Thunder strike from long range, halt Cavs

The Oklahoma City Thunder drilled 21 three-pointers in a 121-113 victory over Cleveland on Sunday that halted the Cavaliers’ seven-game NBA winning streak.

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Oklahoma City Thunder's Isaiah Joe shoots a three-point basket against the Cleveland Cavaliers.

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Isaiah Joe scored 22 points and Cason Wallace added 20 points and 10 assists for the shorthanded Thunder, who improved their Western Conference-leading record to 44-14 despite the absence of injured starters Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Jalen Williams as well as Ajay Mitchell and Alex Caruso.

“It’s a lot of fun just getting the ball rolling,” said Wallace, who had just one turnover and excelled in a tough assignment of guarding James Harden.

“Early game, so we tried to get our legs into it right from the jump. I feel like we came out and we had a little bit of momentum early in the game,” added Wallace after a contest in which the Thunder scored the first nine points and led by as many as 23 in the first quarter.