The Thunder and Cavaliers had a playoff-like match-up on Tuesday night in Oklahoma City, with each team having moments of dominance in front of a raucous crowd at Chesapeake Energy Arena. Despite the Thunder getting 92 combined points out of Russell Westbrook, Paul George, Steven Adams, and Carmelo Anthony, the Cavs simply had too much firepower — escaping OKC with a 120-112 victory.
LeBron James led the way for Cleveland with 37 points, 8 rebounds, and 8 assists — with 14 of his 37 coming in the first five minutes of the third quarter. His scoring outburst put the Cavs up 10 with 7:06 remaining in the third, but the Thunder used a 14-3 run over the next three minutes to briefly take a one-point advantage.