Shai Gilgeous-Alexander zoomed past Jarrett Allen for his first bucket of the night in the highly anticipated rematch between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Cleveland Cavaliers on Thursday night. He got Georges Niang on a switch,

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander made his latest statement in an MVP-worthy season with another 40-point performance Thursday night.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 40 points and eight assists in three quarters, and the Oklahoma City Thunder rolled past the Cleveland Cavaliers 134-114 in a matchup of teams with the best records in the NBA.

OKLAHOMA CITY — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored a career-high 54 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Utah Jazz 123-114 on Wednesday night (Thursday

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

Darius Garland had 20 points and nine assists for Cleveland, and Jarrett Allen added 13 points ... on a 22-2 run to take a 32-14 lead. Gilgeous-Alexander scored 15 points in the opening period.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 40 points and eight assists ... Darius Garland had 20 points and nine assists for Cleveland, and Jarrett Allen added 13 points. Donovan Mitchell ...

Gilgeous-Alexander Scores 40 as Thunder Roll Past ... Darius Garland had 20 points and nine assists for Cleveland, and Jarrett Allen added 13 points. Donovan Mitchell, Cleveland’s top scorer ...

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. Neither team led by double digits until the Thunder pulled away in the last three minutes.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 40 points and eight assists ... Darius Garland had 20 points and nine assists for Cleveland, and Jarrett Allen added 13 points. Donovan Mitchell, Cleveland’s top ...

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

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