Oklahoma City Thunder vs Cleveland Cavaliers Final — November 2, 2026
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Full 2025-26 regular season (last season), captured before tip-off. League rank in small type (30 teams); the gold side ranks higher. Bars show rank, longest = 1st. Source: Gridiron & Wine public Analytics tables.
Last five results this season, oldest to newest. Records are season to date, with home and road splits. Against-the-spread (ATS) and over–under records use the consensus closing line.
Margin of each of the last 10 games this season, oldest to newest (gold = won). Hover a bar for the score margin.
Distance is a straight-line estimate from each team's home arena, not the team's actual itinerary; time-zone change is at game time. Days of rest are full days off since each team's previous game this season (0 = back-to-back); preseason games do not count. Schedule facts only: no fatigue adjustment is applied.
Key players only. Injury report as of November 2, 9:40 a.m. ET.
The pre-game matchup
The Thunder (4-2) visited the Cavaliers (4-2) on Monday, November 2 at 7:10 PM ET.
Last season (2025-26), the Thunder scored 119.2 points per game (5th of 30) and allowed 107.8 (2nd). The Cavaliers scored 119.3 points per game (4th of 30) and allowed 115.2 (15th).
Offensive rating, the points scored per 100 possessions: Thunder 117.5 (7th), Cavaliers 118.2 (6th). Defensive rating, the points allowed per 100 possessions: Thunder 106.5 (1st), Cavaliers 114.2 (15th). Net rating, the offensive minus defensive rating: Thunder +11.0 (1st), Cavaliers +4.1 (9th). These are last season's full-season numbers because the new season's sample is still small; rosters change over the offseason.
The Thunder are 4-2 and 3-3 against the spread; their last game was a 119-98 loss to the Rockets. The Cavaliers are 4-2 and 2-4 against the spread; their last game was a 136-111 win over the Bucks.
The Cavaliers closed as 4.5-point favorites at home against the Thunder. The spread opened at Cavaliers -3.5. The total closed at 229.5, up from 227.5 at the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Thunder +148, Cavaliers -178) prices the Thunder at 39% and the Cavaliers at 61%.
Written from the numbers available before tip-off.
Result
Final score and result vs the closing line
Oklahoma City Thunder 117, Cleveland Cavaliers 112
Oklahoma City Thunder won by 5.
- Against the closing spread (Cleveland Cavaliers -4.5): Oklahoma City Thunder covered.
- Combined score 229 vs the closing total of 229.5: Under.
- Oklahoma City Thunder closed at +148 on the moneyline (a 39% no-vig market-implied chance).
Market
Closing line and line movement
Thunder +3.5 (-104)
Thunder +4.5 (-115)
Cavaliers -178 62%
Cavaliers -178 61%
Consensus of US sportsbooks. Open = first line after both teams' previous games; Close = consensus at tip-off. Percentages are the moneyline's no-vig market-implied chances.
Members
G&W Line
G&W’s own number for this game, next to the market. Analytics
Matchup
Players to watch
- Points per game31.12nd
- Rebounds per game4.3150th
- Assists per game6.617th
- Minutes per game33.2
- Points per game17.167th
- Rebounds per game8.916th
- Assists per game1.7227th
- Minutes per game28.9
- Points per game27.97th
- Rebounds per game4.5141st
- Assists per game5.728th
- Minutes per game33.5
- Points per game23.623rd
- Rebounds per game4.8128th
- Assists per game8.06th
- Minutes per game34.8
Last season's (2025-26) regular-season per-game averages; players listed with their current team, top two scorers per team, from season player stats captured before game time. Ranks among the 392 players with at least 20 games.
Head-to-head
The teams have met 8 times since 2022: the Thunder won 6 and the Cavaliers 2.
| Date | Score | Line | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 22, 2026 | Cavaliers 113, Thunder 121 Thunder won | ||
| Jan 19, 2026 | Thunder 136, Cavaliers 104 Thunder won | ||
| Jan 16, 2025 | Cavaliers 114, Thunder 134 Thunder won | ||
| Jan 8, 2025 | Thunder 122, Cavaliers 129 Cavaliers won | ||
| Nov 8, 2023 | Cavaliers 120, Thunder 128 Thunder won |
Meetings since 2022, most recent first. Line and total are the consensus closing numbers where line history is available.
Teams
Oklahoma City Thunder
- Oklahoma City Thunder team stats
- Oklahoma City Thunder 108, Portland Trail Blazers 118 (Nov 11)
- Oklahoma City Thunder 103, Portland Trail Blazers 123 (Nov 10)
- Washington Wizards 75, Oklahoma City Thunder 114 (Nov 7)
Cleveland Cavaliers
- Cleveland Cavaliers team stats
- Cleveland Cavaliers 115, New York Knicks 107 (Nov 11)
- Cleveland Cavaliers 112, Charlotte Hornets 124 (Nov 9)
- New York Knicks 109, Cleveland Cavaliers 97 (Nov 7)
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More NBA games on November 2, 2026
- Detroit Pistons 124, Charlotte Hornets 91 (Nov 2)
- Atlanta Hawks 108, Indiana Pacers 104 (Nov 2)
- Brooklyn Nets 90, New York Knicks 103 (Nov 2)
- Washington Wizards 103, Orlando Magic 94 (Nov 2)
- Chicago Bulls 107, Philadelphia 76ers 126 (Nov 2)
- Sacramento Kings 115, Dallas Mavericks 100 (Nov 2)
- New Orleans Pelicans 135, Memphis Grizzlies 134 (Nov 2)
- Milwaukee Bucks 100, Minnesota Timberwolves 112 (Nov 2)
- Boston Celtics 93, Houston Rockets 109 (Nov 2)
- Utah Jazz 97, San Antonio Spurs 119 (Nov 2)
- Portland Trail Blazers 118, Denver Nuggets 110 (Nov 2)
- Phoenix Suns 113, Golden State Warriors 116 (Nov 2)
- Toronto Raptors 125, Los Angeles Clippers 118 (Nov 2)
- Miami Heat 117, Los Angeles Lakers 138 (Nov 2)
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