The Indiana Pacers won five straight games and six of their last seven prior to playing the Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday night. It looked like they were going to improve their winning streak to six early in that game after taking an early 15-point lead in the first quarter.

It's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder against Tyrese Haliburton and the Indiana Pacers on Thursday night at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.

The Indiana Pacers had an excellent opportunity to go above .500 for the first time in a long time on Thursday night. That did not come to pass as they dropped a close 120-114 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder.

NBA Twitter reacts to Shai Gilgeous-Alexander leading the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 120-114 win over the Indiana Pacers.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 45 points to lead the Thunder while Tyrese Haliburton had just four points on six field goal attempts on Thursday.

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.

The Indiana Pacers played back-to-back games over the last two days, falling to the Oklahoma City Thunder and Boston Celtics. The Pacers had appeared to right the ship on their slow start to the season, but these last two losses snapped a five-game winning streak and brought them back below .500, sitting at 15-17 on the season.

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. He had a career-high 16 points in the fourth quarter.

After his 41-point night against the Washington Wizards just a few days earlier, he became the first Thunders player to achieve back-to-back 40-point games since Russell Westbrook in 2019

The Oklahoma City Thunder faced off with the Indiana Pacers on Thursday night in a game that saw the OKC Thunder come back from down 15. That win secured the Thunder's ninth straight and put a stamp on superstar Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's MVP case.

The Oklahoma City Thunder erased a 15-point deficit to beat the Indiana Pacers 120-114 Thursday night. The Thunder has won a season-high nine straight regular-s