Jake LaRavia is proving that hang time can be overrated, while a Phoenix rookie has turned into a long snapper.

Darius Garland had 20 points and nine assists ... The Thunder closed the first quarter on a 22-2 run to take a 32-14 lead. Gilgeous-Alexander scored 15 points in the opening period.

Alexander, the NBA’s leading scorer at 31.6 points per game, missed his first game of the season against the Dallas Mavericks with a sore right wrist.

It was a virtuoso display from a player that many consider as the front-runner for this season’s Most Valuable Player award Read more at straitstimes.com.

The Thunder handed the Cavaliers their worst loss of the season to leave the two conference leaders each with 34-6 records.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 40 points and eight assists in three ... which won its fourth straight. Darius Garland had 20 points and nine assists for Cleveland, and Jarrett Allen added 13 points. Donovan Mitchell, Cleveland’s ...

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored a career-high 54 points to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 123-114 home win over the Utah Jazz on Wednesday.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was unstoppable on Thursday night. Gilgeous-Alexander helped lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a lopsided 134-114 victory over

The first meeting between these teams was about the Cavaliers offense. The rematch was about the Thunder defense.

The Cavs are rolling thanks in large part to Garland's play, but the East — and Cleveland's — backcourt is a crowded one.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 40 points to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 134-114 home win over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Thursday.