CLEVELAND – Jarrett Allen scored 25 points, Evan Mobley added 21 and the Cleveland Cavaliers ended Oklahoma City’s 15-game winning streak by defeating the Thunder 129-122 on Wednesday night in a key matchup between the NBA’s top two teams .

The Cavs extended their winning streak to 11, improved the league’s best record to 32-4 – 11-0 vs. West – and went 19-1 at home. They did it on a poor night for leading scorer Donovan Mitchell, who had just 11 points on 3 of 16 shooting.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 31 points and Jalen Williams 25 for the Thunder in their first loss since December 1st.

Even though it’s only January and there’s still a lot of basketball ahead of us, the intensity of the game had the feel of a June final. There were 30 lead changes and none of the teams led by more than nine.

The duel was only the third in NBA history between teams with double-digit winning streaks. The last time this happened was on January 26, 1995, when the Seattle SuperSonics and Utah Jazz each came into the game with a 10-game winning streak.

Gilgeous-Alexander is the team’s undisputed star, but Oklahoma City has some nice pieces. Center Isaiah Hartenstein finished the game with 18 points, 11 rebounds and 8 assists.

Cleveland has shown its poise and depth and has shown that it can get by without Mitchell. Mobley and Allen combined for 22 rebounds and 13 assists.

With Cleveland leading 125-122, Mitchell was called for a loose-ball foul with 1:19 left. The Cavs challenged and the call was overturned through replay review. Mobley then hit a 10-footer in the lane to put Cleveland ahead by five.

Only four teams have posted a better record than Cleveland through 36 games: Golden State (34-2) in the 2015-16 season, Philadelphia (33-3) in the 1966-67 season and the Los Angeles Lakers (33-3) in the 1971-72 season and Chicago (33-3) in 1995-96.