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

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

A review from start to finish. That was the impressive performance by the Oklahoma City Thunder, who steamrolled the Cleveland Cavaliers 134-114, leading by more than 40 points and

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 ...

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Artemi Panarin scored twice, Chris Kreider got the go-ahead goal with 9:38 left and the New York Rangers rallied for a 5-3 victory over the Utah Hockey Club on Thursday night. Reilly Smith tied it 3-all with a short-handed goal 28 seconds into the third period for the Rangers,

The Cavs have the best offense in the NBA, but Darius Garland and Donovan Mitchell struggle against bigger, more physical players.