Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Oklahoma City Thunder
January 19, 2026 · 2025-26 season
The Thunder beat the Cavaliers 136-104 on 2026-01-19 on the road against the Cavaliers. The Cavaliers started Donovan Mitchell, Jarrett Allen, Dean Wade, Evan Mobley, and Jaylon Tyson. The Thunder started Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Luguentz Dort, Aaron Wiggins, Chet Holmgren, and Jaylin Williams. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Thunder) scored 9 points (2/9) in his matchups, with Dean Wade as his primary defender. Donovan Mitchell (Cavaliers) scored 18 points (8/8) in his matchups, with Luguentz Dort as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
CLE
Cleveland Cavaliers
104
Did not play: Larry Nance Jr. (DNP - Coach's Decision)
OKC
Oklahoma City Thunder
136
Lineups
CLE
Cleveland Cavaliers
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Donovan Mitchell · Jarrett Allen · Dean Wade · Evan Mobley · Jaylon Tyson Starter 9.3 min
- Donovan Mitchell · Jarrett Allen · De'Andre Hunter · Evan Mobley · Jaylon Tyson 4.9 min
- Donovan Mitchell · De'Andre Hunter · Evan Mobley · Nae'Qwan Tomlin · Craig Porter Jr. 4.3 min
- Lonzo Ball · Donovan Mitchell · Evan Mobley · Nae'Qwan Tomlin · Tyrese Proctor 4.0 min
- Donovan Mitchell · Jarrett Allen · De'Andre Hunter · Dean Wade · Jaylon Tyson 3.6 min
OKC
Oklahoma City Thunder
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander · Luguentz Dort · Aaron Wiggins · Chet Holmgren · Jaylin Williams Starter 5.5 min
- Luguentz Dort · Isaiah Joe · Aaron Wiggins · Chet Holmgren · Ajay Mitchell 5.3 min
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander · Luguentz Dort · Isaiah Joe · Chet Holmgren · Ajay Mitchell 5.0 min
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander · Kenrich Williams · Luguentz Dort · Aaron Wiggins · Chet Holmgren 4.4 min
- Kenrich Williams · Luguentz Dort · Aaron Wiggins · Chet Holmgren · Ajay Mitchell 2.9 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Cavaliers defense
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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 9 pts (2/9) in 71 possessions
Guarded by: Dean Wade (20 %, 0 pts) · Jaylon Tyson (17 %, 0 pts) · Nae'Qwan Tomlin (17 %, 0 pts)
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Chet Holmgren 18 pts (7/17) in 60 possessions
Guarded by: Evan Mobley (36 %, 8 pts) · Jarrett Allen (26 %, 2 pts) · Donovan Mitchell (8 %, 6 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Donovan Mitchell | Luguentz Dort: 37 poss., 8 pts (2/6) · Aaron Wiggins: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jaylon Tyson | Aaron Wiggins: 19 poss., 5 pts (2/3) · Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |
| Evan Mobley | Chet Holmgren: 22 poss., 8 pts (3/6) · Kenrich Williams: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Jarrett Allen | Chet Holmgren: 16 poss., 2 pts (1/3) · Kenrich Williams: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Nae'Qwan Tomlin | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Ajay Mitchell: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| De'Andre Hunter | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: 11 poss., 5 pts (1/1) · Ajay Mitchell: 8 poss., 2 pts (0/1) |
| Craig Porter Jr. | Isaiah Joe: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: 9 poss., 2 pts (1/3) |
| Dean Wade | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Isaiah Joe: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Tyrese Proctor | Ajay Mitchell: 6 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Isaiah Joe: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Lonzo Ball | Luguentz Dort: 3 poss., 3 pts (1/3) · Aaron Wiggins: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Thomas Bryant | Kenrich Williams: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Chris Youngblood: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
Thunder defense
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Donovan Mitchell 18 pts (8/8) in 69 possessions
Guarded by: Luguentz Dort (39 %, 3 pts) · Aaron Wiggins (13 %, 2 pts) · Isaiah Joe (13 %, 3 pts)
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Evan Mobley 10 pts (3/11) in 66 possessions
Guarded by: Chet Holmgren (39 %, 9 pts) · Kenrich Williams (11 %, 0 pts) · Luguentz Dort (10 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | Jaylon Tyson: 28 poss., 4 pts (2/5) · Nae'Qwan Tomlin: 10 poss., 5 pts (1/1) |
| Luguentz Dort | Donovan Mitchell: 27 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Jarrett Allen: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Chet Holmgren | Evan Mobley: 26 poss., 9 pts (3/5) · Jarrett Allen: 9 poss., 5 pts (2/3) |
| Aaron Wiggins | Jaylon Tyson: 11 poss., 5 pts (2/3) · Donovan Mitchell: 9 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Ajay Mitchell | Nae'Qwan Tomlin: 13 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Craig Porter Jr.: 8 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Isaiah Joe | Craig Porter Jr.: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Donovan Mitchell: 9 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Kenrich Williams | Jarrett Allen: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Evan Mobley: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Cason Wallace | De'Andre Hunter: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Donovan Mitchell: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Alex Caruso | Evan Mobley: 5 poss., 1 pts (0/0) · Jarrett Allen: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jaylin Williams | Jarrett Allen: 10 poss., 6 pts (2/4) · Dean Wade: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Ousmane Dieng | Nae'Qwan Tomlin: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Evan Mobley: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Chris Youngblood | Craig Porter Jr.: 3 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Thomas Bryant: 1 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |