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114-134

Final

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Thunder

Gilgeous-Alexander scores 40 as Thunder roll past Cavaliers 134-114 in matchup of NBA leaders

By AP•Jan 17, 2025

Game Recap

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's 18th 40-point game leads the Thunder to a dominant win over the Cavaliers.

OKLAHOMA CITY -- — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 40 points and eight assists in three quarters, and the Oklahoma City Thunder rolled past the Cleveland Cavaliers 134-114 on Thursday night in a matchup of teams with the best records in the NBA.

The Western Conference-leading Thunder and the East-leading Cavaliers now have matching 34-6 records. The Cavaliers won the first meeting 129-122 on Jan. 8. In the rematch, the Thunder handed the Cavaliers their worst loss of the season.

Lu Dort scored a season-high 22 points and Jalen Williams added 19 for Oklahoma City, which won its fourth straight.

Darius Garland had 20 points and nine assists for Cleveland, and Jarrett Allen added 13 points. Donovan Mitchell, Cleveland’s top scorer, was held to eight points on 3-for-15 shooting.

The Cavaliers led 12-10 before Oklahoma City took over. The Thunder closed the first quarter on a 22-2 run to take a 32-14 lead. Gilgeous-Alexander scored 15 points in the opening period.

Gilgeous-Alexander scored 11 points in a three-minute stretch late in the first half to help the Thunder take a 75-49 lead at the break.

The Thunder matched a season high for points in a quarter with 44 in the third to take a 119-81 lead.

Takeaways

Cavaliers: The Cavaliers, one of the best defensive teams in the league, had no answers in this one. Oklahoma City shot 60.3% in the first three quarters.

Thunder: Oklahoma City continued to find ways to win with key players out. Center Isaiah Hartenstein, the team's leading rebounder, missed the game with a strained his left calf. The Thunder held their own on the boards and dominated nearly everything else.

Key moment

Oklahoma City went on a 30-2 run from the first quarter into the early part of the second that opened up the game.

Key stat

Oklahoma City committed just six turnovers to Cleveland's 21.

Up Next

The Thunder visit Dallas on Friday. The Cavaliers are at Minnesota on Saturday.

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Series Context

Playoff Series and Prior Meetings

Full meeting history and series status so you can track momentum before tip-off and after the final whistle.

Series tied 1-1

Regular Season Series

OKC at CLE

Thu, Jan 9

122 - 129

Final

CLE at OKC

Fri, Jan 17

114 - 134

Final

Statistics visualization

Game Analysis

Head-to-head production and efficiency

Game Stats

CLE

OKC

42-90FG53-105

47Field Goal %50

13-423PT18-53

31Three Point %34

17-21FT10-11

11Offensive Rebounds8

38Defensive Rebounds31

32Assists25

2Steals12

5Blocks5

21Turnovers6

1Technical Fouls0

30Points Conceded Off Turnovers7

8Fast Break Points21

11Fouls20

4Largest Lead42

Match Leaders

Recent plays and game events

Play By Play

1st Quarter

TIME	PLAY	OKC	CLE
12:00	Jarrett Allen vs. Jaylin Williams (Evan Mobley gains possession)	0	0
11:44	Jalen Williams personal foul	0	0
11:36	Jarrett Allen makes 1-foot dunk (Darius Garland assists)	0	2
11:23	Cason Wallace out of bounds bad pass turnover	0	2
11:10	Donovan Mitchell misses two point shot	0	2
11:09	Jarrett Allen offensive rebound	0	2
11:08	Jarrett Allen makes tip shot	0	4
10:58	Luguentz Dort makes 23-foot three point jumper (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists)	3	4
10:45	Donovan Mitchell misses 17-foot pullup jump shot	3	4
10:43	Jalen Williams defensive rebound	3	4
10:34	Jaylin Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper	3	4
10:31	Jarrett Allen defensive rebound	3	4
10:14	Evan Mobley misses driving layup	3	4
10:12	Luguentz Dort defensive rebound	3	4
10:00	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point shot	5	4
9:51	Darius Garland bad pass (Jalen Williams steals)	5	4
9:46	Darius Garland blocks Jalen Williams 's 1-foot dunk	5	4
9:46	Cavaliers defensive team rebound	5	4
9:34	Donovan Mitchell misses driving layup	5	4
9:33	Jarrett Allen offensive rebound	5	4
9:31	Donovan Mitchell misses layup	5	4
9:28	Dean Wade offensive rebound	5	4
9:27	Darius Garland misses 22-foot three point jumper	5	4
9:24	Jarrett Allen offensive rebound	5	4
9:24	Jarrett Allen offensive charge	5	4
9:24	Jarrett Allen turnover	5	4
9:12	Jalen Williams makes driving layup (Cason Wallace assists)	7	4
8:54	Donovan Mitchell misses 24-foot three point jumper	7	4
8:51	Cason Wallace defensive rebound	7	4
8:35	Jalen Williams misses 23-foot three point jumper	7	4
8:32	Jarrett Allen defensive rebound	7	4
8:28	Luguentz Dort personal foul	7	4
8:14	Evan Mobley misses 23-foot three point jumper	7	4
8:11	Jaylin Williams defensive rebound	7	4
7:59	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander out of bounds bad pass turnover	7	4
7:41	Dean Wade misses 25-foot three point jumper	7	4
7:39	Darius Garland offensive rebound	7	4
7:37	Donovan Mitchell makes 25-foot three point jumper (Darius Garland assists)	7	7
7:24	Evan Mobley blocks Jalen Williams 's 2-foot driving layup	7	7
7:22	Evan Mobley defensive rebound	7	7
7:15	Jarrett Allen makes 1-foot alley oop dunk shot (Darius Garland assists)	7	9
7:15	Thunder Full timeout	7	9
7:15	Max Strus enters the game for Donovan Mitchell	7	9
7:15	Caris LeVert enters the game for Evan Mobley	7	9
7:00	Jaylin Williams misses 22-foot three point jumper	7	9
6:57	Jarrett Allen defensive rebound	7	9
6:47	Caris LeVert misses layup	7	9
6:45	Cason Wallace defensive rebound	7	9
6:40	Luguentz Dort misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	7	9
6:37	Jalen Williams offensive rebound	7	9
6:34	Darius Garland personal foul	7	9
6:34	Isaiah Joe enters the game for Luguentz Dort	7	9
6:26	Isaiah Joe makes 27-foot three pointer (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists)	10	9
6:08	Max Strus makes 23-foot three point jumper (Caris LeVert assists)	10	12
5:45	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses 14-foot pullup jump shot	10	12
5:44	Dean Wade defensive rebound	10	12
5:37	Darius Garland traveling	10	12
5:37	Georges Niang enters the game for Dean Wade	10	12
5:27	Darius Garland shooting foul	10	12
5:27	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes free throw 1 of 2	11	12
5:27	Branden Carlson enters the game for Jaylin Williams	11	12
5:27	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes free throw 2 of 2	12	12
5:04	Georges Niang lost ball turnover (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander steals)	12	12
4:53	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 15-foot step back jumpshot	14	12
4:37	Caris LeVert lost ball turnover (Isaiah Joe steals)	14	12
4:23	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 17-foot step back jumpshot	16	12
4:21	Cavaliers Full timeout	16	12
4:21	Aaron Wiggins enters the game for Jalen Williams	16	12
4:21	Evan Mobley enters the game for Darius Garland	16	12
4:21	Donovan Mitchell enters the game for Jarrett Allen	16	12
4:05	Evan Mobley misses 4-foot two point shot	16	12
4:02	Branden Carlson defensive rebound	16	12
3:47	Branden Carlson makes 22-foot three point jumper (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists)	19	12
3:35	Georges Niang misses 25-foot three point jumper	19	12
3:31	Aaron Wiggins defensive rebound	19	12
3:25	Caris LeVert blocks Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 's 12-foot pullup jump shot	19	12
3:24	Thunder offensive team rebound	19	12
3:11	Cason Wallace misses driving layup	19	12
3:09	Max Strus defensive rebound	19	12
3:05	Max Strus misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	19	12
3:01	Cason Wallace defensive rebound	19	12
2:51	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses driving floating jump shot	19	12
2:49	Max Strus defensive rebound	19	12
2:42	Caris LeVert misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	19	12
2:39	Cason Wallace defensive rebound	19	12
2:23	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes driving layup	21	12
2:12	Evan Mobley misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	21	12
2:10	Aaron Wiggins defensive rebound	21	12
2:05	Isaiah Joe out of bounds lost ball turnover	21	12
2:05	Alex Caruso enters the game for Cason Wallace	21	12
1:51	Evan Mobley makes alley oop dunk shot (Caris LeVert assists)	21	14
1:37	Branden Carlson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists)	24	14
1:24	Georges Niang misses 24-foot three point jumper	24	14
1:22	Thunder defensive team rebound	24	14
1:10	Isaiah Joe makes 24-foot three point jumper (Aaron Wiggins assists)	27	14
59.1	Max Strus lost ball turnover (Alex Caruso steals)	27	14
56.0	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point shot (Alex Caruso assists)	29	14
56.0	Cavaliers Full timeout	29	14
40.1	Donovan Mitchell misses driving layup	29	14
38.0	Isaiah Joe defensive rebound	29	14
34.0	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 26-foot running pullup jump shot	32	14
17.1	Max Strus traveling	32	14
17.1	Cavaliers delay of game violation	32	14
3.0	Aaron Wiggins misses 15-foot pullup jump shot	32	14
3.0	Evan Mobley defensive rebound	32	14
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	32	14

2nd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	OKC	CLE
12:00	Kenrich Williams enters the game for Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	32	14
12:00	Jalen Williams enters the game for Isaiah Joe	32	14
12:00	Luguentz Dort enters the game for Branden Carlson	32	14
12:00	Isaac Okoro enters the game for Caris LeVert	32	14
11:47	Jalen Williams makes 9-foot driving floating jump shot	34	14
11:22	Evan Mobley vs. Aaron Wiggins (Donovan Mitchell gains possession)	34	14
11:18	Donovan Mitchell misses 5-foot pullup jump shot	34	14
11:15	Aaron Wiggins defensive rebound	34	14
11:08	Luguentz Dort makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kenrich Williams assists)	37	14
10:54	Evan Mobley out of bounds lost ball turnover	37	14
10:50	Kenny Atkinson technical foul	37	14
10:50	Jalen Williams makes technical free throw	38	14
10:42	Luguentz Dort makes driving layup	40	14
10:30	Evan Mobley makes 1-foot layup (Donovan Mitchell assists)	40	16
10:30	Aaron Wiggins shooting foul	40	16
10:30	Ty Jerome enters the game for Georges Niang	40	16
10:30	Evan Mobley makes free throw 1 of 1	40	17
10:18	Aaron Wiggins misses 25-foot three point jumper	40	17
10:13	Isaac Okoro defensive rebound	40	17
10:04	Donovan Mitchell makes 21-foot jumper (Max Strus assists)	40	19
9:45	Luguentz Dort makes 16-foot step back jumpshot	42	19
9:25	Ty Jerome makes 25-foot three point jumper (Evan Mobley assists)	42	22
9:11	Kenrich Williams misses 26-foot three point jumper	42	22
9:08	Donovan Mitchell defensive rebound	42	22
8:57	Isaac Okoro misses 24-foot three point jumper	42	22
8:54	Kenrich Williams defensive rebound	42	22
8:49	Darius Garland enters the game for Evan Mobley	42	22
8:49	Jarrett Allen enters the game for Donovan Mitchell	42	22
8:48	Isaac Okoro shooting foul	42	22
8:48	Alex Caruso makes free throw 1 of 2	43	22
8:48	Alex Caruso makes free throw 2 of 2	44	22
8:37	Alex Caruso shooting foul	44	22
8:37	Ty Jerome makes free throw 1 of 2	44	23
8:37	Ty Jerome makes free throw 2 of 2	44	24
8:17	Alex Caruso makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kenrich Williams assists)	47	24
8:05	Isaac Okoro makes 23-foot three point jumper (Ty Jerome assists)	47	27
7:54	Luguentz Dort loose ball foul	47	27
7:54	Dean Wade enters the game for Max Strus	47	27
7:54	Luguentz Dort lost ball turnover	47	27
7:42	Dean Wade bad pass (Jalen Williams steals)	47	27
7:41	Isaac Okoro personal foul	47	27
7:33	Alex Caruso makes 22-foot three point jumper (Jalen Williams assists)	50	27
7:21	Luguentz Dort personal foul	50	27
7:21	Thunder Full timeout	50	27
7:21	(07:21) [Thunder] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL STANDS) [Thunder] charged with a timeout	50	27
7:08	Isaac Okoro makes layup (Darius Garland assists)	50	29
6:49	Aaron Wiggins makes 10-foot two point shot	52	29
6:34	Darius Garland makes 1-foot two point shot	52	31
6:21	Aaron Wiggins misses 13-foot pullup jump shot	52	31
6:19	Dean Wade defensive rebound	52	31
6:09	Darius Garland makes 15-foot pullup jump shot	52	33
5:54	Kenrich Williams misses 28-foot three point jumper	52	33
5:52	Jarrett Allen defensive rebound	52	33
5:45	Isaac Okoro misses 23-foot three point jumper	52	33
5:41	Ty Jerome offensive rebound	52	33
5:37	Darius Garland lost ball turnover (Luguentz Dort steals)	52	33
5:31	Luguentz Dort makes 25-foot running pullup jump shot (Jalen Williams assists)	55	33
5:17	Jarrett Allen lost ball turnover (Kenrich Williams steals)	55	33
5:14	Kenrich Williams makes dunk (Luguentz Dort assists)	57	33
5:14	Cavaliers Full timeout	57	33
5:14	Cason Wallace enters the game for Luguentz Dort	57	33
5:14	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander enters the game for Jalen Williams	57	33
5:14	Jaylin Williams enters the game for Alex Caruso	57	33
5:14	Isaiah Joe enters the game for Kenrich Williams	57	33
5:14	Caris LeVert enters the game for Jarrett Allen	57	33
5:01	Jaylin Williams flagrant foul type 1	57	33
5:01	(05:01) [Cavaliers] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (CALL OVERTURNED)	57	33
5:01	Darius Garland makes free throw flagrant 1 of 2	57	34
5:01	Darius Garland makes free throw flagrant 2 of 2	57	35
4:51	Darius Garland makes 27-foot three pointer	57	38
4:35	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	57	38
4:32	Isaac Okoro defensive rebound	57	38
4:28	Dean Wade makes 25-foot three point shot (Darius Garland assists)	57	41
4:27	Thunder Full timeout	57	41
4:15	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 14-foot pullup jump shot	59	41
4:15	Ty Jerome shooting foul	59	41
4:15	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes free throw 1 of 1	60	41
4:06	Darius Garland misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	60	41
4:02	Isaiah Joe defensive rebound	60	41
3:56	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 9-foot running pullup jump shot	62	41
3:42	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander shooting foul	62	41
3:42	Isaac Okoro makes free throw 1 of 2	62	42
3:42	Jalen Williams enters the game for Jaylin Williams	62	42
3:42	Donovan Mitchell enters the game for Ty Jerome	62	42
3:42	Isaac Okoro makes free throw 2 of 2	62	43
3:28	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 22-foot step back jumpshot	64	43
3:04	Darius Garland makes 5-foot driving floating jump shot	64	45
2:50	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 1-foot two point shot	66	45
2:37	Darius Garland makes 9-foot driving floating jump shot (Donovan Mitchell assists)	66	47
2:26	Jalen Williams makes 14-foot pullup jump shot	68	47
2:17	Donovan Mitchell misses driving layup	68	47
2:15	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander defensive rebound	68	47
2:05	Aaron Wiggins misses two point shot	68	47
2:03	Dean Wade defensive rebound	68	47
1:51	Caris LeVert lost ball turnover (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander steals)	68	47
1:48	Cason Wallace makes two point shot (Jalen Williams assists)	70	47
1:34	Darius Garland makes driving layup	70	49
1:18	Isaac Okoro shooting foul	70	49
1:18	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes free throw 1 of 2	71	49
1:18	Alex Caruso enters the game for Isaiah Joe	71	49
1:18	Evan Mobley enters the game for Dean Wade	71	49
1:18	Max Strus enters the game for Isaac Okoro	71	49
1:18	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes free throw 2 of 2	72	49
1:03	Donovan Mitchell misses 23-foot three point jumper	72	49
1:00	Alex Caruso defensive rebound	72	49
51.0	Jalen Williams makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	75	49
30.0	Max Strus steps out of bounds turnover	75	49
18.0	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses two point shot	75	49
16.1	Donovan Mitchell defensive rebound	75	49
2.0	Donovan Mitchell misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	75	49
2.0	Evan Mobley offensive rebound	75	49
0.0	(00:00) [Cavaliers] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL REPLAYCENTER)	75	49
0.0	End of the 2nd Quarter	75	49

3rd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	OKC	CLE
12:00	Jaylin Williams enters the game for Aaron Wiggins	75	49
12:00	Luguentz Dort enters the game for Alex Caruso	75	49
12:00	Dean Wade enters the game for Caris LeVert	75	49
12:00	Jarrett Allen enters the game for Max Strus	75	49
11:47	Jalen Williams misses driving layup	75	49
11:44	Jaylin Williams offensive rebound	75	49
11:43	Luguentz Dort makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jaylin Williams assists)	78	49
11:21	Donovan Mitchell makes 17-foot two point shot	78	51
11:08	Jaylin Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper	78	51
11:06	Darius Garland defensive rebound	78	51
10:59	Luguentz Dort blocks Donovan Mitchell 's 5-foot driving layup	78	51
10:56	Cason Wallace defensive rebound	78	51
10:52	Jalen Williams makes 1-foot dunk (Luguentz Dort assists)	80	51
10:39	Jarrett Allen makes 2-foot layup (Darius Garland assists)	80	53
10:27	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 7-foot two point shot	82	53
10:20	Jaylin Williams shooting foul	82	53
10:20	Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 1 of 2	82	54
10:20	Donovan Mitchell misses free throw 2 of 2	82	54
10:18	Jaylin Williams defensive rebound	82	54
10:07	Luguentz Dort makes 23-foot three point jumper (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists)	85	54
9:54	Evan Mobley misses driving layup	85	54
9:50	Luguentz Dort defensive rebound	85	54
9:47	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes dunk	87	54
9:47	Cavaliers Full timeout	87	54
9:37	Jaylin Williams shooting foul	87	54
9:37	Darius Garland makes free throw 1 of 2	87	55
9:37	Darius Garland makes free throw 2 of 2	87	56
9:17	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander lost ball turnover (Donovan Mitchell steals)	87	56
9:13	Jalen Williams blocks Donovan Mitchell's two point shot	87	56
9:10	Jaylin Williams defensive rebound	87	56
9:05	Luguentz Dort misses 26-foot three point jumper	87	56
9:03	Cavaliers defensive team rebound	87	56
9:03	Jaylin Williams loose ball foul	87	56
8:48	Evan Mobley out of bounds lost ball turnover	87	56
8:37	Jaylin Williams makes 25-foot three point jumper (Cason Wallace assists)	90	56
8:19	Dean Wade misses 22-foot three point jumper	90	56
8:17	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander defensive rebound	90	56
8:09	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes driving layup	92	56
7:55	Jarrett Allen makes 1-foot layup (Darius Garland assists)	92	58
7:36	Jalen Williams misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	92	58
7:34	Jaylin Williams offensive rebound	92	58
7:34	Jaylin Williams makes tip shot	94	58
7:18	Jarrett Allen makes 1-foot layup (Darius Garland assists)	94	60
7:18	Jalen Williams shooting foul	94	60
7:18	Max Strus enters the game for Evan Mobley	94	60
7:18	Georges Niang enters the game for Donovan Mitchell	94	60
7:18	Caris LeVert enters the game for Dean Wade	94	60
7:18	Jarrett Allen makes free throw 1 of 1	94	61
7:10	Jaylin Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper	94	61
7:06	Caris LeVert defensive rebound	94	61
6:59	Darius Garland misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot	94	61
6:57	Jalen Williams defensive rebound	94	61
6:53	Luguentz Dort makes 26-foot running pullup jump shot (Jalen Williams assists)	97	61
6:52	Cavaliers Full timeout	97	61
6:52	Dean Wade enters the game for Jarrett Allen	97	61
6:40	Dean Wade bad pass (Jalen Williams steals)	97	61
6:30	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	97	61
6:28	Caris LeVert defensive rebound	97	61
6:19	Max Strus misses 23-foot three point jumper	97	61
6:17	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	97	61
6:16	Cason Wallace kicked ball violation	97	61
6:15	Caris LeVert makes layup (Darius Garland assists)	97	63
5:56	Jalen Williams makes 5-foot driving floating jump shot	99	63
5:56	Max Strus shooting foul	99	63
5:56	Isaiah Joe enters the game for Jaylin Williams	99	63
5:56	Jalen Williams makes free throw 1 of 1	100	63
5:42	Georges Niang makes driving layup (Dean Wade assists)	100	65
5:26	Cason Wallace makes 1-foot two point shot (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists)	102	65
5:21	Isaiah Joe personal foul	102	65
5:21	Darius Garland makes free throw 1 of 2	102	66
5:21	Darius Garland misses free throw 2 of 2	102	66
5:19	Jalen Williams defensive rebound	102	66
5:09	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes driving layup	104	66
4:57	Jalen Williams blocks Georges Niang 's 4-foot driving layup	104	66
4:55	Cason Wallace defensive rebound	104	66
4:52	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses running pullup jump shot	104	66
4:49	Georges Niang defensive rebound	104	66
4:46	Darius Garland makes two point shot (Georges Niang assists)	104	68
4:46	Jalen Williams defensive goaltending violation	104	68
4:34	Luguentz Dort misses 23-foot three point jumper	104	68
4:31	Caris LeVert defensive rebound	104	68
4:30	Luguentz Dort personal foul	104	68
4:30	Caris LeVert makes free throw 1 of 2	104	69
4:30	Ty Jerome enters the game for Darius Garland	104	69
4:30	Caris LeVert makes free throw 2 of 2	104	70
4:30	Aaron Wiggins enters the game for Luguentz Dort	104	70
4:17	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot (Jalen Williams assists)	106	70
4:07	Cason Wallace shooting foul	106	70
4:07	Caris LeVert misses free throw 1 of 2	106	70
4:07	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	106	70
4:07	Caris LeVert misses free throw 2 of 2	106	70
4:06	Isaiah Joe defensive rebound	106	70
3:53	Jalen Williams makes driving layup	108	70
3:41	Georges Niang misses layup	108	70
3:40	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander defensive rebound	108	70
3:33	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 8-foot two point shot	110	70
3:25	Caris LeVert makes driving layup	110	72
3:25	Cason Wallace shooting foul	110	72
3:25	Alex Caruso enters the game for Cason Wallace	110	72
3:25	Caris LeVert makes free throw 1 of 1	110	73
3:12	Alex Caruso makes driving dunk (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists)	112	73
2:57	Ty Jerome lost ball turnover (Alex Caruso steals)	112	73
2:52	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses 24-foot three point shot	112	73
2:51	Cavaliers defensive team rebound	112	73
2:32	Max Strus misses 23-foot three point jumper	112	73
2:29	Jalen Williams defensive rebound	112	73
2:17	Isaiah Joe makes 25-foot three point jumper (Alex Caruso assists)	115	73
2:05	Georges Niang makes 4-foot layup (Caris LeVert assists)	115	75
2:05	Isaiah Joe shooting foul	115	75
2:05	Georges Niang makes free throw 1 of 1	115	76
1:52	Isaiah Joe misses 22-foot three point jumper	115	76
1:51	Aaron Wiggins offensive rebound	115	76
1:48	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot (Aaron Wiggins assists)	117	76
1:37	Caris LeVert makes driving layup	117	78
1:22	Jalen Williams misses 24-foot three point jumper	117	78
1:18	Max Strus defensive rebound	117	78
1:10	Dean Wade makes 23-foot three point jumper (Ty Jerome assists)	117	81
52.1	Isaiah Joe misses 24-foot three point jumper	117	81
50.1	Georges Niang defensive rebound	117	81
28.1	Caris LeVert bad pass (Alex Caruso steals)	117	81
23.0	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses two point shot	117	81
21.0	Dean Wade defensive rebound	117	81
15.0	Georges Niang misses 22-foot three point jumper	117	81
12.1	Jalen Williams defensive rebound	117	81
0.1	Jalen Williams makes 9-foot step back jumpshot (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists)	119	81
0.0	End of the 3rd Quarter	119	81

4th Quarter

TIME	PLAY	OKC	CLE
12:00	Cason Wallace enters the game for Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	119	81
12:00	Branden Carlson enters the game for Jalen Williams	119	81
12:00	Kenrich Williams enters the game for Alex Caruso	119	81
12:00	Sam Merrill enters the game for Max Strus	119	81
12:00	Tristan Thompson enters the game for Caris LeVert	119	81
12:00	Jaylon Tyson enters the game for Georges Niang	119	81
12:00	Isaac Okoro enters the game for Dean Wade	119	81
11:41	Isaac Okoro lost ball turnover (Isaiah Joe steals)	119	81
11:33	Isaiah Joe misses 22-foot three point jumper	119	81
11:29	Isaac Okoro defensive rebound	119	81
11:27	Isaac Okoro offensive charge	119	81
11:27	Isaac Okoro turnover	119	81
11:13	Cason Wallace makes driving layup	121	81
11:02	Jaylon Tyson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Ty Jerome assists)	121	84
10:51	Cason Wallace misses driving floating jump shot	121	84
10:47	Tristan Thompson defensive rebound	121	84
10:42	Isaac Okoro misses 24-foot three point jumper	121	84
10:39	Tristan Thompson offensive rebound	121	84
10:35	Ty Jerome makes 25-foot three point jumper (Sam Merrill assists)	121	87
10:21	Cason Wallace misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	121	87
10:21	Thunder offensive team rebound	121	87
10:21	Ty Jerome loose ball foul	121	87
10:07	Branden Carlson misses 7-foot two point shot	121	87
10:03	Ty Jerome defensive rebound	121	87
9:55	Ty Jerome makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot	121	89
9:45	Branden Carlson misses 25-foot three point jumper	121	89
9:42	Ty Jerome defensive rebound	121	89
9:38	Sam Merrill makes 27-foot three point shot (Ty Jerome assists)	121	92
9:20	Aaron Wiggins lost ball turnover (Sam Merrill steals)	121	92
9:14	Jaylon Tyson steps out of bounds turnover	121	92
9:14	Ousmane Dieng enters the game for Cason Wallace	121	92
9:06	Branden Carlson misses 25-foot three point jumper	121	92
9:02	Jaylon Tyson defensive rebound	121	92
8:54	Ty Jerome makes 11-foot driving floating jump shot (Sam Merrill assists)	121	94
8:36	Tristan Thompson blocks Aaron Wiggins 's 4-foot driving layup	121	94
8:34	Tristan Thompson defensive rebound	121	94
8:28	Branden Carlson blocks Tristan Thompson 's 1-foot driving layup	121	94
8:28	Thunder defensive team rebound	121	94
8:28	Thunder Full timeout	121	94
8:07	Ousmane Dieng misses 25-foot three point jumper	121	94
8:04	Branden Carlson offensive rebound	121	94
8:02	Branden Carlson makes two point shot	123	94
7:48	Isaac Okoro misses 25-foot three point jumper	123	94
7:47	Thunder defensive team rebound	123	94
7:36	Isaiah Joe makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	126	94
7:26	Ty Jerome misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot	126	94
7:25	Thunder defensive team rebound	126	94
7:12	Aaron Wiggins misses 4-foot two point shot	126	94
7:08	Jaylon Tyson defensive rebound	126	94
7:06	Isaac Okoro misses 23-foot three point shot	126	94
7:03	Jaylon Tyson offensive rebound	126	94
7:03	Branden Carlson personal foul	126	94
7:03	Craig Porter Jr. enters the game for Ty Jerome	126	94
7:03	Alex Ducas enters the game for Isaiah Joe	126	94
7:03	Adam Flagler enters the game for Kenrich Williams	126	94
6:59	Sam Merrill misses 25-foot three point jumper	126	94
6:57	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	126	94
6:56	Jaylon Tyson misses 14-foot jumper	126	94
6:53	Thunder defensive team rebound	126	94
6:40	Alex Ducas misses 25-foot three point jumper	126	94
6:38	Cavaliers defensive team rebound	126	94
6:27	Isaac Okoro misses 24-foot three point jumper	126	94
6:26	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	126	94
6:26	Branden Carlson loose ball foul	126	94
6:21	Craig Porter Jr. makes driving layup (Jaylon Tyson assists)	126	96
6:21	Alex Ducas shooting foul	126	96
6:21	Craig Porter Jr. makes free throw 1 of 1	126	97
6:10	Aaron Wiggins makes 2-foot two point shot	128	97
6:03	Sam Merrill makes 25-foot three point jumper (Craig Porter Jr. assists)	128	100
5:44	Adam Flagler misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot	128	100
5:41	Ousmane Dieng offensive rebound	128	100
5:40	Adam Flagler misses 24-foot three point jumper	128	100
5:36	Alex Ducas offensive rebound	128	100
5:35	Adam Flagler misses 25-foot three point jumper	128	100
5:31	Sam Merrill defensive rebound	128	100
5:20	Sam Merrill makes 26-foot three point jumper (Craig Porter Jr. assists)	128	103
5:08	Adam Flagler misses 23-foot three point jumper	128	103
5:04	Jaylon Tyson defensive rebound	128	103
4:52	Craig Porter Jr. makes two point shot (Isaac Okoro assists)	128	105
4:32	Craig Porter Jr. blocks Adam Flagler 's 6-foot driving layup	128	105
4:32	Thunder offensive team rebound	128	105
4:29	Adam Flagler misses 23-foot three point jumper	128	105
4:25	Aaron Wiggins offensive rebound	128	105
4:23	Adam Flagler misses 25-foot three point jumper	128	105
4:19	Tristan Thompson defensive rebound	128	105
4:14	Sam Merrill misses running pullup jump shot	128	105
4:12	Jaylon Tyson offensive rebound	128	105
4:12	Adam Flagler blocks Jaylon Tyson 's 3-foot two point shot	128	105
4:12	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	128	105
4:10	Sam Merrill misses 24-foot three point jumper	128	105
4:08	Branden Carlson defensive rebound	128	105
3:56	Ousmane Dieng misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	128	105
3:53	Sam Merrill defensive rebound	128	105
3:48	Craig Porter Jr. out of bounds bad pass turnover	128	105
3:34	Branden Carlson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Aaron Wiggins assists)	131	105
3:12	Jaylon Tyson misses 26-foot three point jumper	131	105
3:09	Craig Porter Jr. offensive rebound	131	105
3:07	Tristan Thompson makes layup (Craig Porter Jr. assists)	131	107
2:50	Adam Flagler misses 25-foot three point jumper	131	107
2:45	Jaylon Tyson defensive rebound	131	107
2:38	Tristan Thompson makes 3-foot layup (Sam Merrill assists)	131	109
2:19	Craig Porter Jr. shooting foul	131	109
2:19	Cavaliers Full timeout	131	109
2:19	Ousmane Dieng makes free throw 1 of 2	132	109
2:19	Ousmane Dieng misses free throw 2 of 2	132	109
2:14	Tristan Thompson defensive rebound	132	109
2:02	Isaac Okoro misses 24-foot three point jumper	132	109
1:58	Branden Carlson defensive rebound	132	109
1:41	Adam Flagler misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot	132	109
1:38	Tristan Thompson defensive rebound	132	109
1:27	Jaylon Tyson misses 6-foot pullup jump shot	132	109
1:25	Ousmane Dieng defensive rebound	132	109
1:14	Ousmane Dieng makes 12-foot step back jumpshot	134	109
59.0	Craig Porter Jr. makes 24-foot three pointer (Tristan Thompson assists)	134	112
45.0	Branden Carlson misses 24-foot three point jumper	134	112
39.1	Tristan Thompson defensive rebound	134	112
27.1	Jaylon Tyson makes driving layup (Tristan Thompson assists)	134	114
3.1	shot clock turnover	134	114
0.0	End of the 4th Quarter	134	114
0.0	End of Game	134	114

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Paycom Center

Oklahoma City, OK

Date & Time

12:30 AM, January 17, 2025

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TNT, truTV, HBO Max

Attendance

18,203

Referees

J.T. Orr, Tyler Ford, Nate Green

2025-26 Central Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Detroit	60	22	.732	W3
Cleveland	52	30	.634	W1
Milwaukee	32	50	.390	L1
Chicago	31	51	.378	L2
Indiana	19	63	.232	L2

2025-26 Northwest Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Oklahoma City	64	18	.780	L2
Denver	54	28	.659	W12
Minnesota	49	33	.598	W2
Portland	42	40	.512	W2
Utah	22	60	.268	L1

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