plus/minus at +12.
1/19 vs OKC 104-136 — CLE notes
CLE lost 104-136. CLE shot 37% (34 of 91) to OKC's 56%, 8 of 35 from three, and went to the line 35 times to OKC's 20 — 28 points from the stripe to their 13. CLE turned it over 21 times to OKC's 11, and OKC turned those into 11 steals. The glass went 54-38 for them. D. Mitchell led with 19 (5 of 18, 1 of 9 from three, 8 of 11 at the line); Tyson added 16, Mobley 16. Q3 was theirs, 28-25, the deficit cut from 15 to 12, but the other 3 periods went 111-76 against them. Allen's -31 in 29 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/21 @ CHA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Charlotte comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 110, shooting 50 percent and 38 from three, 18 free throws a game; Miller at 22 and Ball at 19 a game. It has won the glass by 17 a night. Without Hall (5 straight). 2 days' rest. Cleveland comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 123, shooting 49 percent and 41 from three, 22 free throws a game; Mitchell at 23 and Garland at 22 a game. Without Merrill (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Charlotte wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Charlotte has been plus-17 a night and Cleveland plus-0 and the defense, Charlotte allowing 110 a night to Cleveland's 123. Call it Charlotte 122, Cleveland 116.
1/23 vs SAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Cleveland comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 114, shooting 45 percent and 36 from three, 21 free throws a game; Mitchell at 22 and Tyson at 18 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Merrill (3 straight). One day's rest. Sacramento comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 117, shooting 50 percent and 37 from three, 26 free throws a game; Westbrook at 23 and LaVine at 19 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Murray (9 straight), Plowden (33 straight), Carter (7 straight). One day's rest.
So: Cleveland wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Cleveland 118, Sacramento 113.
1/24 @ ORL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Orlando comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 114, shooting 45 percent and 32 from three, 23 free throws a game; Banchero at 21 and Bane at 19 a game. Without Fra. Wagner (16 straight), Suggs (6 straight). One day's rest. Cleveland comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 113, shooting 45 percent and 35 from three, 24 free throws a game; Mitchell at 25 and Tyson at 20 a game. It has won the glass by 10 a night. Without Merrill (4 straight), Ball (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Orlando wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Cleveland has been plus-10 a night and Orlando plus-0. Call it Orlando 115, Cleveland 113, Cleveland keeping it close.
1/26 vs ORL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Cleveland comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 112, shooting 45 percent and 34 from three, 25 free throws a game; Mitchell at 25 and Tyson at 21 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 8 a night. Without Merrill (5 straight). One day's rest. Orlando comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 113, shooting 44 percent and 30 from three, 25 free throws a game; Banchero at 23 and Bane at 20 a game. Without Fra. Wagner (17 straight). One day's rest.
So: Cleveland wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Cleveland has been plus-8 a night and Orlando minus-1 and the arc, Cleveland at 34 percent from three to Orlando's 30. Call it Cleveland 116, Orlando 111.
1/11 vs MIA 124-112 — OKC notes
OKC won 124-112. OKC shot 51% (47 of 93) to MIA's 54%, 10 of 34 from three, and went to the line 28 times to MIA's 13 — 20 points from the stripe to their 7. OKC turned it over 13 times to MIA's 23. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 29 (10 of 19, 2 of 6 from three, 7 of 9 at the line); Jal. Williams added 18, Holmgren 16. The hinge was Q3, 39-26: OKC came in trailing by 5 and left it ahead by 8, and the lead reached 20. OKC trailed 54-59 at the half and won the second half 70-53. A. Mitchell was the night's best plus/minus at +22.
1/13 vs SAS 119-98 — OKC notes
OKC won 119-98. OKC shot 52% (42 of 81) to SAS's 40%, 11 of 30 from three. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 34 (11 of 23, 1 of 4 from three, 11 of 13 at the line); Jal. Williams added 20, Caruso 13. The hinge was Q3, 40-24: a lead of 3 became 19, and the lead reached 24. Jay. Williams was the night's best plus/minus at +30.
1/15 @ HOU 111-91 — OKC notes
OKC won 111-91. OKC shot 46% (41 of 89) to HOU's 34%, 16 of 41 from three. The glass went 44-60 against them. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 20 (6 of 11, 1 of 3 from three, 7 of 8 at the line); Holmgren added 18, Mitchell 17. The hinge was Q4, 34-16: a lead of 2 became 20, and the lead reached 25. Gilgeous-Alexander was the night's best plus/minus at +15.
1/17 @ MIA 120-122 — OKC notes
OKC lost 120-122. OKC shot 55% (42 of 77) to MIA's 37%, 13 of 29 from three. OKC turned it over 14 times to MIA's 4. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 39 (12 of 19, 2 of 3 from three, 13 of 13 at the line); Wiggins added 18, Mitchell 15. Q1 was theirs, 37-30, but the other 3 periods went 92-83 against them. They led by as many as 12. Dort's -11 in 22 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/19 @ CLE 136-104 — OKC notes
OKC won 136-104. OKC shot 56% (50 of 90) to CLE's 37%, 23 of 47 from three, and got to the line 20 times to CLE's 35. OKC turned it over 11 times to CLE's 21. The glass went 38-54 against them. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 30 (12 of 20, 1 of 4 from three); Holmgren added 28, Dort 18. The hinge was Q4, 45-25: a lead of 12 became 32. Dort was the night's best plus/minus at +34.
1/21 @ MIL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Milwaukee comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 115, shooting 46 percent and 38 from three, 22 free throws a game; Gia. Antetokounmpo at 24 and Portis at 14 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Prince (34 straight). One day's rest. OKC comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 105, shooting 52 percent and 40 from three, 24 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 30 and Holmgren at 17 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Hartenstein (12 straight). One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, OKC allowing 105 a night to Milwaukee's 115. Call it OKC 118, Milwaukee 109.
1/23 vs IND — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
OKC comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 103, shooting 52 percent and 42 from three, 21 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 33 and Holmgren at 16 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Jal. Williams (2 straight), Hartenstein (13 straight). One day's rest. Indiana comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 103 a night and allowing 117, shooting 43 percent and 30 from three, 21 free throws a game; Siakam at 27 and Nembhard at 17 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Mathurin (10 straight), Thompson (2 straight), Toppin (42 straight). One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the arc, OKC at 42 percent from three to Indiana's 30 and the defense, OKC allowing 103 a night to Indiana's 117. Call it OKC 121, Indiana 105, OKC by 16.
1/25 vs TOR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
OKC comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 107, shooting 52 percent and 41 from three, 22 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 35 and Holmgren at 19 a game. It has lost the glass by 9 a night. Without Jal. Williams (3 straight), Hartenstein (14 straight), Caruso (2 straight). One day's rest. Toronto comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 113, shooting 49 percent and 38 from three, 21 free throws a game; Barnes at 22 and Quickley at 22 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Poeltl (17 straight), Murray-Boyles (3 straight), Walter (7 straight). One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Toronto has been minus-0 a night and OKC minus-9 and the turnovers, Toronto giving it away 14 times a game to OKC's 11. Call it OKC 118, Toronto 111.
1/27 vs NOP — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
OKC comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 110, shooting 52 percent and 38 from three, 25 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 36 and Holmgren at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. Without Jal. Williams (4 straight), Mitchell (2 straight), Hartenstein (15 straight). One day's rest. New Orleans comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 116, shooting 46 percent and 33 from three, 25 free throws a game; Bey at 22 and Murphy III at 22 a game. Without Murray (18 straight), McGowens (2 straight), Jordan (44 straight). One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the glass, where New Orleans has been plus-1 a night and OKC minus-8 and the arc, OKC at 38 percent from three to New Orleans's 33. Call it OKC 121, New Orleans 110, OKC by 11.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
CLECP C. Porter Jr.
DH D. Hunter
DM D. Mitchell
DW D. Wade
EM E. Mobley
JA J. Allen
JT J. Tyson
LB L. Ball
NT N. Tomlin
TP T. Proctor
OKCAC A. Caruso
AM A. Mitchell
AW A. Wiggins
CH C. Holmgren
CW C. Wallace
CY C. Youngblood
IJ I. Joe
JW J. Williams
KW K. Williams
LD L. Dort
OD O. Dieng
SG S. Gilgeous-Alexander
CLE/OKC the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
CLEVELAND -- — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 30 points, Chet Holmgren added 28 and the Oklahoma City Thunder rolled to a 136-104 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday.
It is the 30th time in 42 games Gilgeous-Alexander has scored at least 30. The reigning NBA MVP is second in the league in scoring, averaging 31.8 points.
The Thunder — who improved to a league-best 36-8 — tied a season high with 23 3-pointers and made 48.9% from beyond the arc. Luguentz Dort made five 3's and finished with 18 points, while Isaiah Joe (16 points) and Holmgren made four apiece.
It is Cleveland's worst loss in a regular-season game in nearly two seasons since Kenny Atkinson became coach. The last time it lost by at least 30 was a 37-point defeat at Miami on March 24, 2024.
Donovan Mitchell led the Cavaliers with 19 points, while Jaylon Tyson had 16 points and 10 rebounds.
Jarrett Allen had 16 points in his 600th NBA game.
Cleveland was only 8 of 35 on 3-pointers, with its 22.9% rate second-worst of the season. The Cavaliers (24-20) have eight losses in their last 14 at home. They are 14-11 at Rocket Arena after going 34-7 last season.
The Cavaliers got within 50-45 on a 3-pointer by De'Andre Hunter before the Thunder closed out the half on a 16-6 run that included six points by Isaiah Joe and five by Luguentz Dort made it 66-51 at halftime.
The Thunder made it a rout by going on a 23-5 run over the final 3:33 in which seven of their last shots were 3-pointers. They were 10 of 13 from long distance in the fourth quarter.
Oklahoma City was already short-handed when it was announced guard/forward Jalen Williams will miss a couple weeks due to a right hamstring strain. Their bench got shorter when Alex Caruso (right groin soreness) and Jaylin Williams (low back contusion) left in the first half.