Oklahoma City Thunder at Cleveland Cavaliers
Recap
CLEVELAND – Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored a season-high 43 points and made a go-ahead 3-pointer with 32.6 seconds remaining as the Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers 117-112 on Monday night in the first of a two-game set. Gilgeous-Alexander attempted 35 shots, the most in the NBA during the first two weeks of the season, and made 14. He was 11 of 12 from the free-throw line in 38 minutes as the injury-depleted Thunder bounced back after two straight road losses by 20-plus points. The fourth quarter saw eight ties and eight lead changes before Gilgeous-Alexander drilled his fourth 3-pointer. Cleveland's Sam Merrill missed a perimeter shot from the corner before Ajay Mitchell made it a two-possession game by sinking two free throws with 15.4 seconds remaining.
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Team stats
Box score
| Players | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FGM | FGA | 3PM | 3PA | FTM | FTA | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh DixG | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderG | 39 | 43 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 35 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 2 |
| Kenrich WilliamsG | 31 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Isaiah HartensteinC | 28 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Ajay MitchellG | 35 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| Jaylin WilliamsF | 20 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aday MaraC | 20 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Micah PeavyG | 16 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Bennett StirtzG | 12 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jared McCainG | 27 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Totals | 240 | 117 | 54 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 42 | 98 | 12 | 31 | 21 | 23 | 19 |