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Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Cleveland Cavaliers

February 22, 2026 · 2025-26 season

The Thunder beat the Cavaliers 121-113 on 2026-02-22 at home. The Thunder started Isaiah Hartenstein, Luguentz Dort, Isaiah Joe, Chet Holmgren, and Cason Wallace. The Cavaliers started James Harden, Donovan Mitchell, Jarrett Allen, Dean Wade, and Evan Mobley. Donovan Mitchell (Cavaliers) scored 17 points (7/10) in his matchups, with Luguentz Dort as his primary defender. Chet Holmgren (Thunder) scored 20 points (9/12) in his matchups, with Evan Mobley as his primary defender.

Box score

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

OKC

Oklahoma City Thunder 121

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Luguentz Dort GS	35:09	12	3	2	2	0	2	4	5-11	2-6	0-2	+1
Chet Holmgren GS	34:24	17	15	4	1	3	2	1	5-14	1-4	6-9	+17
Cason Wallace GS	33:45	20	4	10	3	0	1	2	7-17	4-8	2-2	+13
Isaiah Joe GS	30:19	22	2	3	5	0	3	5	6-13	6-11	4-4	+14
Isaiah Hartenstein GS	25:43	13	7	4	0	0	1	3	6-6	0-0	1-4	+23
Aaron Wiggins	22:24	7	3	4	0	0	1	1	3-7	1-2	0-0	-2
Kenrich Williams	18:13	8	2	1	0	0	1	0	3-3	2-2	0-0	-4
Jaylin Williams	16:31	10	3	0	0	1	1	0	3-6	3-5	1-2	-17
Jared McCain	15:45	10	3	1	1	0	1	1	3-7	2-3	2-2	-2
Nikola Topić	7:48	2	2	3	0	0	3	2	1-2	0-0	0-0	-3
Totals		121	44	32	12	4	16	19	42-86	21-41	16-25

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

CLE

Cleveland Cavaliers 113

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Donovan Mitchell GS	35:09	20	7	5	2	0	3	1	9-19	0-6	2-3	-1
James Harden GS	33:45	20	5	9	1	1	5	5	8-14	3-7	1-2	-13
Jarrett Allen GS	28:34	11	13	2	1	0	3	1	4-6	0-0	3-6	-15
Evan Mobley GS	25:10	15	2	1	1	0	1	4	6-11	1-4	2-2	-3
Dean Wade GS	17:41	0	3	1	0	1	1	2	0-1	0-1	0-0	-13
Sam Merrill	28:30	20	3	0	0	0	0	2	7-12	6-10	0-0	+6
Keon Ellis	23:21	9	1	3	2	0	1	2	4-7	1-4	0-0	0
Dennis Schröder	22:21	11	4	7	1	1	2	1	3-9	1-2	4-4	-3
Jaylon Tyson	15:45	7	4	0	1	0	1	1	2-7	1-4	2-2	-1
Nae'Qwan Tomlin	9:45	0	2	0	0	0	0	3	0-3	0-1	0-0	+3
Totals		113	44	28	9	3	17	22	43-89	13-39	14-19

Did not play: Darius Brown (DNP - Coach's Decision), Thomas Bryant (DNP - Coach's Decision), Larry Nance Jr. (DNP - Coach's Decision), Craig Porter Jr. (DNP - Coach's Decision), Tyrese Proctor (DNP - Coach's Decision)

Lineups

OKC

Oklahoma City Thunder

Starting lineup

The 5 most-used lineups:

Isaiah Hartenstein · Luguentz Dort · Isaiah Joe · Chet Holmgren · Cason Wallace Starter 9.7 min
Isaiah Hartenstein · Isaiah Joe · Chet Holmgren · Cason Wallace · Jared McCain 6.3 min
Luguentz Dort · Isaiah Joe · Chet Holmgren · Jaylin Williams · Cason Wallace 3.9 min
Luguentz Dort · Aaron Wiggins · Chet Holmgren · Jaylin Williams · Nikola Topić 3.3 min
Kenrich Williams · Luguentz Dort · Aaron Wiggins · Jaylin Williams · Jared McCain 2.6 min

CLE

Cleveland Cavaliers

Starting lineup

The 5 most-used lineups:

James Harden · Donovan Mitchell · Jarrett Allen · Dean Wade · Evan Mobley Starter 5.1 min
James Harden · Donovan Mitchell · Jarrett Allen · Sam Merrill · Evan Mobley 9.0 min
Dennis Schröder · Donovan Mitchell · Evan Mobley · Keon Ellis · Jaylon Tyson 4.5 min
Dennis Schröder · Donovan Mitchell · Dean Wade · Keon Ellis · Jaylon Tyson 4.4 min
James Harden · Jarrett Allen · Sam Merrill · Keon Ellis · Nae'Qwan Tomlin 4.1 min

Who guarded whom

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

Thunder defense

Donovan Mitchell 17 pts (7/10) in 74 possessions

Guarded by: Luguentz Dort (37 %, 5 pts) · Kenrich Williams (16 %, 5 pts) · Cason Wallace (11 %, 0 pts)
James Harden 25 pts (9/15) in 66 possessions

Guarded by: Cason Wallace (42 %, 10 pts) · Luguentz Dort (17 %, 2 pts) · Isaiah Joe (9 %, 5 pts)

Defender	Guarded most
Luguentz Dort	Donovan Mitchell: 27 poss., 5 pts (2/2) · James Harden: 11 poss., 2 pts (1/2)
Chet Holmgren	Evan Mobley: 20 poss., 5 pts (2/5) · Jarrett Allen: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/4)
Cason Wallace	James Harden: 27 poss., 10 pts (4/7) · Sam Merrill: 10 poss., 2 pts (1/2)
Isaiah Joe	Sam Merrill: 21 poss., 3 pts (1/4) · Dean Wade: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Isaiah Hartenstein	Jarrett Allen: 24 poss., 6 pts (3/3) · Dean Wade: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Aaron Wiggins	Keon Ellis: 10 poss., 3 pts (1/3) · Dennis Schröder: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Jaylin Williams	Evan Mobley: 9 poss., 7 pts (2/3) · Jaylon Tyson: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Kenrich Williams	Donovan Mitchell: 12 poss., 5 pts (2/2) · Dennis Schröder: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Jared McCain	Dennis Schröder: 13 poss., 4 pts (1/3) · Sam Merrill: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Nikola Topić	Dennis Schröder: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Keon Ellis: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0)

Cavaliers defense

Chet Holmgren 20 pts (9/12) in 67 possessions

Guarded by: Evan Mobley (35 %, 13 pts) · Jarrett Allen (17 %, 2 pts) · Nae'Qwan Tomlin (9 %, 0 pts)
Jared McCain 11 pts (4/9) in 30 possessions

Guarded by: Dennis Schröder (33 %, 2 pts) · Sam Merrill (18 %, 6 pts) · Keon Ellis (15 %, 0 pts)

Defender	Guarded most
Donovan Mitchell	Luguentz Dort: 42 poss., 8 pts (4/9) · Isaiah Hartenstein: 5 poss., 4 pts (1/1)
James Harden	Cason Wallace: 39 poss., 14 pts (6/8) · Luguentz Dort: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Sam Merrill	Isaiah Joe: 21 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Cason Wallace: 10 poss., 6 pts (2/3)
Jarrett Allen	Isaiah Hartenstein: 26 poss., 4 pts (2/2) · Chet Holmgren: 11 poss., 2 pts (1/2)
Evan Mobley	Chet Holmgren: 24 poss., 13 pts (6/6) · Jaylin Williams: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Keon Ellis	Aaron Wiggins: 10 poss., 5 pts (2/2) · Nikola Topić: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Dennis Schröder	Jared McCain: 10 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Kenrich Williams: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Dean Wade	Kenrich Williams: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Isaiah Joe: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Jaylon Tyson	Jaylin Williams: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Chet Holmgren: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Nae'Qwan Tomlin	Chet Holmgren: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Kenrich Williams: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0)