OKLAHOMA CITY -- — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 33 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder routed the Indiana Pacers 132-111 on Saturday night for their ninth straight win.

Gilgeous-Alexander, the league's leading scorer, made 10 of 23 field goals and 10 of 12 free throws.

Lu Dort scored 22 points and made 6 of 7 3-pointers while Jalen Williams added 18 points for the Thunder.

Tyrese Haliburton had 18 points and Andrew Nembhard added 16 for the Pacers, who had won six of their previous seven games.

Oklahoma City dominated, even though forward/center Chet Holmgren sat out to manage the left hip injury he suffered early in the season. The Thunder now have a three-game lead on the Cleveland Cavaliers in the race for the league’s best record and homecourt advantage throughout the playoffs with eight to play.

The Pacers entered Saturday fourth in the Eastern Conference standings and are trying to hold off the Detroit Pistons and Milwaukee Bucks to earn homecourt advantage in the first round of the playoffs.

The Pacers were coming off a 162-109 win against the Washington Wizards, but they couldn’t duplicate the effort against a Thunder team with the league’s best defensive rating.

Takeaways

Pacers: Indiana ran into the rare team that could handle playing at its breakneck pace. Even with the teams running and gunning, the Thunder shot 51.1% from the field and committed just nine turnovers.

Thunder: Oklahoma City took an in-game injury in stride. Isaiah Hartenstein left with left hip soreness and did not play in the second half. Oklahoma City outscored the Pacers 71-62 after the break.

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Oklahoma City's Isaiah Joe hit a pair of 3-pointers 45 seconds apart late in the third quarter. The second pushed the Thunder lead to 98-78.

Key stat

Gilgeous-Alexander made 6 of 18 shots the first three quarters, then made 4 of 5 in the fourth.

Up next

The Pacers host Sacramento and the Thunder host Chicago, both on Monday night.

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Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Myles Turner vs. Isaiah Hartenstein (Tyrese Haliburton gains possession)	0	0
11:40	Andrew Nembhard makes 13-foot two point shot	0	2
11:24	Isaiah Hartenstein makes alley oop dunk shot (Jalen Williams assists)	2	2
11:06	Pascal Siakam makes 26-foot three point jumper (Andrew Nembhard assists)	2	5
10:47	Isaiah Hartenstein bad pass (Tyrese Haliburton steals)	2	5
10:32	Pascal Siakam misses 25-foot three point jumper	2	5
10:29	Tyrese Haliburton offensive rebound	2	5
10:24	Aaron Nesmith misses 15-foot pullup jump shot	2	5
10:21	Isaiah Hartenstein defensive rebound	2	5
10:11	Jalen Williams makes 18-foot step back jumpshot	4	5
9:57	Pascal Siakam makes 11-foot two point shot	4	7
9:42	Jalen Williams misses 19-foot step back jumpshot	4	7
9:40	Pascal Siakam defensive rebound	4	7
9:33	Pascal Siakam misses driving layup	4	7
9:32	Myles Turner offensive rebound	4	7
9:31	Luguentz Dort blocks Myles Turner 's 1-foot two point shot	4	7
9:31	Luguentz Dort defensive rebound	4	7
9:12	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses 7-foot two point shot	4	7
9:10	Pascal Siakam defensive rebound	4	7
9:04	Pascal Siakam misses 25-foot three point shot	4	7
9:00	Cason Wallace defensive rebound	4	7
8:49	Luguentz Dort makes 25-foot three point jumper (Cason Wallace assists)	7	7
8:30	Tyrese Haliburton makes 27-foot three pointer	7	10
8:21	Tyrese Haliburton shooting foul	7	10
8:21	Cason Wallace makes free throw 1 of 2	8	10
8:21	Cason Wallace makes free throw 2 of 2	9	10
8:09	Tyrese Haliburton makes 25-foot three point jumper (Andrew Nembhard assists)	9	13
7:49	Isaiah Hartenstein misses 9-foot two point shot	9	13
7:47	Myles Turner defensive rebound	9	13
7:47	Myles Turner bad pass (Luguentz Dort steals)	9	13
7:44	Luguentz Dort bad pass (Tyrese Haliburton steals)	9	13
7:22	Andrew Nembhard misses 27-foot three point step back jumpshot	9	13
7:18	Isaiah Hartenstein defensive rebound	9	13
7:11	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses 18-foot step back jumpshot	9	13
7:08	Tyrese Haliburton defensive rebound	9	13
6:59	Isaiah Hartenstein shooting foul	9	13
6:59	Thunder Full timeout	9	13
6:59	Obi Toppin enters the game for Aaron Nesmith	9	13
6:59	Jarace Walker enters the game for Pascal Siakam	9	13
6:59	Andrew Nembhard makes free throw 1 of 2	9	14
6:59	Andrew Nembhard makes free throw 2 of 2	9	15
6:40	Isaiah Hartenstein misses driving floating jump shot	9	15
6:38	Tyrese Haliburton defensive rebound	9	15
6:31	Tyrese Haliburton misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot	9	15
6:27	Obi Toppin offensive rebound	9	15
6:22	Obi Toppin makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jarace Walker assists)	9	18
5:58	Isaiah Hartenstein misses 22-foot three point jumper	9	18
5:56	Andrew Nembhard defensive rebound	9	18
5:49	Andrew Nembhard misses 11-foot step back jumpshot	9	18
5:45	Myles Turner offensive rebound	9	18
5:45	Jalen Williams shooting foul	9	18
5:45	Myles Turner misses free throw 1 of 2	9	18
5:45	Pacers offensive team rebound	9	18
5:45	Kenrich Williams enters the game for Isaiah Hartenstein	9	18
5:45	Myles Turner makes free throw 2 of 2	9	19
5:34	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 4-foot driving floating jump shot	11	19
5:23	Tyrese Haliburton misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot	11	19
5:21	Luguentz Dort defensive rebound	11	19
5:14	Jalen Williams misses 27-foot three point jumper	11	19
5:10	Andrew Nembhard defensive rebound	11	19
5:04	Andrew Nembhard makes 19-foot two point shot (Obi Toppin assists)	11	21
4:50	Kenrich Williams makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jalen Williams assists)	14	21
4:34	Tyrese Haliburton misses 22-foot pullup jump shot	14	21
4:32	Kenrich Williams defensive rebound	14	21
4:26	Obi Toppin shooting foul	14	21
4:26	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses free throw 1 of 2	14	21
4:26	Thunder offensive team rebound	14	21
4:26	Isaiah Joe enters the game for Jalen Williams	14	21
4:26	Pascal Siakam enters the game for Myles Turner	14	21
4:26	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes free throw 2 of 2	15	21
4:08	Andrew Nembhard misses two point shot	15	21
4:06	Kenrich Williams defensive rebound	15	21
4:02	Pascal Siakam shooting foul	15	21
4:02	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes free throw 1 of 2	16	21
4:02	Pacers Full timeout	16	21
4:02	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes free throw 2 of 2	17	21
3:38	Cason Wallace blocks Pascal Siakam 's 24-foot three point jumper	17	21
3:38	Pacers offensive team rebound	17	21
3:38	shot clock turnover	17	21
3:38	Alex Caruso enters the game for Luguentz Dort	17	21
3:38	Branden Carlson enters the game for Cason Wallace	17	21
3:25	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses driving layup	17	21
3:22	Andrew Nembhard defensive rebound	17	21
3:19	Branden Carlson blocks Pascal Siakam 's 3-foot two point shot	17	21
3:17	Kenrich Williams defensive rebound	17	21
3:13	Kenrich Williams makes two point shot	19	21
3:00	Obi Toppin misses 25-foot three point jumper	19	21
2:58	Alex Caruso defensive rebound	19	21
2:52	Obi Toppin blocks Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 's 1-foot two point shot	19	21
2:48	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander offensive rebound	19	21
2:42	Branden Carlson misses 23-foot three point jumper	19	21
2:37	Jarace Walker defensive rebound	19	21
2:28	Jarace Walker misses 26-foot three point jumper	19	21
2:24	Isaiah Joe defensive rebound	19	21
2:17	Isaiah Joe makes 28-foot three point jumper (Kenrich Williams assists)	22	21
2:03	Tyrese Haliburton makes 25-foot three pointer (Pascal Siakam assists)	22	24
1:50	Jarace Walker shooting foul	22	24
1:50	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes free throw 1 of 2	23	24
1:50	T.J. McConnell enters the game for Tyrese Haliburton	23	24
1:50	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes free throw 2 of 2	24	24
1:34	Jarace Walker makes 26-foot three point jumper (Andrew Nembhard assists)	24	27
1:17	Isaiah Joe makes 22-foot three point step back jumpshot (Kenrich Williams assists)	27	27
59.0	Jarace Walker misses driving layup	27	27
57.1	Branden Carlson defensive rebound	27	27
47.0	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 1-foot two point shot	29	27
26.1	Aaron Nesmith enters the game for Jarace Walker	29	27
23.1	T.J. McConnell bad pass (Branden Carlson steals)	29	27
2.2	Alex Caruso out of bounds bad pass turnover	29	27
2.2	Tyrese Haliburton enters the game for Andrew Nembhard	29	27
2.2	Jalen Williams enters the game for Branden Carlson	29	27
1.1	Kenrich Williams personal foul	29	27
0.0	Obi Toppin misses 34-foot three point jumper	29	27
0.0	Pacers offensive team rebound	29	27
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	29	27

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Time, Location & Referees

Venue

Paycom Center

Oklahoma City, OK

Date & Time

12:00 AM, March 30, 2025

Coverage

FanDuel SN OK, FanDuel SN IN, NBA League Pass

Attendance

18,203

Referees

Courtney Kirkland, Karl Lane, Brandon Schwab

2025-26 Central Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Detroit	44	14	.759	W2
Cleveland	37	24	.607	L2
Milwaukee	26	32	.448	L1
Chicago	24	36	.400	L11
Indiana	15	45	.250	L5

2025-26 Northwest Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Oklahoma City	46	15	.754	W1
Denver	37	23	.617	L1
Minnesota	37	23	.617	W2
Portland	29	32	.475	L1
Utah	18	42	.300	L5

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