The Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers, 95-86, at Quicken Loans Arena on Wednesday night.

The Thunder (6-4) had to deal with the absence of Russell Westbrook after he got injured on Monday against the New Orleans Pelicans, and they managed to dominate most of the contest against a Cavaliers (1-10) team that already reached double-digit losses through their first 11 games of the campaign. OKC jumped to a 23-20 lead in the first half, and increased their lead by eight points (48-40) by half time. Cleveland won the third quarter by one point (24-23) and it seemed they were on the rise heading into the final 12 minutes, but the Thunder closed things out with a 24-22 fourth quarter that pushed them two games over .500.

No Westbrook meant no problem for the Thunder, as point guard Dennis Schroder led the way for OKC with 28 points and seven rebounds, but, oddly enough he didn't record a single assist despite starting as a point guard. Paul George filled the stat sheet thanks to 18 points, seven boards, two assists and two steals. Jerami Grant added 12 points with eight rebounds, and Steven Adams contributed with nine points, 13 rebounds and two blocks.

Six Cleveland players scored in double digits and the leader was rookie Collin Sexton, who had 15 points. Tristan Thompson delivered a double-double of 10 points and 15 boards. J.R. Smith had 13 points, and Rodney Hood chipped in with 11 points, five boards and four assists. Jordan Clarkson had 11 points, nine rebounds and eight assists off the bench.