Thunder 117, Cavaliers 112 — NBA Recap

📰Game Recap

The Oklahoma City Thunder held off a late push from the Cleveland Cavaliers, securing a 117-112 victory primarily on the strength of a dominant second quarter. Cleveland established an early advantage, closing the first quarter with a 30-26 lead, featuring balanced scoring led by Donovan Mitchell's playmaking and contributions from Meleek Thomas and Evan Mobley.

Oklahoma City, however, seized control in the second period. Fueled by Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's prolific scoring, the Thunder outscored the Cavaliers 33-18, transforming their deficit into a substantial 59-48 halftime lead. Gilgeous-Alexander finished the game with a commanding 43 points, complementing his scoring with 8 assists and 4 three-pointers. Ajay Mitchell also provided key offense for the Thunder, contributing 20 points.

The Cavaliers mounted a strong comeback effort in the second half. They outpaced the Thunder 36-31 in the third quarter, with Donovan Mitchell facilitating much of their offense, ultimately tallying 11 assists to go with his 17 points and 4 three-pointers. Meleek Thomas matched Mitchell's 17 points, adding 3 three-pointers, while Evan Mobley posted 16 points and 7 rebounds. Cleveland continued to press in the final quarter, outscoring Oklahoma City 28-27, but the early second-quarter surge by the Thunder proved insurmountable. SportsFBI's pregame model had slightly favored the Cavaliers at 53%.

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How the Prediction Fared

⚡ Model Missed

SportsFBI's model, locked before tip-off, favored the Cleveland Cavaliers (53% confidence). It gave a 11% chance of a 20+ point margin; the game was decided by 5 points.

💵 Betting Result FanDuel closing line

Spread · CLE -4.5 OKC covered Won by 5

Total · 229.5 Under 229 combined

Moneyline OKC +150 · CLE -178 CLE favored

Line movementOpening line → close

Spread (CLE) -3.5-4.5 -1

Total 227.5229.5 +2

Moneyline (CLE) -168-178 -10

Standouts

Top Scorer · OKC

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

43 PTS, 4 REB, 8 AST, 4 3PM · 14-35 FG

Scoring · OKC

Ajay Mitchell

20 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST · 7-16 FG

Scoring · CLE

Meleek Thomas

17 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 3 3PM · 7-16 FG

Season highs

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander · Season-high 43 pointsDonovan Mitchell · Season-high 11 assistsShai Gilgeous-Alexander · Season-high 8 assistsShai Gilgeous-Alexander · 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

OKC 14 largest lead Q3 9:26 (OKC 69, CLE 55) · 8-0 run, Q2 8:28–Q2 6:28

CLE 5 largest lead Q1 0:30 (OKC 25, CLE 30) · 8-0 run, Q3 4:49–Q3 3:12

Swings 19 lead changes Tied 9 times

Ahead for good: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 24-foot three point step back jumpshot (Q4 0:25, OKC 115, CLE 112).

Clutch timeEvery score of the final five minutes

Q4 3:30 Evan Mobley makes free throw 1 of 2CLE · OKC 105, CLE 105
Q4 3:30 Evan Mobley makes free throw 2 of 2CLE · OKC 105, CLE 106
Q4 2:47 Evan Mobley makes layup (Donovan Mitchell assists)CLE · OKC 105, CLE 108
Q4 2:47 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes technical free throwOKC · OKC 106, CLE 108
Q4 2:47 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 13-foot turnaround jump shotOKC · OKC 107, CLE 108
Q4 2:21 Evan Mobley makes free throw 2 of 2CLE · OKC 107, CLE 109
Q4 1:37 Isaiah Hartenstein makes 6-foot floating jump shot (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists)OKC · OKC 109, CLE 109
Q4 0:43 Ajay Mitchell makes 14-foot pullup jump shotOKC · OKC 112, CLE 109
Q4 0:43 Sam Merrill makes 23-foot three point jumper (Donovan Mitchell assists)CLE · OKC 112, CLE 112
Q4 0:25 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 24-foot three point step back jumpshotOKC · OKC 115, CLE 112
Q4 0:15 Ajay Mitchell makes free throw 1 of 2OKC · OKC 116, CLE 112
Q4 0:15 Ajay Mitchell makes free throw 2 of 2OKC · OKC 117, CLE 112

Linescore

	1	2	3	4		T
OKC	26	33	31	27		117
CLE	30	18	36	28		112

🧮 How They Scored

OKCCLE

50Points in the paint30

13Fast-break points7

22Second-chance points24

10Points off turnovers8

34Bench points34

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

49.0%Effective FG%54.4%

6.9%Turnover %6.5%

30.0%Offensive rebound %22.0%

0.235Free-throw rate0.267

🎯 Shot Chart

Oklahoma City Thunder42/98 FG

67%Restricted Area16 of 24
50%Paint (non-RA)9 of 18
20%Mid-Range5 of 25
29%Left Corner 32 of 7
50%Right Corner 33 of 6
39%Above-break 37 of 18

Cleveland Cavaliers40/90 FG

45%Restricted Area10 of 22
63%Paint (non-RA)5 of 8
64%Mid-Range7 of 11
25%Left Corner 31 of 4
50%Right Corner 34 of 8
35%Above-break 313 of 37

● made · ✕ missed, from the official shot log.

Box Score

Oklahoma City Thunder

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander G	39	43	3	8	2	1	1	14-35	4-8	11-12	+7
Ajay Mitchell G	35	20	5	1	0	1	0	7-16	0-3	6-6	+1
Kenrich Williams G-F	31	12	3	1	0	0	0	5-7	2-4	0-0	+7
Isaiah Hartenstein F-C	28	5	14	4	2	0	1	2-8	0-0	1-2	-7
Jared McCain G	27	7	9	2	0	0	1	3-11	0-5	1-1	+5
Jaylin Williams F	20	3	3	2	1	0	1	1-6	1-5	0-0	-14
Aday Mara C	20	10	9	0	0	1	2	5-7	0-0	0-0	+8
Micah Peavy G-F	16	8	5	0	0	0	1	2-4	2-2	2-2	-1
Bennett Stirtz G	12	9	2	0	0	0	1	3-4	3-4	0-0	+9
Josh Dix SG	12	0	1	0	0	1	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	+10

Cleveland Cavaliers

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Donovan Mitchell G	36	17	5	11	0	0	3	6-17	4-9	1-4	+5
James Harden G	33	14	4	6	1	0	1	5-10	3-7	1-3	-12
Evan Mobley F-C	33	16	7	4	1	2	2	6-11	1-4	3-4	-3
Jarrett Allen C	28	14	6	1	1	1	0	5-10	0-0	4-6	+11
Mario Hezonja F	27	12	8	3	2	0	0	4-9	3-7	1-2	-3
Meleek Thomas G	26	17	5	1	1	0	0	7-16	3-9	0-0	-5
Sam Merrill G	26	8	3	2	1	0	0	2-8	2-8	2-2	-12
Tyrese Proctor G	19	10	4	2	0	0	1	3-4	2-3	2-2	+5
Craig Porter G	8	0	4	1	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-2
Thomas Bryant C	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	2-5	0-2	0-1	-9

🔬 Advanced Stats

Oklahoma City ThunderTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	Starter	38:36	43	53.4	43.2	+5.9	18.4
Ajay Mitchell	Starter	35:13	20	53.6	22.1	-0.2	10.0
Kenrich Williams	Starter	31:18	12	85.7	9.1	+9.0	8.3
Isaiah Hartenstein	Starter	27:53	5	28.2	13.9	-16.2	9.9
Jaylin Williams	Starter	20:00	3	25.0	14.6	-35.0	2.5
Aday Mara	Bench	19:59	10	71.4	18.8	+10.6	10.8
Bennett Stirtz	Bench	12:26	9	112.5	15.2	+23.8	14.5
Micah Peavy	Bench	16:13	8	82.0	14.3	-3.1	14.0
Jared McCain	Bench	26:39	7	30.6	17.9	+2.9	4.2
Brooks Barnhizer	Bench	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Josh Dix	Bench	11:43	0	0.0	0.0	+35.1	1.1

Cleveland CavaliersTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Donovan Mitchell	Starter	36:21	17	45.3	26.5	+9.5	8.8
Meleek Thomas	Starter	26:11	17	53.1	25.4	-9.3	8.1
Evan Mobley	Starter	32:42	16	62.7	20.3	-7.7	15.8
Jarrett Allen	Starter	28:11	14	55.4	17.1	+20.4	7.8
James Harden	Starter	32:57	14	61.8	15.6	-17.9	9.2
Mario Hezonja	Bench	26:30	12	60.7	16.4	-5.7	14.0
Tyrese Proctor	Bench	18:30	10	102.5	15.0	+16.4	15.1
Sam Merrill	Bench	26:04	8	45.0	14.8	-20.4	7.2
Thomas Bryant	Bench	4:54	4	36.8	45.5	-90.0	0.0
Craig Porter	Bench	7:40	0	0.0	0.0	-21.0	9.1
Tristan Enaruna	Bench	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Riley Minix	Bench	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	30.5	43	Over
	Rebounds	3.5	3	Under
	Assists	5.5	8	Over
	3-pointers	1.5	4	Over
	Reb + Ast	9.5	11	Over
	Pts + Reb + Ast	40.5	54	Over
Ajay Mitchell OKC	Points	17.5	20	Over
	Rebounds	3.5	5	Over
	Assists	3.5	1	Under
	3-pointers	1.5	0	Under
	Reb + Ast	7.5	6	Under
	Pts + Reb + Ast	25.5	26	Over
Donovan Mitchell CLE	Points	23.5	17	Under
	Rebounds	4.5	5	Over
	Assists	4.5	11	Over
	3-pointers	2.5	4	Over
	Reb + Ast	9.5	16	Over
	Pts + Reb + Ast	32.5	33	Over
Evan Mobley CLE	Points	17.5	16	Under
	Rebounds	8.5	7	Under
	Assists	3.5	4	Over
	3-pointers	1.5	1	Under
	Reb + Ast	12.5	11	Under
Jarrett Allen CLE	Points	12.5	14	Over
	Rebounds	8.5	6	Under
	Assists	1.5	1	Under
	Pts + Reb	20.5	20	Under
	Reb + Ast	9.5	7	Under
James Harden CLE	Points	18.5	14	Under
	Rebounds	4.5	4	Under
	Assists	6.5	6	Under
	3-pointers	2.5	3	Over
	Reb + Ast	11.5	10	Under
	Pts + Reb + Ast	29.5	24	Under

The last pregame line, graded against the final box score.

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

2026-27 season series OKC 1 – 0 CLE

Last 13 meetings · since 2020-21 OKC 8 – 5 CLE

Previous meetingsOpen the recap

After this game

Oklahoma City Thunder 5-2 W1 L10 5-2 Next game: vs CLE · Wed, Nov 4

Cleveland Cavaliers 4-3 L1 L10 4-3 Next game: @ OKC · Wed, Nov 4

🔍 Key Suspects Results

4 of 5 graded picks hit. Pushes and voided picks are not counted.

OKC — Away

Isaiah Hartenstein F-C Assists 3.5 UNDER MISS Actual 4

Jared McCain G Pts+Reb 17.5 UNDER HIT Actual 15

Aday Mara C Assists 1.5 UNDER HIT Actual 0

Ajay Mitchell G Points 15 HIT Actual 20

CLE — Home

Peyton Watson G Points 12.5 UNDER VOID

Sam Merrill G Rebounds 2.5 OVER HIT Actual 3

Oklahoma City Thunder 117, Cleveland Cavaliers 112 — Recap