Alexander figured his night was over at the end of the third quarter, when the Oklahoma City Thunder held a 25-point lead over the Phoenix Suns. He was fine with sitting down with 46 points. But Thunder coach Mark Daigneault wanted to give his superstar a shot to hit the 50-point milestone for the third time in a seven-game span.

Darius Garland drilled a three-pointer from the half-court logo as time expired to lift the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 118-115 NBA victory over the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday.Edwards drilled six of the Timberwolves' 20 three-pointers and made 17 of his 18 free-throw attempts as Minnesota avoided a third straight defeat.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 50 points to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 140-109 home win over the Phoenix Suns on Wednesday.