Thunder vs. Cavaliers: Five takeaways from OKC's win at Cleveland

The rust Shai Gilgeous-Alexander showed in his first two games back from a knee injury was gone by Sunday night in Cleveland.

Gilgeous-Alexander tormented the Cavaliers at every level — at the rim, in the midrange and from behind the arc — in the Thunder’s comfortable 117-101 win.

He shot 9-of-15 from the floor and 3-of-3 from 3-point range for 31 points, nine assists and four rebounds.

Here are four other takeaways from the game:

Bench boost

The Cavaliers led the Thunder 22-15 with three minutes left in the first quarter, and that’s when OKC’s bench took over, aided by Gilgeous-Alexander, the lone starter on the floor.

The Thunder finished the quarter on a 16-6 run, with seven of those points…