"Great game, it was a great environment," Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault said. "It was a great test for both teams. Obviously, they were better tonight. That was a good experience for us. Having to come here in a hostile environment on the road against a really good team that's playing at a very high level.

The Thunder locker room has seen existential dread. Playoff losses to Dallas brought it closest. Wednesday’s 129-122 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers wasn’t that. Wednesday was the first time in a while that OKC was outplayed in a meaningful fourth quarter.

Jarrett Allen scored 25 points, Evan Mobley added 21 and the Cleveland Cavaliers ended Oklahoma City’s 15-game winning streak by beating the Thunder 129-122 in a marquee meeting between the NBA’s top two teams.