Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 42 on 11-of-26 shooting and made 15 of 19 free throws at Paycom Center on Wednesday. Oklahoma City is 6-2.

The Thunder led 37-20 after one quarter, and a 15-0 run turned a 10-9 lead into 25-9. Cleveland went 5:11 without scoring.

Oklahoma City's biggest lead was 25, 50-25 in the second quarter. Cleveland got it to 60-44 at the half on Evan Mobley's 25-footer.

The Cavaliers opened the second half on a 9-0 run, but the Thunder led 88-74 after three and 96-77 early in the fourth.

Donovan Mitchell hit three threes in under a minute to cut it to 117-111 with 46.7 seconds left. He scored 27 on 10-of-17 shooting.

Gilgeous-Alexander made four free throws in 25 seconds and scored 16 in the fourth. Ajay Mitchell added 23 for the Thunder.

Oklahoma City visits Memphis on Friday, Nov. 6, at 8 p.m. ET. Cleveland, 4-4, hosts Philadelphia at 7:30 p.m. ET.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander drives for the Thunder at Washington, January 2022. Photo by All-Pro Reels, resized.

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