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 straight victory. He had a career-high 16 points in the fourth quarter.
Gilgeous-Alexander had a 41-point night in a win against the Washington Wizards on Monday. He became the first Thunder player with consecutive 40-point games since Russell Westbrook had three in a row in 2019. Paul George, Kevin Durant and Dale Ellis are the only others in franchise history to do so.
“Everyone seemed to make a big play for us tonight that we really needed on a night where we were playing a really good opponent,” Thunder coach Mark Daigneault said. “That said, Shai was outstanding tonight. That was a masterpiece. I mean, he was at his own pace all night. I thought he pulled it out of the early help and activated his teammates, but a great mix of passing and attacking, great mix of shooting and attacking. He was just in complete control tonight.”
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 take the lead 111-107 with 1:39 remaining.
The Pacers led by 15 in the first half before settling for a 61-53 lead at halftime. They led 84-83 after three quarters on Jarace Walker’s 3-pointer with 13 seconds left in the period.
This report uses information from ESPN Research and The Associated Press.