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Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Oklahoma City Thunder

November 2, 2026 · 2026-27 season

The Thunder beat the Cavaliers 117-112 on 2026-11-02 on the road against the Cavaliers. The Cavaliers started James Harden, Donovan Mitchell, Jarrett Allen, Evan Mobley, and Meleek Thomas. The Thunder started Isaiah Hartenstein, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Kenrich Williams, Jaylin Williams, and Ajay Mitchell. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Thunder) scored 19 points (6/14) in his matchups, with Mario Hezonja as his primary defender. Donovan Mitchell (Cavaliers) scored 10 points (3/9) in his matchups, with Shai Gilgeous-Alexander as his primary defender.

Box score

In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.

CLE

Cleveland Cavaliers 112

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Donovan Mitchell GS	36:21	17	5	11	0	0	3	3	6-17	4-9	1-4	+5
James Harden GS	32:57	14	4	6	1	0	1	3	5-10	3-7	1-3	-12
Evan Mobley GS	32:42	16	7	4	1	2	2	1	6-11	1-4	3-4	-3
Jarrett Allen GS	28:11	14	6	1	1	1	0	2	5-10	0-0	4-6	+11
Meleek Thomas GS	26:11	17	5	1	1	0	0	3	7-16	3-9	0-0	-5
Mario Hezonja	26:30	12	8	3	2	0	0	2	4-9	3-7	1-2	-3
Sam Merrill	26:04	8	3	2	1	0	0	1	2-8	2-8	2-2	-12
Tyrese Proctor	18:30	10	4	2	0	0	1	2	3-4	2-3	2-2	+5
Craig Porter Jr.	7:40	0	4	1	0	0	0	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	-2
Thomas Bryant	4:54	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2-5	0-2	0-1	-9
Totals		112	46	31	7	3	7	19	40-90	18-49	14-24

Did not play: Tristan Enaruna (DNP - Coach's Decision), Riley Minix (DNP - Coach's Decision)

OKC

Oklahoma City Thunder 117

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander GS	38:36	43	3	8	2	1	1	2	14-35	4-8	11-12	+7
Ajay Mitchell GS	35:13	20	5	1	0	1	0	1	7-16	0-3	6-6	+1
Kenrich Williams GS	31:18	12	3	1	0	0	0	2	5-7	2-4	0-0	+7
Isaiah Hartenstein GS	27:53	5	14	4	2	0	1	2	2-8	0-0	1-2	-7
Jaylin Williams GS	20:00	3	3	2	1	0	1	0	1-6	1-5	0-0	-14
Jared McCain	26:39	7	9	2	0	0	1	4	3-11	0-5	1-1	+5
Aday Mara	19:59	10	9	0	0	1	2	4	5-7	0-0	0-0	+8
Micah Peavy	16:13	8	5	0	0	0	1	2	2-4	2-2	2-2	-1
Bennett Stirtz	12:26	9	2	0	0	0	1	1	3-4	3-4	0-0	+9
Josh Dix	11:43	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	+10
Totals		117	54	18	5	4	8	19	42-98	12-31	21-23

Did not play: Brooks Barnhizer (DNP - Coach's Decision)

Lineups

CLE

Cleveland Cavaliers

Starting lineup

The 5 most-used lineups:

James Harden · Donovan Mitchell · Jarrett Allen · Evan Mobley · Meleek Thomas Starter 10.8 min
Mario Hezonja · Donovan Mitchell · Jarrett Allen · Sam Merrill · Tyrese Proctor 8.8 min
James Harden · Mario Hezonja · Sam Merrill · Evan Mobley · Meleek Thomas 4.4 min
James Harden · Mario Hezonja · Jarrett Allen · Sam Merrill · Meleek Thomas 4.3 min
James Harden · Donovan Mitchell · Sam Merrill · Evan Mobley · Meleek Thomas 3.7 min

OKC

Oklahoma City Thunder

Starting lineup

The 5 most-used lineups:

Isaiah Hartenstein · Shai Gilgeous-Alexander · Kenrich Williams · Jaylin Williams · Ajay Mitchell Starter 10.4 min
Isaiah Hartenstein · Jared McCain · Ajay Mitchell · Micah Peavy · Josh Dix 4.9 min
Isaiah Hartenstein · Jaylin Williams · Jared McCain · Ajay Mitchell · Micah Peavy 4.5 min
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander · Kenrich Williams · Jared McCain · Ajay Mitchell · Aday Mara 4.5 min
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander · Kenrich Williams · Jaylin Williams · Bennett Stirtz · Aday Mara 3.5 min

Who guarded whom

Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.

Cavaliers defense

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 19 pts (6/14) in 73 possessions

Guarded by: Mario Hezonja (23 %, 0 pts) · Meleek Thomas (23 %, 3 pts) · Sam Merrill (14 %, 3 pts)
Ajay Mitchell 26 pts (10/21) in 66 possessions

Guarded by: Donovan Mitchell (36 %, 3 pts) · Meleek Thomas (20 %, 4 pts) · Mario Hezonja (11 %, 9 pts)

Defender	Guarded most
Donovan Mitchell	Ajay Mitchell: 24 poss., 3 pts (1/5) · Micah Peavy: 11 poss., 2 pts (1/3)
James Harden	Kenrich Williams: 36 poss., 5 pts (2/4) · Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: 7 poss., 3 pts (1/2)
Evan Mobley	Isaiah Hartenstein: 23 poss., 5 pts (2/5) · Jaylin Williams: 12 poss., 5 pts (2/3)
Jarrett Allen	Aday Mara: 18 poss., 7 pts (2/5) · Isaiah Hartenstein: 18 poss., 2 pts (1/2)
Meleek Thomas	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: 17 poss., 3 pts (1/4) · Ajay Mitchell: 13 poss., 4 pts (2/5)
Sam Merrill	Jared McCain: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: 10 poss., 3 pts (1/2)
Mario Hezonja	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: 17 poss., 0 pts (0/3) · Ajay Mitchell: 7 poss., 9 pts (3/4)
Tyrese Proctor	Jared McCain: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Josh Dix: 6 poss., 3 pts (1/1)
Craig Porter Jr.	Micah Peavy: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jared McCain: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Thomas Bryant	Josh Dix: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Jared McCain: 1 poss., 2 pts (1/2)

Thunder defense

Donovan Mitchell 10 pts (3/9) in 70 possessions

Guarded by: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (24 %, 4 pts) · Ajay Mitchell (21 %, 2 pts) · Micah Peavy (18 %, 2 pts)
James Harden 16 pts (5/15) in 63 possessions

Guarded by: Kenrich Williams (47 %, 5 pts) · Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (15 %, 2 pts) · Ajay Mitchell (10 %, 6 pts)

Defender	Guarded most
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	Mario Hezonja: 18 poss., 14 pts (6/11) · Donovan Mitchell: 17 poss., 4 pts (1/3)
Ajay Mitchell	Meleek Thomas: 15 poss., 6 pts (2/3) · Donovan Mitchell: 15 poss., 2 pts (1/4)
Kenrich Williams	James Harden: 30 poss., 5 pts (2/4) · Meleek Thomas: 6 poss., 2 pts (1/1)
Isaiah Hartenstein	Evan Mobley: 22 poss., 2 pts (1/3) · Jarrett Allen: 12 poss., 3 pts (1/1)
Jared McCain	Sam Merrill: 15 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Tyrese Proctor: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Aday Mara	Jarrett Allen: 20 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Evan Mobley: 6 poss., 2 pts (1/2)
Jaylin Williams	Evan Mobley: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Mario Hezonja: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/2)
Micah Peavy	Donovan Mitchell: 12 poss., 2 pts (0/0) · James Harden: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Bennett Stirtz	Sam Merrill: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Meleek Thomas: 6 poss., 6 pts (2/2)
Josh Dix	Tyrese Proctor: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Thomas Bryant: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0)