INDIANAPOLIS -- — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander tied his career high with 45 points to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 120-114 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Thursday night.

Gilgeous-Alexander hit 15 of 22 shots and all 11 free throws in Oklahoma City’s ninth consecutive victory.

Jalen Williams scored 20 points and Isaiah Hartenstein had 11 points and 13 rebounds for the Thunder.

Andrew Nembhard scored 23 points and Pascal Siakam added 22 points and 10 rebounds for the Pacers, who had their five-game winning streak snapped. Bennedict Mathurin finished with 18 points and Myles Turner had 11 rebounds.

After Tyrese Haliburton scored to give the Pacers a 107-103 lead, the Thunder answered with an 8-0 run to go ahead 111-107 with 1:39 remaining.

The Pacers led by 15 in the first half before settling for a 61-53 halftime lead. They were ahead 84-83 after three quarters on Jarace Walker's 3-pointer with 13 seconds left in the period.

Takeaways

Thunder: Gilgeous-Alexander was the difference in a back-and-forth game. There were 11 lead changes but the Thunder didn’t lead until the third quarter. Oklahoma City was without defensive ace Alex Caruso, who strained his left hip in Monday’s victory over Washington.

Pacers: Indiana couldn't overcome an off-night by Haliburton, who had just four points. Obi Toppin sprained his left ankle in the first quarter. He returned for four minutes in the second quarter but didn’t play in the second half.

Key moment

Gilgeous-Alexander sank a 3-pointer from 26 feet to push the Thunder’s lead to 114-109 with 59 seconds left.

Key stat

The Pacers committed 11 turnovers, eight more than Oklahoma City.

Up next

The Thunder face Charlotte on Saturday, while the Pacers play at Boston on Friday.

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Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Isaiah Hartenstein vs. Myles Turner (Cason Wallace gains possession)	0	0
11:43	Luguentz Dort misses 26-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:37	Andrew Nembhard defensive rebound	0	0
11:24	Andrew Nembhard makes 20-foot step back jumpshot	2	0
11:11	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses 10-foot two point shot	2	0
11:08	Isaiah Hartenstein offensive rebound	2	0
11:08	Isaiah Hartenstein misses tip shot	2	0
11:08	Myles Turner defensive rebound	2	0
11:03	Tyrese Haliburton bad pass (Cason Wallace steals)	2	0
10:59	Luguentz Dort misses two point shot	2	0
10:56	Myles Turner defensive rebound	2	0
10:53	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander blocks Pascal Siakam 's 2-foot two point shot	2	0
10:50	Isaiah Hartenstein defensive rebound	2	0
10:44	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses driving layup	2	0
10:41	Myles Turner defensive rebound	2	0
10:38	Bennedict Mathurin makes two point shot (Andrew Nembhard assists)	4	0
10:37	Thunder Full timeout	4	0
10:37	Isaiah Joe enters the game for Luguentz Dort	4	0
10:22	Cason Wallace misses 22-foot three point jumper	4	0
10:19	Pacers defensive team rebound	4	0
10:06	Isaiah Hartenstein personal foul	4	0
9:57	Pascal Siakam makes 23-foot three point jumper (Myles Turner assists)	7	0
9:45	Jalen Williams offensive foul	7	0
9:45	Jalen Williams turnover	7	0
9:32	Myles Turner misses 5-foot two point shot	7	0
9:30	Isaiah Hartenstein defensive rebound	7	0
9:25	Jalen Williams out of bounds bad pass turnover	7	0
9:05	Pascal Siakam makes 26-foot jump bank shot (Andrew Nembhard assists)	10	0
8:48	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes driving layup	10	2
8:38	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander kicked ball violation	10	2
8:34	Pascal Siakam makes 26-foot three pointer (Tyrese Haliburton assists)	13	2
8:22	Jalen Williams makes 24-foot three point jumper (Isaiah Joe assists)	13	5
8:08	Bennedict Mathurin misses 24-foot three point jumper	13	5
8:04	Myles Turner offensive rebound	13	5
8:04	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander personal foul	13	5
8:01	Myles Turner misses 11-foot two point shot	13	5
7:56	Tyrese Haliburton offensive rebound	13	5
7:52	Myles Turner misses 28-foot three point jumper	13	5
7:48	Pacers offensive team rebound	13	5
7:42	Andrew Nembhard misses 23-foot three point jumper	13	5
7:39	Isaiah Hartenstein defensive rebound	13	5
7:32	Pascal Siakam personal foul	13	5
7:25	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses driving layup	13	5
7:23	Andrew Nembhard defensive rebound	13	5
7:14	Tyrese Haliburton misses 28-foot three point jumper	13	5
7:10	Cason Wallace defensive rebound	13	5
7:02	Cason Wallace misses driving layup	13	5
7:02	Thunder offensive team rebound	13	5
7:02	Andrew Nembhard loose ball foul	13	5
6:56	Jalen Williams misses driving layup	13	5
6:53	Myles Turner defensive rebound	13	5
6:47	Pascal Siakam misses 27-foot three point jumper	13	5
6:41	Cason Wallace defensive rebound	13	5
6:29	Jalen Williams misses 24-foot three point jumper	13	5
6:26	Pascal Siakam defensive rebound	13	5
6:17	Pascal Siakam misses driving layup	13	5
6:16	Myles Turner offensive rebound	13	5
6:16	Isaiah Joe shooting foul	13	5
6:16	Myles Turner misses free throw 1 of 2	13	5
6:16	Obi Toppin enters the game for Pascal Siakam	13	5
6:16	Pacers offensive team rebound	13	5
6:16	Myles Turner makes free throw 2 of 2	14	5
6:10	Isaiah Joe misses 26-foot three point jumper	14	5
6:07	Isaiah Hartenstein offensive rebound	14	5
5:55	Isaiah Joe misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot	14	5
5:52	Andrew Nembhard defensive rebound	14	5
5:45	Obi Toppin makes layup (Andrew Nembhard assists)	16	5
5:31	Isaiah Hartenstein makes 9-foot two point shot (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists)	16	7
5:22	Isaiah Joe shooting foul	16	7
5:22	Myles Turner makes free throw 1 of 2	17	7
5:22	Jaylin Williams enters the game for Jalen Williams	17	7
5:22	Myles Turner misses free throw 2 of 2	17	7
5:22	Kenrich Williams enters the game for Isaiah Hartenstein	17	7
5:21	Jaylin Williams defensive rebound	17	7
5:14	Bennedict Mathurin personal foul	17	7
5:14	T.J. McConnell enters the game for Andrew Nembhard	17	7
5:14	Ben Sheppard enters the game for Bennedict Mathurin	17	7
5:08	Jaylin Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper	17	7
5:05	T.J. McConnell defensive rebound	17	7
4:45	Myles Turner makes 7-foot two point shot (Tyrese Haliburton assists)	19	7
4:24	Cason Wallace misses driving floating jump shot	19	7
4:20	Myles Turner defensive rebound	19	7
4:15	Obi Toppin makes 22-foot three point shot (Tyrese Haliburton assists)	22	7
4:14	Thunder Full timeout	22	7
4:14	Luguentz Dort enters the game for Cason Wallace	22	7
3:54	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses 15-foot step back jumpshot	22	7
3:51	Jaylin Williams offensive rebound	22	7
3:49	Isaiah Joe misses 27-foot three point jumper	22	7
3:45	Obi Toppin defensive rebound	22	7
3:30	Pacers Full timeout	22	7
3:30	Jarace Walker enters the game for Obi Toppin	22	7
3:24	T.J. McConnell misses 8-foot two point shot	22	7
3:21	Luguentz Dort defensive rebound	22	7
3:07	Kenrich Williams makes driving layup	22	9
2:52	Myles Turner makes 16-foot jumper (T.J. McConnell assists)	24	9
2:37	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 6-foot pullup jump shot	24	11
2:23	T.J. McConnell makes 17-foot pullup jump shot	26	11
2:12	Jaylin Williams makes 26-foot three point jumper (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists)	26	14
1:57	Ben Sheppard misses 23-foot three point jumper	26	14
1:54	Luguentz Dort defensive rebound	26	14
1:45	Jarace Walker shooting foul	26	14
1:45	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes free throw 1 of 2	26	15
1:45	Bennedict Mathurin enters the game for Tyrese Haliburton	26	15
1:45	Pascal Siakam enters the game for Myles Turner	26	15
1:45	Ajay Mitchell enters the game for Isaiah Joe	26	15
1:45	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes free throw 2 of 2	26	16
1:28	Bennedict Mathurin misses 20-foot pullup jump shot	26	16
1:25	Kenrich Williams defensive rebound	26	16
1:10	Jaylin Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper	26	16
1:07	Kenrich Williams offensive rebound	26	16
1:04	Jarace Walker blocks Kenrich Williams 's 3-foot two point shot	26	16
1:02	Pascal Siakam defensive rebound	26	16
1:02	Jaylin Williams personal foul	26	16
1:02	Pascal Siakam makes free throw 1 of 2	27	16
1:02	Pascal Siakam misses free throw 2 of 2	27	16
1:01	Jaylin Williams defensive rebound	27	16
51.1	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot	27	16
46.1	Kenrich Williams offensive rebound	27	16
44.0	Ajay Mitchell makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jaylin Williams assists)	27	19
26.1	Jarace Walker misses 25-foot three point jumper	27	19
20.2	Pascal Siakam offensive rebound	27	19
15.1	Jarace Walker makes 1-foot driving dunk (Ben Sheppard assists)	29	19
5.1	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses 14-foot pullup jump shot	29	19
2.1	Pascal Siakam defensive rebound	29	19
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	29	19

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Game Information

Time, Location & Referees

Venue

Gainbridge Fieldhouse

Indianapolis, IN

Date & Time

12:00 AM, December 27, 2024

Coverage

NBA TV, FanDuel SN IN, FanDuel SN OK

Attendance

17,274

Referees

Andy Nagy, Tyler Ford, Jenna Schroeder

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

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

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