CLEVELAND — Jarrett Allen scored 25 factors, Evan Mobley added 21 and the Cleveland Cavaliers ended Oklahoma Metropolis’s 15-game successful streak by beating the Thunder 129-122 on Wednesday evening in a marquee assembly between the NBA’s high two groups.
The Cavs, which play host to the Raptors on Friday evening, prolonged their successful streak to 11, improved the league’s finest file to 32-4 — 11-0 towards the West — and moved to 19-1 at residence.
They did it on an off evening for main scorer Donovan Mitchell, who had simply 11 factors on 3 of 16 taking pictures.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 31 factors and Jalen Williams had 25 for the Thunder (30-6), who will face the Knicks on Friday evening on the Backyard.
It was Oklahoma Metropolis’s first loss since Dec. 1.
Whereas it’s solely January and there’s numerous basketball forward, the sport’s depth had the all vibes of a Finals matchup in June.
There have been 30 lead modifications and neither crew led by greater than 9.
The matchup was solely the third in historical past between groups using double-digit successful streaks.
The final time it occurred was on Jan. 26, 1995, when Seattle and Utah entered their recreation every on 10-game successful streaks.
Takeaways
Thunder: Gilgeous-Alexander is the crew’s undisputed star, however Oklahoma Metropolis has some good items.
Middle Isaiah Hartenstein, a former Knick, completed with 18 factors, 11 rebounds and eight assists.
Cavaliers: Cleveland confirmed its steadiness, depth and that it could actually get by when Mitchell isn’t on.
Mobley and Allen mixed for 22 rebounds and 13 assists. Darius Garland had 18 factors, seven assists and hit a floater to place OKC away.
Key second
With Cleveland up 125-122, Mitchell was known as for a free ball foul with 1:19 left.
The Cavs challenged and the decision was reversed by replay evaluate. Mobley then hit a 10-footer within the lane to place Cleveland up by 5.
Key stat
Solely 4 groups have posted a greater file by means of 36 video games than Cleveland: Golden State (34-2) in 2015-16, Philadelphia (33-3) in 1966-67, the Los Angeles Lakers (33-3) in 1971-72 and Chicago (33-3) in 1995-96.
