SGA, with 'look in his eye,' nets 43 as Thunder hand Cavaliers first home loss

CLEVELAND -- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored a season-high 43 points and made a go-ahead 3-pointer with 32.6 seconds remaining as the Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers 117-112 on Monday night in the first game of a back-to-back set. Gilgeous-Alexander attempted 35 shots, the most in the NBA during the first two weeks of the season, and made 14. He was 11-of-12 from the free throw line in 38 minutes as the injury-depleted Thunder bounced back after two straight road losses by 20-plus points.