Oklahoma City faces Indiana, seeks 9th straight win

By Canadian Press on March 28, 2025.

Indiana Pacers (43-30, fourth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (61-12, first in the Western Conference)

Oklahoma City; Saturday, 8 p.m. EDT

BOTTOM LINE: Oklahoma City will try to prolong its eight-game win streak with a victory against Indiana.

The Thunder are 32-5 in home games. Oklahoma City is 1-4 in games decided by 3 points or fewer.

The Pacers have gone 19-19 away from home. Indiana is 4-2 in one-possession games.

The Thunder are shooting 48.1% from the field this season, 0.6 percentage points higher than the 47.5% the Pacers allow to opponents. The Pacers average 10.3 more points per game (117.2) than the Thunder give up (106.9).

TOP PERFORMERS: Jalen Williams is averaging 21.3 points, 5.5 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 1.6 steals for the Thunder. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is averaging 30.3 points over the last 10 games.

Pascal Siakam is averaging 20.6 points, 6.9 rebounds and 3.4 assists for the Pacers. Bennedict Mathurin is averaging 15.8 points and 4.9 rebounds while shooting 43.5% over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Thunder: 9-1, averaging 122.9 points, 46.8 rebounds, 27.1 assists, 8.0 steals and 6.3 blocks per game while shooting 49.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 108.3 points per game.

Pacers: 8-2, averaging 122.6 points, 43.4 rebounds, 30.6 assists, 7.8 steals and 4.7 blocks per game while shooting 50.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 113.5 points.

INJURIES: Thunder: Aaron Wiggins: day to day (achilles), Ousmane Dieng: day to day (calf), Jaylin Williams: day to day (hip), Alex Caruso: day to day (back), Alex Ducas: day to day (quadriceps), Nikola Topic: out for season (acl), Ajay Mitchell: out (toe).

Pacers: Isaiah Jackson: out for season (calf).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

The Associated Press

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