Oklahoma City Thunder beat Cleveland Cavaliers 124–116, with Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scoring 42 points and recording eight assists. ESPN marks the game as final and completed, making the eight-point home victory a confirmed result rather than an inference from the scheduled tipoff.

The regular-season fixture began at 01:00 UTC on Thursday 5 November. That was 01:00 Thursday in London on GMT and Wednesday evening, 4 November, in Oklahoma City. Those different calendar dates refer to the same game.

The confirmed result and leading numbers

ESPN's game summary lists Gilgeous-Alexander as Oklahoma City's leading scorer with 42 points and leading assist provider with eight. Isaiah Hartenstein led the Thunder's rebound category with 12.

For Cleveland, Donovan Mitchell is listed with 27 points and six assists, while Evan Mobley led the Cavaliers' rebound category with ten. These are the game-summary leader figures, not season averages or a complete ranking of every player's performance.

The final score gives Oklahoma City an eight-point margin and a combined game total of 240 points. Those figures can be calculated from the confirmed team scores. They do not, on their own, establish how any particular pre-match spread or total settled: that depends on the exact line and rules attached to the ticket.

Why the completion flag matters

A scheduled start time is not evidence that a game has finished. NBA games can run longer than expected, and a live score can change before the final status is posted. This report uses the provider's completed flag as well as its final score.

The same distinction matters when reviewing a betting record. A full-game moneyline on Oklahoma City follows the winning team under the operator's settlement rules. A points-spread bet also depends on the margin, and a player prop depends on the individual market and official statistics. None of those tickets should be reconstructed from a team name alone.

One result is not a forecast for the next game

Gilgeous-Alexander's scoring output is the leading figure in this result, but one match cannot establish what he or the Thunder will produce next. Opponent strength, home and away conditions, player availability and rest all need a fresh assessment.

This report does not claim a verified injury update, a confirmed next-game rotation or a repeatable betting edge. It also does not invent a quarter-by-quarter narrative from the final score. Readers looking for tactical detail should consult the full box score and play-by-play rather than treating the headline numbers as a complete account.

Source

The final result, regular-season classification and leader statistics were checked against ESPN's game summary on 5 November 2026: https://www.espn.com/nba/game/_/gameId/401909929/cavaliers-thunder.

18+ only. Past results do not guarantee future outcomes. Do not increase stakes to recover losses or treat a winning result as proof that a betting method is profitable.