Gilgeous-Alexander leads Oklahoma City against Cleveland after 43-point game

Cleveland Cavaliers (4-3, sixth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (5-2, fifth in the Western Conference)

Oklahoma City; Wednesday, 8 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Oklahoma City hosts the Cleveland Cavaliers after Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 43 points in the Oklahoma City Thunder's 117-112 victory against the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Oklahoma City finished 64-18 overall last season while going 34-8 at home. The Thunder averaged 22.0 points off of turnovers, 13.6 second-chance points and 41.8 bench points last season.

Cleveland finished 52-30 overall, 33-19 in Eastern Conference action and 25-16 on the road last season. The Cavaliers averaged 119.5 points per game last season, 52.0 in the paint, 18.4 off of turnovers and 14.3 on fast breaks.

The teams play for the second time this season. The Thunder won the last meeting 117-112 on Nov. 3, with Gilgeous-Alexander scoring 43 points in the victory.

INJURIES: Thunder: Cason Wallace: out (shoulder), Nikola Topic: out (back), Thomas Sorber: out (knee), Chet Holmgren: out (knee), Jalen Williams: out (ankle), Alex Caruso: out (ankle).

Cavaliers: Nae'Qwan Tomlin: out (back), Jaylon Tyson: out (ankle), Peyton Watson: out (hamstring).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.