Cleveland Cavaliers 116, Oklahoma City Thunder 124 — Recap

November 4, 2026 · Recap published November 4, 2026 · View Preview

📰Game Recap

The Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers 124-116 on the strength of a dominant opening period that staked the hosts to a 37-20 lead after the first quarter. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led all scorers with 42 points, adding 8 assists and 5 made three-pointers on 11-of-26 shooting to keep the Thunder ahead. Ajay Mitchell contributed heavily to the early surge and finished with 23 points, 7 rebounds, and 4 assists.

Cleveland attempted to chip away at the deficit as the game progressed, outscoring Oklahoma City 24-23 in the second quarter and 30-28 in the third. Donovan Mitchell paced the Cavaliers with 27 points, 6 assists, and 5 threes on 10-of-17 shooting. James Harden added 19 points and 9 rebounds, while Evan Mobley recorded a double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds.

The Cavaliers made a strong push in the final period, winning the fourth quarter 42-36, but the early hole proved too deep to overcome. SportsFBI's pregame model had leaned toward Oklahoma City at 74%, a probabilistic projection borne out by the wire-to-wire victory.

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How the Prediction Fared

✓ Model Hit

SportsFBI's model, locked before tip-off, favored the Oklahoma City Thunder (74% confidence). It gave a 18% chance of a 20+ point margin; the game was decided by 8 points.

💵 Betting Result FanDuel closing line

Spread · OKC -3.5 OKC covered Won by 8

Total · 226.5 Over 240 combined

Moneyline CLE +144 · OKC -172 OKC favored

Line movementOpening line → close

Spread (OKC) -2.5-3.5 -1

Total 228.5226.5 -2

Moneyline (OKC) -130-172 -42

Standouts

Top Scorer · OKC

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

42 PTS, 4 REB, 8 AST, 5 3PM · 11-26 FG

Scoring · CLE

Donovan Mitchell

27 PTS, 3 REB, 6 AST, 5 3PM · 10-17 FG

Scoring · OKC

Ajay Mitchell

23 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 1 3PM · 9-17 FG

Season highs

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander · Season-high 5 threesBennett Stirtz · Season-high 4 threes

Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.

📊 Game Flow

CLE 0 largest lead Never led · 12-0 run, Q2 0:00–Q3 9:37

OKC 25 largest lead Q2 6:01 (CLE 25, OKC 50) · 15-0 run, Q1 7:58–Q1 3:55

Swings 0 lead changes Tied 0 times

Linescore

	1	2	3	4		T
CLE	20	24	30	42		116
OKC	37	23	28	36		124

🧮 How They Scored

CLEOKC

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

53.2%Effective FG%54.5%

10.6%Turnover %8.7%

20.4%Offensive rebound %18.6%

0.204Free-throw rate0.393

Box Score

Cleveland Cavaliers

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
James Harden G	35	19	9	6	0	2	3	5-16	3-8	6-6	0
Donovan Mitchell G	33	27	3	6	1	0	2	10-17	5-10	2-2	+1
Evan Mobley F-C	33	16	10	3	0	3	2	7-15	1-5	1-2	-1
Sam Merrill G	27	10	7	1	1	1	0	3-7	2-4	2-2	-5
Mario Hezonja F	23	12	8	1	0	0	2	5-10	2-6	0-0	-8
Tyrese Proctor G	22	11	1	0	1	0	0	4-7	2-3	1-1	-2
Meleek Thomas G	18	9	1	0	1	0	2	3-9	3-7	0-0	-9
Tristan Enaruna F	16	4	4	1	1	0	0	2-7	0-3	0-0	-1
Craig Porter G	14	0	1	1	1	1	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	-2
Thomas Bryant C	13	8	0	0	0	0	0	1-4	1-3	5-6	-5
Jarrett Allen C	7	0	1	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	-8

Oklahoma City Thunder

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander G	35	42	4	8	0	1	4	11-26	5-11	15-19	+5
Ajay Mitchell G	32	23	7	4	1	0	1	9-17	1-3	4-6	+2
Kenrich Williams G-F	29	13	4	2	0	0	1	5-9	3-5	0-0	-4
Micah Peavy G-F	27	2	9	1	1	0	1	1-6	0-2	0-0	+5
Isaiah Hartenstein F-C	26	3	12	4	2	0	0	1-2	0-0	1-2	+3
Aday Mara C	25	9	5	2	0	3	0	4-6	0-0	1-2	+6
Jared McCain G	25	9	1	0	1	0	2	3-11	1-6	2-2	+2
Bennett Stirtz G	22	16	1	1	2	0	0	6-9	4-7	0-0	+5
Alex Caruso G	20	7	4	3	0	0	1	1-3	1-2	4-4	+16
Josh Dix SG	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0

🎟️ Player Props Results Consensus lines

Player	Prop	Line	Actual	Result
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander OKC	Points	31.5	42	Over
	Rebounds	4.5	4	Under
	Assists	6.5	8	Over
	3-pointers	2.5	5	Over
Donovan Mitchell CLE	Points	21.5	27	Over
	Rebounds	4.5	3	Under
	Assists	5.5	6	Over
	3-pointers	2.5	5	Over
	Pts + Reb + Ast	31.5	36	Over
Ajay Mitchell OKC	Points	18.5	23	Over
	Rebounds	3.5	7	Over
	Assists	3.5	4	Over
	3-pointers	1.5	1	Under
	Pts + Reb + Ast	26.5	34	Over
James Harden CLE	Points	16.5	19	Over
	Rebounds	4.5	9	Over
	Assists	6.5	6	Under
	3-pointers	2.5	3	Over
	Pts + Reb + Ast	28.5	34	Over
Evan Mobley CLE	Points	15.5	16	Over
	Rebounds	8.5	10	Over
	Assists	3.5	3	Under
	3-pointers	1.5	1	Under
	Pts + Reb	24.5	26	Over
	Pts + Reb + Ast	28.5	29	Over
Kenrich Williams OKC	Points	8.5	13	Over
	Rebounds	4.5	4	Under
	3-pointers	1.5	3	Over
	Pts + Reb	13.5	17	Over