Cavaliers 108, Thunder 98
LeBron James poured in 34 points to go with seven rebounds and five assists as host Cleveland beat Oklahoma City for its sixth straight victory.
Kevin Love tallied 19 points and 13 rebounds and Kyrie Irving added 21 points and six assists for the Cavaliers, who topped 100 points for the seventh consecutive game. J.R. Smith scored 14 points and Tristan Thompson contributed 10 points and 16 rebounds off the bench for Cleveland, which went 16-for-36 from 3-point range.
Kevin Durant racked up 32 points, nine assists and six rebounds and Russell Westbrook added 22 points, 11 assists and nine boards for the Thunder, who were without center Steven Adams (migraine). Serge Ibaka collected 15 points and 10 rebounds and Dion Waiters added 14 points off the bench as Oklahoma City wrapped up its five-game road trip with a 3-2 mark.
Oklahoma City rallied from an 11-point deficit in the third quarter to take a one-point advantage late in the period, but Matthew Dellavedova hit a 3-pointer to break a tie at 78 and Irving beat the buzzer to give Cleveland an 83-78 lead heading to the fourth. James knocked down a triple to open the fourth, and the Thunder didn't get closer than six the rest of the way.
The Thunder led by as many as eight points in the opening period and were up 26-20 after one, but Cleveland turned the tide in the second. James scored 15 points in the second quarter as the Cavaliers outscored Oklahoma City 37-23 to take a 57-49 lead into halftime.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Cleveland improved to 13-0 at home when scoring 100 or more points. … Love has recorded double-doubles in 11 straight meetings with the Thunder. … Waiters was booed by the home crowd in his return to Cleveland, where he played two-plus seasons before being traded earlier this month.