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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Thunder | 26 | 33 | 31 | 27 | 117 |
 Cavaliers | 30 | 18 | 36 | 28 | 112 |
OKCTeam statsCLE| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OKC | 42-9842.9% | 12-3138.7% | 21-2391.3% | 54 | 18 | 8 |
| CLE | 40-9044.4% | 18-4936.7% | 14-2458.3% | 46 | 31 | 7 |
Point at or clickTap a player to see his shots, then his whole game from there. ClickTap a number under REB, AST, STL, BLK, TO or PF to see those plays.
Oklahoma City Thunder117| 39 | 43 | 14-35 | 4-8 | 11-12 | 0 | +7 | +7.2 | |||||||
| 35 | 20 | 7-16 | 0-3 | 0 | 6-6 | 0 | +1 | −1.3 | ||||||
| 31 | 12 | 5-7 | 2-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +7 | −0.8 | ||||
| 28 | 5 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | −7 | +2.0 | |||||||
| 20 | 3 | 1-6 | 1-5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −14 | −4.1 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 27 | 7 | 3-11 | 0-5 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | +5 | −7.3 | ||||||
| 20 | 10 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +8 | +0.4 | ||||||
| 16 | 8 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −1 | +0.6 | |||||
| 12 | 9 | 3-4 | 3-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +9 | +1.6 | ||||
| 12 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +10 | −2.3 | ||||
| Team | 117 | 42-9842.9% | 12-3138.7% | 54 | 18 | 8 | 19 | 21-2391.3% | 15 | 5 | 4 | |||
Bench 34 points on 13 of 26 shooting
Did not play: Brooks Barnhizer (coach’s decision).
Cleveland Cavaliers112| 36 | 17 | 6-17 | 4-9 | 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | −2.1 | |||||
| 33 | 14 | 5-10 | 3-7 | 1-3 | 0 | −12 | +1.8 | |||||||
| 33 | 16 | 6-11 | 1-4 | 3-4 | −3 | +3.9 | ||||||||
| 28 | 14 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 0 | 4-6 | +11 | +2.5 | |||||||
| 26 | 17 | 7-16 | 3-9 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −5 | +0.8 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 27 | 12 | 4-9 | 3-7 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | −3 | +5.5 | ||||||
| 26 | 8 | 2-8 | 2-8 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −12 | −2.3 | |||||
| 19 | 10 | 3-4 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | +2.3 | |||||
| 8 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −0.2 | |||||
| 5 | 4 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −9 | −1.4 | |
| Team | 112 | 40-9044.4% | 18-4936.7% | 46 | 31 | 7 | 19 | 14-2458.3% | 11 | 7 | 3 | |||
Bench 34 points on 11 of 26 shooting
Did not play: Riley Minix and Tristan Enaruna (coach’s decision).
Thunder117Cavaliers112ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 43 points, and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 117-112.
Gilgeous-Alexander’s step-back 3-pointer put the Thunder ahead for good with 32 seconds left in the fourth quarter.
Ajay Mitchell’s two free throws with 15.4 seconds left made it 117-112 and put it away.
During clutch time, the Thunder outscored the Cavaliers 12-8. Gilgeous-Alexander (Clutch Player of the Year, 2025-26) scored six of the Thunder’s 12 on 2-of-8 shooting and 1 of 1 at the line. With 3:45 left, James Harden stole the ball from Micah Peavy, and Evan Mobley’s free throws off it tied the game at 105.
Ajay Mitchell scored 20 points (12 in the second quarter, on two layups, a floater, a jumper and four free throws).
For the Cavaliers, Meleek Thomas scored 17 points (nine on three 3-pointers). The Cavaliers had seven players in double-digit scoring.
The Thunder made 21 of 23 free throws to the Cavaliers’ 14 of 24 and outscored them 50-30 in the paint. The Cavaliers took 49 of their 90 shots from 3 (54%), the highest share of their season. They had averaged 44%. The Cavaliers’ starters outscored the Thunder 37-26 in 11 minutes together.
Oklahoma City ThunderCleveland CavaliersPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. Wins: how much his shots, free throws, turnovers and passes moved his team’s chance to win (1.00 is a whole win).
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance.
96 points from the field on 98 shots: 7.2 fewer than the league scores from the same zones.
Point at a shooter to see his shots light up; click for his shots alone.
| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 16-24 | 66.7% | 67% |
| In the paint | 11-20 | 55.0% | 45% |
| Mid-range | 3-23 | 13.0% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 5-13 | 38.5% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 7-18 | 38.9% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mario Hezonja | 18 | 14 | 6-11 | +8 |
| Donovan Mitchell | 17 | 4 | 1-3 | −2 |
| Meleek Thomas | 13 | 4 | 1-3 | −1 |
| James Harden | 10 | 2 | 0-4 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 23 | 17 | 6-14 | +9 |
The tracking credits him with 41 points on 81 possessions. He usually scores about 28 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meleek Thomas | 15 | 6 | 2-3 | +1 |
| Donovan Mitchell | 15 | 2 | 1-4 | −3 |
| Tyrese Proctor | 11 | 0 | 0-1 | −3 |
| Evan Mobley | 6 | 2 | 1-3 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 18 | 10 | 3-5 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 20 points on 64 possessions. He usually scores about 20 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Harden | 30 | 5 | 2-4 | −2 |
| Meleek Thomas | 6 | 2 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Mario Hezonja | 6 | 3 | 1-1 | +2 |
| Donovan Mitchell | 6 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 13 | 2 | 1-1 | −1 |
The tracking credits him with 12 points on 61 possessions. He usually scores about 14 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
Score margin over time — positive = CLE leads, negative = OKC leads
CLE Largest Lead
5
Q1 0:30
OKC Largest Lead
14
Q3 9:26
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
OKC 8-0 run
Q2 8:28 – Q2 6:28
+1 → -7
CLE 8-0 run
Q3 4:49 – Q3 3:12
-9 → -1
CLE 8-0 run
Q3 0:56 – Q4 11:09
-9 → -1
