Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 42 points and dished out eight assists in a 124-116 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday night.
The Thunder improved to 6-2. The Cavaliers fell to 4-4. Oklahoma City beat Cleveland for the second time in three nights, having won 117-112 in Cleveland on Monday.
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Gilgeous-Alexander made 11 of 26 field goals, 5 of 11 three-pointers, and 15 of 19 free throws. He scored 43 points and hit a go-ahead three with 32.6 seconds left in Monday’s win.
Oklahoma City led by as many as 25 points midway through the second quarter. Cleveland cut the deficit to 60-44 by halftime after a 19-10 run. The Cavaliers opened the third quarter with nine straight points — seven by James Harden — to pull within 60-53.
The Thunder responded. Rookie Bennett Stirtz hit a three to make it 87-74. Ajay Mitchell added a layup to push the lead to 96-77. Oklahoma City led 115-102 with 1:47 remaining.
Donovan Mitchell then made three consecutive three-pointers to cut the gap to 117-111 with 46.7 seconds left. The Thunder held on, scoring seven of the final nine points.
Mitchell finished with 27 points to lead Cleveland. Harden added 19 points. Evan Mobley recorded 16 points and 10 rebounds.
Ajay Mitchell scored 23 points for Oklahoma City. Stirtz added 16 points on 4-of-7 three-point shooting.
The Thunder are 3-2 since losing three starters to long-term injuries. They play at Memphis on Friday night. The Cavaliers host Philadelphia on Friday night.
According to The Associated Press, the Thunder defeated the Cavaliers 124-116 on Wednesday night.
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