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Final
Away
Oklahoma City Thunder
136
Home
Cleveland Cavaliers
104
Venue: Rocket Arena
Schedule source: whynba · Observed Oct 9, 2026, 06:29 UTC.
Game recap
The Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 136-104 on the road on Monday, January 19, 2026 at Rocket Arena. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 30 points, 1 rebound and 3 assists for the Oklahoma City Thunder. Donovan Mitchell had 19 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists for the Cleveland Cavaliers.
The Oklahoma City Thunder led 66-51 at halftime and pulled away after the break. Their best stretch was the fourth quarter, won 45-25. Double-digit figures in two categories: Jaylon Tyson (double-double, Cleveland Cavaliers). Bench points: Oklahoma City Thunder 42, Cleveland Cavaliers 37. Chet Holmgren had 28 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists in support for the winners.
Written by the whynba data desk from the licensed final box score and period scores.
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Reported player statistics
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| Player | Team | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | +/− | Retrieved (UTC) |
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Quick answers
- Who won Oklahoma City Thunder vs Cleveland Cavaliers?
- The Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 136-104 on January 19, 2026.
- Who led the scoring?
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 30 for the Oklahoma City Thunder; Donovan Mitchell scored 19 for the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Match dossier
Inside the game
Box score
| Team | q1 | q2 | q3 | q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City Thunder | 32 | 34 | 25 | 45 | 136 |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | 27 | 24 | 28 | 25 | 104 |
Game leaders
Oklahoma City Thunder
- Points
- 30 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
- Rebounds
- 8 Chet Holmgren
- Assists
- 9 Ajay Mitchell
Cleveland Cavaliers
- Points
- 19 Donovan Mitchell
- Rebounds
- 10 Jaylon Tyson
- Assists
- 5 Evan Mobley
Jaylon Tyson double-double (16 PTS, 10 REB)
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3P | FT | PF | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander starter | 33:40 | 30 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12-20 | 1-4 | 5-5 | 2 | +17 |
| Luguentz Dort starter | 33:30 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6-7 | 5-6 | 1-2 | 3 | +34 |
| Chet Holmgren starter | 31:25 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11-16 | 4-5 | 2-5 | 3 | +34 |
| Aaron Wiggins starter | 30:39 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4-7 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 4 | +16 |
| Jaylin Williams starter | 7:33 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0 | +7 |
| Ajay Mitchell bench | 25:27 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 3 | +17 |
| Isaiah Joe bench | 24:35 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6-9 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 3 | +20 |
| Kenrich Williams bench | 20:30 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2-8 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 1 | +6 |
| Cason Wallace bench | 18:02 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 4 | -5 |
| Alex Caruso bench | 7:24 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-5 | 0-4 | 1-2 | 1 | +1 |
| Ousmane Dieng bench | 4:40 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | +4 |
| Chris Youngblood bench | 2:35 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0 | +9 |
Not available: Isaiah Hartenstein, Jalen Williams, Thomas Sorber, Nikola Topic
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3P | FT | PF | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donovan Mitchell starter | 35:01 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5-18 | 1-9 | 8-11 | 1 | -26 |
| Jaylon Tyson starter | 32:41 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6-13 | 2-5 | 2-3 | 1 | -26 |
| Evan Mobley starter | 31:07 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7-14 | 0-2 | 2-3 | 3 | -11 |
| Jarrett Allen starter | 28:33 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 8-10 | 0 | -31 |
| Dean Wade starter | 16:30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | -20 |
| NaeQwan Tomlin bench | 26:25 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-7 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2 | -10 |
| De'Andre Hunter bench | 25:31 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3-13 | 2-6 | 8-8 | 2 | -5 |
| Craig Porter bench | 21:28 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4-9 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 4 | -6 |
| Tyrese Proctor bench | 14:48 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 5 | -15 |
| Lonzo Ball bench | 5:21 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1 | -1 |
| Thomas Bryant bench | 2:35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | -9 |
Not available: Chris Livingston, Darius Garland, Max Strus, Sam Merrill
| Oklahoma City Thunder | Stat | Cleveland Cavaliers |
|---|---|---|
| 13/20 (65%) | Free throws | 28/35 (80%) |
| 27/43 (62%) | 2 pointers | 26/56 (46%) |
| 23/47 (48%) | 3 pointers | 8/35 (22%) |
| 50/90 (55%) | Field goals | 34/91 (37%) |
| 38 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 32 | Defensive rebounds | 35 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 32 | Assists | 20 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 11 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
| 24 | Fouls | 21 |
| 18 | Max points in a row | 9 |
| 46:16 | Time spent in lead | 1:17 |
| 32 | Biggest lead | 2 |
Largest margin: 32 points.
Game flow
- Lead changes
- 3
- Times tied
- 1
- Largest lead · Oklahoma City Thunder
- 32 Q4 1:04
- Largest lead · Cleveland Cavaliers
- 2 Q1 11:43
- Longest run
- 18-0 Oklahoma City Thunder · Q4 3:33 to Q4 1:04
Scoring plays
Q1 · 31 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Oklahoma City Thunder | Cleveland Cavaliers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:43 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Donovan Mitchell 2-pt field goal | 0 | 2 |
| 11:17 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Aaron Wiggins 2-pt field goal | 2 | 2 |
| 11:07 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Evan Mobley 2-pt field goal | 2 | 4 |
| 10:28 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Jaylin Williams 3-pt field goal | 5 | 4 |
| 10:17 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jarrett Allen 2-pt field goal | 5 | 6 |
| 10:05 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2-pt field goal | 7 | 6 |
| 9:42 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Chet Holmgren Free throw | 8 | 6 |
| 9:15 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Jaylin Williams 3-pt field goal | 11 | 6 |
| 8:43 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2-pt field goal | 13 | 6 |
| 8:31 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Evan Mobley 2-pt field goal | 13 | 8 |
| 8:14 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2-pt field goal | 15 | 8 |
| 7:46 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Evan Mobley 2-pt field goal | 15 | 10 |
| 7:24 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Chet Holmgren 2-pt field goal | 17 | 10 |
| 7:13 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jaylon Tyson 2-pt field goal | 17 | 12 |
| 6:33 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2-pt field goal | 19 | 12 |
| 6:09 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Aaron Wiggins Free throw | 20 | 12 |
| 6:09 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Aaron Wiggins Free throw | 21 | 12 |
| 5:50 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Aaron Wiggins 2-pt field goal | 23 | 12 |
| 5:39 | Cleveland Cavaliers | NaeQwan Tomlin 2-pt field goal | 23 | 14 |
| 5:11 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jarrett Allen Free throw | 23 | 15 |
| 5:11 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jarrett Allen Free throw | 23 | 16 |
| 3:55 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Isaiah Joe 3-pt field goal | 26 | 16 |
| 3:43 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Donovan Mitchell 2-pt field goal | 26 | 18 |
| 3:31 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2-pt field goal | 28 | 18 |
| 3:10 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Craig Porter 2-pt field goal | 28 | 20 |
| 2:47 | Cleveland Cavaliers | De'Andre Hunter Free throw | 28 | 21 |
| 2:47 | Cleveland Cavaliers | De'Andre Hunter Free throw | 28 | 22 |
| 1:21 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Chet Holmgren 2-pt field goal | 30 | 22 |
| 1:07 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Craig Porter 3-pt field goal | 30 | 25 |
| 0:38 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Evan Mobley 2-pt field goal | 30 | 27 |
| 0:23 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Chet Holmgren 2-pt field goal | 32 | 27 |
Q2 · 31 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Oklahoma City Thunder | Cleveland Cavaliers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:10 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Luguentz Dort 3-pt field goal | 35 | 27 |
| 10:41 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Ajay Mitchell Free throw | 36 | 27 |
| 10:32 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Evan Mobley 2-pt field goal | 36 | 29 |
| 9:20 | Cleveland Cavaliers | NaeQwan Tomlin 2-pt field goal | 36 | 31 |
| 9:07 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Chet Holmgren 2-pt field goal | 38 | 31 |
| 9:01 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Luguentz Dort 3-pt field goal | 41 | 31 |
| 8:41 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Donovan Mitchell Free throw | 41 | 32 |
| 8:11 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Lonzo Ball 3-pt field goal | 41 | 35 |
| 7:54 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Cason Wallace 3-pt field goal | 44 | 35 |
| 7:18 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Tyrese Proctor 3-pt field goal | 44 | 38 |
| 6:23 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Isaiah Joe 3-pt field goal | 47 | 38 |
| 6:05 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jarrett Allen Free throw | 47 | 39 |
| 6:03 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jaylon Tyson Free throw | 47 | 40 |
| 5:49 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Cason Wallace Free throw | 48 | 40 |
| 5:35 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jarrett Allen Free throw | 48 | 41 |
| 5:35 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jarrett Allen Free throw | 48 | 42 |
| 4:26 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Free throw | 49 | 42 |
| 4:26 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Free throw | 50 | 42 |
| 4:15 | Cleveland Cavaliers | De'Andre Hunter 3-pt field goal | 50 | 45 |
| 3:56 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Isaiah Joe 3-pt field goal | 53 | 45 |
| 3:36 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Alex Caruso Free throw | 54 | 45 |
| 3:10 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Isaiah Joe 3-pt field goal | 57 | 45 |
| 2:40 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Luguentz Dort 3-pt field goal | 60 | 45 |
| 2:29 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Donovan Mitchell Free throw | 60 | 46 |
| 2:29 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Donovan Mitchell Free throw | 60 | 47 |
| 2:04 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Luguentz Dort 2-pt field goal | 62 | 47 |
| 1:25 | Cleveland Cavaliers | De'Andre Hunter Free throw | 62 | 48 |
| 1:25 | Cleveland Cavaliers | De'Andre Hunter Free throw | 62 | 49 |
| 1:09 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2-pt field goal | 64 | 49 |
| 0:55 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2-pt field goal | 66 | 49 |
| 0:01 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jaylon Tyson 2-pt field goal | 66 | 51 |
Q3 · 31 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Oklahoma City Thunder | Cleveland Cavaliers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:26 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Chet Holmgren 2-pt field goal | 68 | 51 |
| 10:25 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Evan Mobley 2-pt field goal | 68 | 53 |
| 10:25 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Evan Mobley Free throw | 68 | 54 |
| 9:50 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2-pt field goal | 70 | 54 |
| 9:11 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Chet Holmgren 2-pt field goal | 72 | 54 |
| 8:08 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Kenrich Williams 2-pt field goal | 74 | 54 |
| 7:53 | Cleveland Cavaliers | De'Andre Hunter 2-pt field goal | 74 | 56 |
| 6:47 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Free throw | 75 | 56 |
| 6:47 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Free throw | 76 | 56 |
| 6:37 | Cleveland Cavaliers | De'Andre Hunter Free throw | 76 | 57 |
| 6:37 | Cleveland Cavaliers | De'Andre Hunter Free throw | 76 | 58 |
| 6:05 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Evan Mobley 2-pt field goal | 76 | 60 |
| 5:05 | Cleveland Cavaliers | De'Andre Hunter 3-pt field goal | 76 | 63 |
| 4:44 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Craig Porter 2-pt field goal | 76 | 65 |
| 4:20 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Isaiah Joe 2-pt field goal | 78 | 65 |
| 4:08 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jaylon Tyson 2-pt field goal | 78 | 67 |
| 4:08 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jaylon Tyson Free throw | 78 | 68 |
| 3:42 | Cleveland Cavaliers | NaeQwan Tomlin 2-pt field goal | 78 | 70 |
| 3:28 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 3-pt field goal | 81 | 70 |
| 2:46 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jarrett Allen Free throw | 81 | 71 |
| 2:46 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jarrett Allen Free throw | 81 | 72 |
| 2:35 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Chet Holmgren 3-pt field goal | 84 | 72 |
| 2:23 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jarrett Allen Free throw | 84 | 73 |
| 2:00 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Free throw | 85 | 73 |
| 2:00 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2-pt field goal | 86 | 73 |
| 1:41 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jarrett Allen 2-pt field goal | 87 | 75 |
| 1:28 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Chet Holmgren Free throw | 88 | 75 |
| 1:13 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jarrett Allen 2-pt field goal | 88 | 77 |
| 0:31 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Donovan Mitchell Free throw | 88 | 78 |
| 0:31 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Donovan Mitchell Free throw | 88 | 79 |
| 0:17 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Aaron Wiggins 3-pt field goal | 91 | 79 |
Q4 · 32 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Oklahoma City Thunder | Cleveland Cavaliers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:41 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Luguentz Dort Free throw | 92 | 79 |
| 11:31 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Donovan Mitchell 3-pt field goal | 92 | 82 |
| 11:13 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Chet Holmgren 3-pt field goal | 95 | 82 |
| 10:52 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Ajay Mitchell 2-pt field goal | 97 | 82 |
| 10:42 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Craig Porter 2-pt field goal | 97 | 84 |
| 10:23 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Chet Holmgren 2-pt field goal | 99 | 84 |
| 9:42 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Chet Holmgren 3-pt field goal | 102 | 84 |
| 9:02 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Evan Mobley Free throw | 102 | 85 |
| 8:44 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Isaiah Joe 2-pt field goal | 104 | 85 |
| 8:31 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Donovan Mitchell 2-pt field goal | 104 | 87 |
| 7:58 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Donovan Mitchell 2-pt field goal | 104 | 89 |
| 7:07 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Ajay Mitchell 2-pt field goal | 106 | 89 |
| 6:29 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2-pt field goal | 108 | 89 |
| 6:18 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Donovan Mitchell Free throw | 108 | 90 |
| 6:18 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Donovan Mitchell Free throw | 108 | 91 |
| 6:00 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Donovan Mitchell Free throw | 108 | 92 |
| 5:47 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2-pt field goal | 110 | 92 |
| 5:15 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jarrett Allen 2-pt field goal | 110 | 94 |
| 4:54 | Cleveland Cavaliers | De'Andre Hunter Free throw | 110 | 95 |
| 4:54 | Cleveland Cavaliers | De'Andre Hunter Free throw | 110 | 96 |
| 4:34 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Luguentz Dort 3-pt field goal | 113 | 96 |
| 4:20 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jaylon Tyson 3-pt field goal | 113 | 99 |
| 3:33 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Chet Holmgren 3-pt field goal | 116 | 99 |
| 3:04 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Aaron Wiggins 3-pt field goal | 119 | 99 |
| 2:40 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Luguentz Dort 3-pt field goal | 122 | 99 |
| 1:59 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Chris Youngblood 3-pt field goal | 125 | 99 |
| 1:26 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Kenrich Williams 3-pt field goal | 128 | 99 |
| 1:04 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Chris Youngblood 3-pt field goal | 131 | 99 |
| 0:56 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jaylon Tyson 2-pt field goal | 131 | 101 |
| 0:47 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Ousmane Dieng 2-pt field goal | 133 | 101 |
| 0:39 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jaylon Tyson 3-pt field goal | 133 | 104 |
| 0:31 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Ousmane Dieng 3-pt field goal | 136 | 104 |
2025-26 season series
After this game: Oklahoma City Thunder 1-0. Final series: Oklahoma City Thunder 2-0.
- Jan 19: Oklahoma City Thunder 136 at Cleveland Cavaliers 104 (this game)
- Feb 22: Cleveland Cavaliers 113 at Oklahoma City Thunder 121
Game statistics · retrieved Oct 9, 2026 02:29.
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