The Cleveland Cavaliers may have surprised everyone last week when they beat the Oklahoma City Thunder, but it wasn’t a good revenge.
The Thunder completely embarrassed the Cavs on Thursday night and nearly ended the game with a 134-114 victory.
Shai-Gilgeous Alexander led with a 22-2 RUN to end the first quarter for the Thunder and things didn’t get any better for the Cavs from there.
SGA scored 40 PTS, 3 REB, 8 AST, 2 STL, 65% FG in THREE QUARTERS and OKC went up by 38 points heading into the fourth.
The scary part is, OKC is still without big men Isaiah Hartenstein and Chet Holmgren.
The internet works fine, with good reactions below.
OKC took that loss last week personal! Sheesh!
— Kendrick Perkins (@KendrickPerkins) January 17, 2025
The Thunder don’t have a big one – Chet or Hartenstein – yet against Mobley-Allen the Cavs are UP 75-49 FOR THE WORLD! OKC WILL WIN THE WEST. SGA MVP.
– Skip Bayless (@RealSkipBayless) January 17, 2025
I just know Adam Silver shaking his head at this OKC Thunder vs Cavs game pic.twitter.com/8FXHpQZuDQ
. (@pritchardera) January 17, 2025
It’s crazy to think that the best team in OKC Thunder franchise history would be a team without Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook, or James Harden.
— Roosh (@RooshWilliams) January 17, 2025
OKC at Cavs rn
-PrizePicks (@PrizePicks) January 17, 2025
Okc’s popularity with the Cleveland Cavs right now:
— ⁶𓅓²³ (@tronhoops) January 17, 2025
Cavs get destroyed by Okc pic.twitter.com/DabIsOwIi7
– LEROY_SZN (@10gotgame) January 17, 2025
Beating the cavs without chet and ihart….consciously pic.twitter.com/T2D36WKOyi
– OKC Enthusiasts (@okcenthusiasts) January 17, 2025
If I owned an NBA team I would send Sam Presti a blank check, tell him to fill in the zeros and stay out of his way. What Oklahoma City has built – and the capital that must continue to build – is truly amazing.
— Chris Mannix (@SIChrisMannix) January 17, 2025
OKC just gave birth to a white sniper on the bench???? pic.twitter.com/4SDBSmuiSr
— Niko (@nikotaughtyou) January 17, 2025
call us pic.twitter.com/KrvfEGfopA
— SkyedOKC (@SkyedOKC) January 13, 2025
OKC just made a player and they hit three in Branden Carlson pic.twitter.com/uRS0fTwnXY
— ᴱᴸᴵᴶᴬᴴ 🎯 (@Eesus_Christ) January 17, 2025
The OKC Thunder have now won 19 of their last 20 games and are 34-6 on the season.
With the explosion, some of the Thunder’s lesser-known players got a run, like Adam Flagler.
But not everyone could have a night like Shai.
Most Popular Players With 8+ 3-point Attempts in a Quarter
Carmelo Anthony: Jan 15, 2018 3Q – 3 for 8
Paul George: Jan 5, 2017 3Q – 4 for 8
Adam Flagler: Jan 16, 2025 4Q – 0 for 8
Flagler went 0-8 from 3, which may be an all-time hitting record.
SGA just keeps cementing his MVP status.
Shai in the last 9 games:
40 PTS – 3 REB – 2 AST
29 PTS – 3 REB – 8 AST
33 PTS – 4 REB – 7 AST
33 PTS – 11 REB – 6 AST
31 PTS – 5 REB – 4 AST
39 PTS – 3 REB – 2 AST
27 PTS – 7 REB – 4 AST
32 PTS – 3 REB – 9 AST
40 PTS – 3 REB – 8 AST
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