NBA Live: Oklahoma City Thunder at Indiana Pacers | Game 5- June 16, 2025 LIVE STREAM Live 2K Finals

NBA Live: Oklahoma City Thunder at Indiana Pacers | Game 5- June 16, 2025 LIVE STREAM Live 2K Finals

about the impact of the back court and that’s where it all starts when you have a confident and competent backcourt it just opens up a lot of things for you offensively here’s the starting group for the Indiana Pacers albertan in the back court Nemar to his side seakim is the four and he’ll be next to Turner at the five and it’s Matin in at the small forward and the first of many to come explosive offensive talent on both sides and that’s the story of the league right now most any team can beat any other team on any given night now here is Hallebertton it’s deflected it’s Nehard on the wing the three-pointer no good dort against Matan dort passes to Gilas Alexander williams with the ball and here is Homegrren shot clock at five puts up a deep three it’s rebounded by Indiana and when you are as good a shooter as he is you have to have the confidence to take that shot it might not always fall and for most guys I think you only want to take that shot if you’ve hit a few in a row that is absolutely a heat check now Turner after the miss three from Chad Homegrren fires from deep and Turner is good for three well this is about calm demeanor not letting the duress of the shot clock miles Turner delivers with the shot clock dwindling now here’s Williams to the middle and it’s Williams finishing it off well known for being a terrific passer he shows you right there case in point now about two minutes gone here in the first quarter hallebertton kicks to Turner pass to Nehar dort against Matan it’s Chad Homegrren with the rebound oklahoma City’s gone one and two from long range in the first quarter dort misses the Pacers have gone just one of four to get this game started hallebertton for three it’s rebounded by Hartinstein and the great shooters know when they’ve got enough opening to go for the three i didn’t think it was a bad choice on that possession now here’s Homegrren pass to Gilas Alexander it’s good from long range now that’s an opportunistic three-point shot from Shay Gil just Alexander he liked the look of it and so it’s Rick Carile here calling timeout he’s ready to talk things through with the team pacers trail by And in this first quarter about three minutes played here’s Hallebertton laid in with a nice touch off the glass well you have to understand how to score when you’re in the paint and you are 6’5 tyrese Hallebertton he knows the way homegrren against Seakum back to Gilis Alexander it’s rebounded by Tyrese Hallebertton shot from 12 and the jumper is on the mark hallebertton’s got his second basket of the game well because he’s a three-level scorer anywhere he is on the floor Hallebertton capable of creating jumpers homegr again seakum back to Gilas Alexander over Turner and he can’t bank that one in for Indiana they’ve gone three of seven from the field since we’ve gotten underway pass to Siakum now Hallebertton that doesn’t go in had a chance though to take the lead here’s Williams g whistle blows bucket is good and he’ll have a chance at the line to make it a three-point play well there’s an unpredictability to his offensive game he is always keeping the defense off balance the Thunder shooting their first free throw this game free throw no good for Williams pacers trail by three here’s Seakum no scoring in this one outside Matan it’s stolen by Hartinstein left side Williams pass to Dort over Matther and that’ll be two free throws coming up officials on the call with the foul what we know about Lou Dort is this guy is an excellent defender he’s got size strength versatility you can basically throw him at the other team’s best offensive weapon night after night that free throw no good it’s the second from the line and Hallebertton’s got the ball here for the Indiana Pacers trailing by four turner with a screen for Hallebertton launches a three and he’s good on the three ball hallebertton’s got seven points well it’s been early in his career but Tyresese Hallebertton has proven to be extremely dangerous from range gilas Alexander against Hallebertton and the basket by Gilgis Alexander he’s got five now how about how he sets his man up there runs him right into the screen and then gets the basket and so it’s Rick Carile here calling timeout wants to talk some things over might be seeing some things to adjust heat heat heat heat pacers trail by three seakum looking around indiana moving it around callebertton for three the Thunder pull it in just enough coverage to bother that three-point attempt here’s Gilis Alexander good the nice assist for Williams and that’s now seven points for Shade gilas Alexander hallebertton against Gilis Alexander turner with a screen on Gilas Alexander and it’s Hallebertton missing oklahoma City leading by five things really clicking for him at the offensive end they’re making good decisions not wasting these opportunities pass to Homer oklahoma City needs to get off a shot and it’s Gilg Alexander missing and let’s head over to the sideline and catch up with David Aldridge well I talked with head coach Mark Dagnel and we talked about Benedict Mathan their confident wing coach said guarding Matan is a challenge he’s got that it factor so we’ve told our guys who are defending him you have to try to match his intensity or he’ll eat you alive checking Benedict Matherin never an easy assignment kevin thanks David and the first one at the line is good i think the value of Pascal Seiakum is the skill set on both ends of the floor he can play multiple positions either end and he can lift his team in any number of ways seiakum hits them both and here now the Thunder it’s a three-point game top of the key hardenstein pass to Gilgis Alexander unable to get that one excellent defense there from Hallebertton it’s Nehard on the wing to the inside shots good by Turner turner’s got five points so far you can see how comfortable Miles Turner is on the interior he knows he has the size and length to dominate gil Alexander deciding where to go with it well this is the kind of shot we’ve come to expect him to make he’s got to be upset with that one hallebertton got a piece of it now williams seven points in the game hartinstein with the screen for Williams and he drops it in from the low post he’s got nine well that’s a nice play you’ve got to read the situation and go to your floater game when necessary it’s Nemhard on the wing hallebertton on the wing gilgis Alexander covering and good that time yeah another nice bucket down low they’ve really been able to work the ball into the post effectively here so far now here’s Gilas Alexander williams with the ball the rebound by Turner homer again seakum pass to Hallebertton now Mattherin Turner with a screen on Torch five on the clock matther and finds Yakum shoots over Homegrren and the rejection by Homegrren and that kind of stifling effort on defense needs another look and boy did he get up quick to reject that shot that’s as fundamental as defense gets and the Thunder making a switch here caruso’s checked in and the Pacers also making a change tj McConnell he’s checked in for Hallebertton the Thunder with the lead now here’s Williams he’s got nine going inside and the shot goes down williams has got 11 points huge hole in the defense that possession he didn’t waste any time cutting through it some tough offensive sets they want to turn it around yeah right now you just need a bucket to get some momentum williams against Matan the shot goes in first shot first basket and using that body to his advantage matine will learn to control his strength as he grows in the league pass to Homegrren gets the three-pointer to fall and the Thunder lead by four and that’s exactly what he’s looking for draining the triple mcconnell passes to Turner neard with it defended by Dort here’s McConnell outside Turner now here’s Seakkum that balls nice feed that time from Turner he’s got five boy Pascal Seakum with the big time answer from three nice pass to Hartenstein back to Caruso and he finishes it off with a one-handed jam making the most of the screen that’s how it’s done and it’s in the perfect spot greg frees him up to get all the way to the bucket where was the defense no fighting through the pick no rotation my goodness and so it’s Indiana with it following the score by Oklahoma City hey yo yo right here turner with a screen on Williams here’s Nemar can’t tie it up as that one’s no good and so it’s Dort with it he brings it up for the Oklahoma City Thunder three-point lead williams against Matan hardenstein with a screen on Matan cuts off the pass only one man back on D and two free throws coming up unable to get that one to go with all the contact it’s his first trip to the line and a year ago he was an 80% shooter at the line so that’s more than acceptable the first free throw is good and a new group in here for the Thunder williams he’s checked in for Hartinstein aaron Wiggins comes in for Homegrren isaiah Joe he’s checked in for Dort and Gilgis Alexander is subbed in for Williams so an entirely new group in now for Indiana isaiah Jackson he’s checked in for Miles Turner toppen comes in for Pascal Seakum nmith he’s checked in for Benedict Matan and Hallebertton subbed in for TJ McConnell and that one goes in two from the line that time oklahoma City’s gone 306 50% from deep so far tonight williams sets a screen for Gilis Alexander no good on the triple indiana trailing here and Doris when you look at Aaron Nesmith he is someone that has accepted readily more responsibility over time there’s no question Kevin and what I love is he didn’t let not playing early in his career affect his outlook in fact it almost added an edge and spurred him to incredible improvement he’s an excellent defensive player he’s worked hard to become a three-point shooter somebody defenses must now account for from range love the work put in well you see that Shay Gildish Alexander is an excellent decision maker such a dependable catalyst for this offense now here is Hallebertton he’s got nine here’s the floater wiggins with the rebound the Thunder shooting quite well in these early minutes 55% 6sec difference between shot and game clock back to Gildas Alexander at balls nice feed that time from Wiggins now it’s a threepoint Thunder lead hallebertton feeling it out a bit nice jump shot good hallebertton’s got 11 one quarter in the books and it’s been a close one so far it’s the Thunder leading by a point and back with the start of the second quarter in just a moment and close game underway so far we’ll see if either of these teams can jump out in the second quarter and let’s take a moment guys to get your take on the scoring so far for the Thunder straight away they they’ve opened things up offensively with skillful passing running smart plays and just setting guys up for success well also guys what a start from beyond the arc a huge part of their game today that’s going to help their spacing on the court for Indiana we’ve got Obie Toppen hallebertton is out there with TJ McConnell then there’s Aaron Kneesmith and it’s Jackson at the pivot spot manning the middle oklahoma City has gone three of seven tonight from three-point territory joe Good we are talking about a 66 point guard shay has got a great view of the floor what an easy pass hallebertton outside Denise Smith two free throws coming up and they call the shooting foul it seems every season Doris we have players speak out on being unhappy with their roles well consider Kevin that if you’re one player on a roster in the NBA how coveted each of those spots are but also how competitive they are you don’t get there without that nature which means you want to play he’s off on the first jones checked in for Oklahoma City and he sinks the second the Thunder with the lead gilis Alexander kicks to Wiggins out to the right wing floats it up for Wiggins and Wiggins throws it down and how about the incredible timing on that alley he absolutely hammered it down and Indiana shooting well they’re at 45% now here’s Toet still yet to score clock at six back Denise Smith here’s Hallebertton crops in the layup for two and that’s 13 points for Tyrese Hallebertton tyresese Hallebertton has it cooking guys he’s created good offensive momentum and he’s keeping his foot on the gas pedal jones the shot goes in first shot first basket and they’ve repeatedly probed inside in the first half guys and it’s paid off now here is Hallebertton covered by Joe Hallebertton that’s good you have to know how to play pick and roll in today’s NBA tyrese Hallebertton just dissecting the defense with ease right now now here’s Caruso jones sets the pick for Caruso trying to find Jones he gets it to him going to the rack with energy and the D afraid to cut him off yeah got to chalk that one up to some shaky defending yeah and give him credit for taking advantage in a close game those are the types of plays that can swing things in your direction jackson with the screen down low nice pass led him to the rack perfectly for the layup now Hallebertton just understands how to play and pick and roll pretty pass there gilg Alexander passes to Caruso jones sets the pick for Caruso and Jones slams it in fundamentals guys using the one hand slam really makes the basics look pretty exceptional mcconnell passes to Jackson who’s got a ball hallebertton with it it’s good the assist this time from Jackson hallebertton’s got seven now in this quarter we call that tough points from a tough guy young Tyrese Hallebertton on the wing Gilas Alexander lays it in off a pretty alleyoop and the Thunder lead by three oh Kevin get a load of that one take that play and put it in the alleyoop textbook boys oh perfectly done you’re right he put it on a platter for him now here’s McConnell scoreless thus far and Toppin throws it down boy the explosiveness of Obie Toppin can really shock the defense this guy gets excellent airspace wiggins kicks to Caruso back to Wiggins now here’s Caruso knee Smith covering and that one’s good caruso caruso’s got six points pacers trail by three and here’s McConnell jackson looking it over pass to Hallebertton and he uses the glass on the layup hallebertton’s got 20 textbook nice pass great catch even better finish gilous Alexander passes to Wiggins now here’s Caruso he’s tightly guarded wiggins finds Caruso five to shoot over Nmith Caruso no good well if the defense gives him that shot next time they could get burned i think he’s just a little bit out of rhythm jackson a screen on Gilis Alexander pass to And Jones over to help back to McConnell and here’s Hallebertton offensive rebound jackson misses outside for Hallebertton back to Jackson wiggins against McConnell indiana needs to get a shot off toppin can’t get it to go for Oklahoma City they’ve gotten nearly everything to fall for them here in the second quarter they’re a great seven of eight from the floor let’s go jones sets the pick for Caruso inside outside for Gildas Alexander from outside off the mark pacers have gone six of 10 from the floor here in the second quarter here’s Hallebertton 20 points for him from outside the arc connects from three-point range hallebertton’s got the lead up to two now for Indiana tyresese Hallebertton has already proven to be a very capable three-level scorer what a fun player to watch lon City moving the ball around and here’s Gilis Alexander outside jones kicks to Caruso that’s in coming off an assist from Jones caruso’s got five points in the quarter indiana’s gone to the three-pointer 11 times tonight nailed five of them there’s a good screen mcconnell passes to Hallebert over Joe second chance shot and the layup by Jackson jackson’s got his second bucket of the game to go several lead changes going on here in the early portion of this game yeah it reminds me of that cameo song back and forth now here’s Gilis Alexander nine points in the game so far hey we got ball we got ball jones with the screen on McConnell and here’s Gilis Alexander outside and again Oklahoma City with the triple if you’re guarding SGA in the pick and roll boy stop the ball because otherwise Shay’s going to get to where he wants to go pass to Hallebertton here’s the lob to the hoop he’s looking for Choppin and finds him basket is good he’ll get a chance for one more at the line this guy very comfortable operating in the painted area all Oba needs is a little bit of room to get that shot off and he’ll be shooting his first free throw of the game here and at the line last year he was good on about 77% of his attempts and a new group getting ready for Oklahoma City hartinstein he’s checked in for Aaron Wiggins chad Homegrren comes in for Jones williams he’s checked in for Sheay Gilis Alexander and it’s Dort in for Isaiah Joe i think one thing that’s clear with Obie Topphen is he has a drive to keep improving he knows he’s got some talent but it’s about the work you put in now here’s Caruso pass to Homegrren to the paint here’s Williams dort wide open good great play by Williams to set it up and the Thunder lead by two nice job by Lou Door to make his way to the corner and then make the shot and so it’s Rick Carile here calling timeout he’s made the decision he wants to huddle up with his guys heat heat heat heat tj McConnell he’s checked in for Topin and it’s McConnell with the ball he’ll bring it up for Indiana trailing by two let’s check in with our reporter David Aldridge kevin thank you jaylen Williams is a doit all dynamo for the Thunder coach Mark Dagnalt said “We’ve crossmatched him onto centers he’ll shift them to a point guard it’s hard to explain how impactful that is for you you have a great offensive player that you’re also moving all over the lineup kevin Da the versatility and is pretty special now here’s Caruso following the miss by Pascal Seakum harton Shine finds Dort just four to shoot pass to Homegrren let’s go it’s rebounded by Indiana turner’s got his fourth rebound in this one indiana moving it around here’s Nemhard defended by Dort here’s Turner turner with a screen for Matie over Williams and once again off the mark by Indiana oklahoma City has gone three of five beyond the arc since the start of the second quarter basket good now it’s a four-point Thunder lead and you can see the defense broke down there allowing him to get all the way to the hoop now here is five points in the game the finish and he caps off the fast break with a monster slam well if you don’t take care of the ball fellas that’s what can happen absolutely Greg that makes the turnover even more painful at the end of the day though it’s two points don’t hang your heads let’s get refocused and play with more patience there’s a following the score by Oklahoma City here’s Turner he makes another one that’s four up and four in to start his game miles Turner covered tightly but nonetheless scores it that is really well done pass to Hartinstein from the corner and Oklahoma City again with the bucket well nine times out of 10 that probably is a miss but somehow he finds a way outside matarin Thunder with the rebound hartstein’s got five rebounds tonight dort finds Caruso 125 left in the second quarter the rebound by Turner turner’s got his fifth rebound right now in the game matan passes to McConnell and he gets the basket officials blowing the whistle so a chance at the line for one more and Matan proving he can be unselfish wanting to find his teammates the Phasers have made six of their seven attempts at the line in this one and at the line last season about 78% as a team pretty solid numbers isaiah Joe he’s checked in for the Thunder push on the push on the miss that’s good for McConnell the Thunder leading by three to the inside Williams and it’s Williams finishing it off well not exactly one of those big burly power forwards right he depends on his leaping ability more than those guys and it serves him just fine now here’s McConnell pass to Seakkum and the rejection by Hungren long 71 with that 76 wingspan hungren can alter or block just about every shot in his vicinity up top dort Mard covering Hartinstein passes to Williams and finished off by Williams and he can do a lot more damage to the rim than that when he wants to oh you’re right oh and with the lead they’re enjoying I’m surprised he didn’t put a little something extra on that one now here’s Seako five points in the game and he gets the whistle for the 3second call the Thunder leading by seven now Joe stay there stay there stay there inside and stolen by Seakum to the wing right side and the wideopen shot from McConnell and so it’s Oklahoma City bringing the quarter to a close with a seven-point lead a terrific tempo and a great pace the fast break has been a central part of their offense and a chance now to send it over to David Aldridge standing by courtside david thanks very much with Rick Carile coach what needs to happen on the defensive end to get back on track well a lot of things needed to get better um our level force defensively is not there we got to pick it up you know we got to play with a lot more collective force we’ll see if you can bring the noise more as the game goes on thanks very much back to you thank you David and we’ll be right back after halftime to start the third quarter see you in just a bit heat heat and we’ve hope you’ve enjoyed the podcast so far we’re halfway through the game tyrese Hallebertton has been sensational yeah he’s just been raining down on him from deep here talk about dialed in well he’s in a great rhythm looking comfortable and confident and here are the Pacers now seven-point differential the four and the five the lengthy pair of Homegrren and Hartenstein williams and Dort sharing wing duty and it’s Gilgis Alexander in at the point that’s the lineup out there for the Thunder for Indiana they have been good at the free throw line in this one seven of eight and the free throw no good tyresese Hallebertton just plays with a certain pace he’s always looking to push the action gilg Alexander against Hallebertton pass to Hartinstein to the middle wants to get it to Homegrren and does and he battles for the ball and gets the second chance bucket homegrren’s got five now and once Homegram gets the ball in there he can finish in so many ways and Turner kicks to Hallebertton shoots over Gilgis Alexander and it’s Hallebertton missing williams looking over the floor and the dunk by Homegrren and given that Homegrim is 7 ft tall he’s a threat to throw it down at any time hallebertton against Gilg Alexander matherine passes to Turner it’s rebounded by Oklahoma City homegrren’s got six rebounds now in the game and it’s Jordan off the drive and a great assist by Gilis Alexander as that one goes in gilis Alexander’s got his fifth assist in this one now here is Hallebert he’s got 26 pass to Matan now here’s Turner over Williams camp it goes and the Oklahoma City lead is cut down to just eight points on the bucket from Turner well you just love how Miles Turner goes right up with it right no hesitation catch and shoot gil Alexander against Allebertton down low here’s Hartinstein and the dunk by Hartinstein the D just kind of stepping aside and letting him get to the rim there’s a reason GA the lead is what it is right now i’ll tell you you can’t get stops if you’re unwilling to put in the work here’s Nemhard Turner with a screen on Gilg Alexander and it’s Turner finishing it off well this is where Miles Turner excels set the screen roll to the basket make sure your hands are up and ready to receive gilg Alexander finds Hardenstein hallebertton against Gilg Alexander back to Hardenstein shot clock at six well you’re talking 6’1 and big time length send him back Mr turner a sensational block that definitely deserves another look and that has got to help the morale of this team let’s see if that sets up a run here pass to Gilg Alexander shot clock at three over Hallebertton well you love the footwork and the persistence from Tyrese Hallebertton defensively great pressure to the wing on the left seakum against Gilis Alexander now Nemhard Turner with a screen on Williams neard no good with a triple oklahoma City leading by eight pass to Gilg Alexander up top hallebertton against Gilgus Alexander homegrren wide open here’s Hartinstein makes it off the glass hartinstein’s got the lead up to 10 now for Oklahoma City second chance points always hurt just not enough effort to block out no doubt those extra possessions can really add up against you when you do not take care of the defensive glass and Rick Carile decides to call timeout looking for a breather and maybe just one or two things to talk about heat heat heat heat just over three and a half minutes through the third quarter of playhouse pass to Nemar back to Hallebertton the top of the key jumper is on the mark hallebertton’s got 28 points for the game hallebertton a huge part of this offense which is why he has the confidence in these catch and shoot situations no hesitation they get the rebound homer gets the bucket well this is what he does find ways to make his presence felt then this time on the offensive glass how about the hustle on display there that kind of effort will earn respect from everyone here’s Neard after the made shot from Ched Homegrren mattherin for three it’s Ched Homegrren with the rebound homegrren’s got his eighth rebound here tonight williams with the ball now guarded by Seakkum out of bounds Indiana takes possession down the Pacers doors last season trading for Pascal Seakum to complement this hungry team and Kevin it’s important in a couple of ways first of all he’s a two-time all-star who’s got a championship pedigree the other part of this is Indiana is an equal opportunity offense so they want to share the basketball but Pascal brings individual playmaking and shot making and sometimes that’s a mustave in this league and the lack of effort to fight over the screen there makes that an easy shot you know we see this all the time you’re basically as a defender hoping the man misses rather than putting in the work to get over screens hartinstein inside he’s against Turner to the inside it’s stolen by Matan pass to Seakkum back pick up your man and the call on the shot that sends in to the line got one on Homegrren boy what a clever decision there by Pascal Seakov sticks with the shot and wins a trip to the free throw line and a look now at how the offensive approach has been going here so far for the Thunder and guys how about the unselfishness and all about working that ball around shifting the defense and just seeking out the best shot i also like how they’ve played in the painted area they’ve made an effort to work on the inside and convert those chances they throw good seakum alex Caruso he’s checked in for Homegrren kneesmith he’s checked in for the Pacers so after making the first he goes one for two a Thunder leading by six the wide open look here for Caruso good great play by Williams to set it up williams has got his fifth assist in this one seakum with it he’s got six turner with the screen here’s Nesmith tried to come right back with a three of his own but it’s no good and now we’ve got some time to check in from the sidelines what do you got for us DA kevin thanks with the CBA and new broadcasting deals both completed league talk now turns to expansion commissioner Adam Silver says “If you’re a successful organization I think it makes sense over time to continue to grow there’s no doubt that there are a lot of great cities we’re interested in having in the NBA kevin you’re so right David we could lay out three four five cities right now that would beg to have professional basketball pass to Seakum actton Mhard here’s Nesmith out to Turner hallebertton outside six to shoot puts up a deep three thunder with the rebound dort’s got four rebounds now tonight caruso the pass to Dort outside for Gilis Alexander and again no good by Oklahoma City and I thought that was going to drop it looked good from here hallebertton against Hartinstein hallebertton passes to Seakum turner with a screen for Seakum down to five on the shot clock off target from outside oklahoma City leading by nine here’s Williams draws contact on the shot and now a three-point play chance as he’ll head to the line you have to appreciate the doggedness and intensity on the glass wow the Thunder shooting their fourth shot at the foul line here doris do you think the Oklahoma City Thunder has the best young core in the NBA well they are absolutely loaded with talent Kevin not only that they fit together now they’ve got a perennial MVP because Shay Gildas Alexander has inserted himself into the best player in the game conversation and a rising star in Chad Homegrren look out here’s Dort following the score by Tyrese Allebertton back to Dort left block shot on the way the rebound by Turner turner’s got rebound number eight now on the night here’s Nemo and oh boy a lot of contact there but he gets the call and will shoot two yeah easy call pacers have shot the ball pretty well from the line going eight of 11 that free throw good from Nemhar wiggins has checked in for Oklahoma City isaiah Joe comes in for Sheay Gilis Alexander the Pacers also with a sub obie Toppins checked in for Turner and both free throws good for Nemhar well the ascension of Jaylen Williams Doris has been swift and very fun to watch oh absolutely Kevin he became very quickly in his second season a number two option and frankly borderline 1A option and it’s not just his offensive game Kevin this guy has become a stout defender he’s got the perfect NBA frame and he fits in personalitywise and so it’s Indiana with it following the score by Oklahoma City pass to Seakum here’s Neard defended by Caruso and contact on the shot so he’ll be shooting free throws here oh the the officials are all over that one this is his third trip to the free throw line that free throw good from Nemhar tj McConnell he’s checked in for the Pacers that’s also good so he hits both free throws and it’s Williams with the ball for the Oklahoma City Thunder and they call the foul so he’s got the and one chance here to make it a three-point play and even with the big lead he remains focused on the task at hand that is the competitiveness he brings to the table every night you’re going to get great effort from him the Thunder have split their free throws right down the middle so far they’re two for two and that one falls for Williams pacers trail by 11 now here’s McConnell pass Denise Smith Topin with it over Williams here’s Nemard the shape and the layup is up and in neard’s got six here in this quarter oklahoma City leading by nine here’s Joe williams a screen on McConnell and here’s Wiggins neard grabs the board mcconnell scanning the floor one more now here’s Nesmith covered by Joe pass to Toppin no good from outside oklahoma City’s gotten the three-point shot off 16 times tonight seven times they’ve hit it nine times they’ve missed pacers trail by nine seakum outside to the wing now here’s McConnell covered by Joe six on the shot clock knee Smith the pass to Tophen this guy is so good when he’s attacking on the interior and looking to draw contact ob Toppin getting to his game and this will be his second and third shots at the line here and that one misses and the Thunder making a switch here wallace has checked in the Pacers also with a sub shepard’s checked in and the second free throw good a minute 42 left in the third seakum against Williams into the lane seakum pulls it in pacers trail by eight well Doris before he started playing basketball Seyakum was on the path to priesthood and there are a lot of GMs in the NBA saying amen that he chose basketball kevin this young man actually attended a seminary and didn’t pick up a basketball until he was 16 but even with that he’s built himself into an allstar and a champion an incredible journey now here’s Williams he’s got 25 wiggins finds Caruso from deep and it’s Wiggins missing and Indiana shooting right around 41% from the field in quarter three seakum that’s good that’s why they call him Spicy P cooking up a mid-range J go ahead Pascal seakum against Williams wallace looking for an opening trying to end the drought williams dishes to Wallace here’s Caruso toppen pulls it in seakum outside the shot no good and we’ve reached the end of the third thunder lead by six and for 2K Sports we’ll be back here at Paycom Center right after this and a moment now as we take a look at our State Farm assists of the game yeah an easy choice tonight look at the precision on this pass put it on a platform and when you’re the beneficiary of a pass that good you better deliver and he did just that and I know I speak for all of us when I say I can’t wait to see what kind of finish awaits us here in the fourth quarter and a look at the five for the Pacers to start the fourth quarter we’ve got Isaiah Jackson nmith is out there with Obie Toppen and it’s TJ McConnell and it’s Hallebertton in at the shooting guard position and the Thunder pushing it up now oh and that one no question powered it down and this is what you want on both ends to win the battle of effort and that’s exactly what you can control right your desire your hustle your will to succeed now here is Hallebertton three assists now in this one gilis Alexander against McConnell the shots good from Gilgis Alexander and the Thunder lead by eight oh my goodness how good was that move by Shay creating a bucket hallebertton passes Denise Smith back to Hallebertton trying to find Jackson he’s got it now and Jackson throws it down hard yeah he just punched the ticket on that one that’ll get the job done powerful two hand jam pass to Joe a little over a minute and a half of the fourth quarter gone now to the paint here’s Jen rebounded by Jackson jackson’s got four rebounds in this game and here’s McConnell now here is Hallebertton covered by Joe inside here’s Jackson and the dunk by Jackson boy the passing of Tyrese Hallebertton you’ve got to love to play with this guy the Thunder leading by four now Gilg Alexander Chang with a screen on McConnell from deep gilg Alexander buries the long range jumper you simply must play better defense than that this guy is too good from distance mcconnell against Gilas Alexander here’s Nesmith and the rebound goes to the Thunder they’ve held a 12-point lead earlier joe Good well so great when your offense produces a shot that close to the rim the rest of the work becomes easier outside Jackson fourth quarter keeps moving right along three minutes gone so far hallebertton and finished off by Hallebertton it’s Iris Hallebertton saying “I’m not just a pure shooter folks i’ve got a little ups in my game wiggins kicks to Gilgis Alexander chang with a screen on McConnell to the middle low block shot on the way and again it’s Oklahoma City and here’s Hallebertton he’ll bring it up for the Pacers they trail by nine points and a little over three and a half minutes in the books so far here in the fourth and yes it’s good you love how each side has risen to the challenge throughout this one i’ll tell you we have seen great execution from both teams neither one giving an inch here now here’s Jang and the rejection by Jackson and it’s out of bounds they say it was last touch by Jackson and now let’s take a look again at that incredible rejection and guys that is lockown defense at its finest going right at the shot and then able to knock it away dort he’s checked in for Oklahoma City and a change for the Pacers andrew Nehard’s checked in for TJ McConnell now off the inbound and the rebound goes to the Pacers jackson’s got his fifth rebound right now in the game and stolen by Caruso in the corner it’s Wiggins cans it from downtown and the Thunder lead by 10 unwilling to let up even for a moment that’s his killer instinct just fanning the flames one thing I enjoy is watching players who don’t pay attention to the score you lock in on the moment and play the right way well he’s such a good athlete for a center it’s how he’s able to succeed despite being one of the smallest fives in the NBA the fader rebounded by Jackson jackson’s got six rebounds here tonight here’s Nemar that’s good and it’s Hallebertton with the assist hallebertton’s got his seventh assist of the game with that last one outside Gilgis Alexander over Hallebertton and it’s Gilis Alexander missing up on Tyrese hallebertton against Gilis Alexander who got here pass to Nemo jacks up a three a three-pointer is right on target now just a three-point Thunder lead and that was the right call when you need a basket go to the guys you trust the most well you’ve got to earn trust and equity by making shots nice delivery there now here’s Gilis Alexander double team on Gilis Alexander just five on the clock here’s Wiggins and the rejection by Jackson kneesmith with the ball nehard the pass to Jackson pass to Hallebertton shoots over Kiljis Alexander here’s Jackson and the dunk by Jackson good to see a player going all out when the game’s this tight you know G he knows what his job is patrol the offensive glass and that’s so demoralizing to your opponent to play great defense and have the possession end that way that’s tough to take here’s Gilgis Alexander the Pacers making the shot it’s good yeah teams will try to get physical with SGA but make sure you understand that wiry frame is big time strong top of a screen on Gilas Alexander hallebertton no good the Thunder leading by three and he’s fouled pretty hard on that shot but he’s got the chance to pick up the points at the line it’s going to be on Obi Toppin uh to me that’s where the frame of Lou Dort helps right he’s so big and strong from the guard position he can take contact and he makes the first and the Thunder with some changes hartinstein’s checked in for Wiggins homegrren comes in for Alex Caruso and it’s Williams in for Isaiah Joe indiana also making some changes seakum is checked in for Chapen and it’s Benedict Matan in for Aaron Nesmith both free throws good from Dor now here is Hallebertton Jackson a screen on Gilis Alexander hallebertton against Gilgis Alexander and there’s the call on Jedgrren and that’ll be his third foul so far and we have to take another glance at that powerful rejection and that block might serve as a spark for this team we’ll see if it can ignite them hallebertton on the wing villages Alexander covering shot clock at six hallebertton kicks to Siaka over Homegrren and it’s Shay Gilis Alexander with the rebounder inside shooting foul as the whistle blows he’ll shoot two free throws it’s going to be on Isaiah Jackson got to get it big rebel let’s get it get it that free throw good from Hartinstein the Pacers making a change here turner’s checked in and so Hartenstein nails both of them pacers trail by seven seakum outside pass to Turner matherine with the ball here’s Nemard five on the clock now hallebertton gilis Alexander covering a shot by Nehard no good the Thunder lead by seven williams with the ball defended by Matin hartinstein with the screen for Williams off the mark there with a three-point shot indiana’s gone one and two from three-point range here in the fourth turner it’s good again in an excellent seven for eight shooting night so far don’t you love how many different ways Miles Turner can score the basketball spot up in transition operating in the post he’s got the entire arsenal now here’s Williams back to Gilas Alexander good and it’s Williams who picks up the assist 21 points for Shay Gilis Alexander pacers trail by seven seiakum outside outside Matin off target with his three and on an open look like that he’s very gifted at making the weak coverage pay and again it’s Oklahoma City the Pacers shooting at 51% really solid and Rick Carile decides to call timeout wants to make sure everybody body’s coordinated and intent heat heat it’s Time now to turn to our sideline reporter David Aldridge david hey Kevin I heard Rick Carile during that last break talking with the team now he asked for one thing intensity he said “I need you to crank it up to 11 out there that’s how we turn it around.” Back to you guys thank you David for three seiakum knocks down the three ball this is a guy with size and range you cannot let Pascal Seakum get those kinds of looks from deep gilis Alexander finds Williams back to Gilas Alexander pass to Homegrren beyond the arc and a great assist by Gilis Alexander as that one goes in homegrren’s got nine points now in just the second half pacers trail by nine seiakum left side shoots over Homegrren and the Pacers tack on two more well you love the size and the length of Seakum so he’s comfortable in the painted area does nice work there here’s Gilis Alexander the Pacers pull it in and he makes the bucket gets the whistle and now a three-point play chance here for him and wow Matan the youngster making his presence known free throw good matarin he is absolutely the guy you want at the line in that situation it just shows you how much he loves these moments now here’s Williams fouled in the act of shooting gets the bucket anyway so a three-point play chance for him and when he gets in his head that he’s going to get to the basket very little you can do defensively that’s good from Williams pacers trail by seven pass to Seakkum fades away the Thunder pull it in dort got five rebounds tonight here’s Arinstein down low outside dort Williams kicks to Dort five to shoot homegrren with it williams for three pascal Seakum grabs the miss this has reached desperation time for him i’ll tell you you need absolute perfection on every possession and that’s what it’s going to take here boy bodying up there making sure to get position that’s really nice rebounding technique here’s Gilgis Alexander and he finishes nicely on the layup and the Thunder lead by nine and this is SGA’s role he’s out here to score and score often neard and a miss there on the triple and here now the Thunder they’ve held a 12-point lead earlier dort passes to Williams back to Dort outside gilis Alexander the offensive rebound it’s Williams high post hartinstein passes to Dort so it’s Oklahoma City picking up the win some good moments throughout this one but they have the clear advantage down the stretch yeah I mean I I love the way they executed on both ends of the floor completely under control for the vast majority of the game and whenever there was a misstep they just didn’t allow it to fester and that’s why they’re going to walk away with the win and that’ll do it folks for Greg Anthony Doris Burke and David Aldridge this is Kevin Harland saying thanks for tuning in but as we go let’s take a look at our player of the game Jaylen Williams and Grant having a lengthy bench so important in the NBA it really is i mean there’s always the risk of guys getting hurt throughout the season so the teams know the value of having a very deep rotation and they make the most of their bench which is smart and now Indiana’s starting group Nimhard and Matherin they’re the wings seakum at power forward with Turner in at center and it’s Hallebertton in at the one spot just three to shoot shot from the top of the key the Thunder pull it in that’s a decent look for him he just couldn’t convert now here’s Williams he’s guarded by Nimhart gilas Alexander from outside can’t get it to go missed his first one hallebertton against Gilas Alexander oh and he got fouled on his way up he’ll head to the line to shoot two you’re catching the defender offguard nice fake out by Hallebertton indiana shooting their first free throws first trip to the line in this one and he makes a first and Hallebertton a guy you just continue to see grow game by game an exceptional talent and a great mind good good good that’s also good so he hits both free throws at this point you might as well go ahead and chalk up the points when he’s at the free throw line pretty much automatic outside williams from 12 ft ain with a rebound now the Pacers with it 20 ft out boy clanks that one off the back iron and it falls and just so accurate off the pass i mean I love whenever Seakum decides to go right up with it like that gilis Alexander passes to Hardenstein back to Gilis Alexander that’s good his first made shot in three attempts he’s a go-to guy for them because he’s that consistent time and time again he delivers gilis Alexander against Hallebertton turner a screen on Gilis Alexander hallebertton the pass to Turner that shot missing good work defensively by Hartinstein for Oklahoma City they’ve gone one for three so far back to Gilas Alexander shoots from the baseline oh a little luck that time as it drops gilas Alexander’s got his second basket of the game there’s a great pace to Gilas Alexander’s game in the mid-range fits well hallebertton outside to the wing on the left releases with the block and so it looks like the Pacers will retain possession here clock at six here’s Hallebertton banked it in off the glass defense doing their best to put Hallebertton off balance but he stays flexible kind of warps around the defense and adjusts to the contact now here’s Gilis Alexander hardenstein and Hartenstein slams it in this is why you put the ball in his hands an accurate pass hitting a moving target and so it’s Hallebertton with it he brings it up for the Indiana Pacers and it’s Rick Carile calling timeout here a moment to rest and confer on the game plan heat heat heat heat and here’s Indiana now good on the shot hallebertton’s got six hallebertton using his length and getting in the lane the Thunder have gone three of five here in the opening quarter who’s watching here homegrren against Seakkum back to Gilis Alexander and it’s in there he has six i love this approach getting him involved early and it’s already paying off well he’s going to just keep going now that’s early confidence for him now here’s Hallebertton he’s got six nimhard the pass to Matherin hallebertton outside the Thunder with the rebound he’ll have a hard time shaking that one off perfect position plenty of space just clanked it here’s Gil’s Alexander and no good had a chance to take the lead and for the Pacers they’re shooting about 43% since tip off oh lots of contact on the shot so two free throws will follow that whistle you can see the length come into play whether Seakum’s facing up or back to the basket it’s his first trip to the line first free throw is good so he gets them both oklahoma City trailing dor outside back to Gilas Alexander and slam dunk by Gilas Alexander yeah not a good idea to take a nap on Sha Hill just Alexander and that athleticism so much power way to get up nimhard outside turner a screen on Williams high arcing shot some solid defense from Williams the Thunder have gone five of eight solid opening quarter for them here’s Dort and that misses that would have put him up the Pacers have gone three of eight so far nimhard outside here’s Hallebertton oh his shooting remains on point three for four thus far just owning the painted area if it’s working no need to change d outside gil just Alexander surveying the D there’s the three and Dort is good for three and Dort getting it done from the corner indiana trailing here nimhard outside pass to Seakkum hallebertton outside over Gilis Alexander hartinstein pulls it in oklahoma City has gone one of two from three-point land so far that one’s good for two gilas Alexander’s got 10 points gilgus Alexander fantastic concentration and it’s Rick Carile calling timeout here he wants to make sure everybody’s on the same page heat heat heat heat heat heat yo yo yo yo yo right there mathan against Dort hallebertton a screen on Dort now here’s Matherin and that’s good his first bucket of the game and Matherin is an impressive scoreer skilled at finding ways to convert around the rim do it outside pass to Hardenstein here’s Williams four on the clock no good on the triple and he probably thought he was going to bury that one nimhard outside now Turner inside here’s Hallebertton and the dunk by Hallebertton and Hallebertton just springing off the floor defense couldn’t stop him once he got airborne the Thunder have gotten seven of their first 12 shots to go hartinstein with a screen on Hallebertton gilgis Alexander passes to Hardenstein and it goes as the official calls the foul count it and he’ll shoot one more at the line all right guys what do you think about the offensive approach we’ve seen so far for the Thunder they’ve done a great job facilitating shooters their early game has seen a lot of hot passes and has kept the defense guessing as well yeah getting to the inside is really important but it’s how close you can get to the basket it feels like these guys are all around the rim in their attack tonight that one misses for Hardenstein the Pacers have got half their attempts to go six of 12 for Oklahoma City they’ve got eight of 13 attempts to go here’s Gilas Alexander two points that one goes and now a three-point Oklahoma City lead gildas Alexander up there so dynamic as a finisher gilg Alexander against Hallebertton can cash in the 10-footer and Gilis Alexander’s got the ball here for the Oklahoma City Thunder pass to Homegrren williams a screen on Seakum homegr the pass to Dort oklahoma City’s got to hurry they got to get up a shot shot from the wing mathin with a rebound pacers trail by three 11 ft out he hits the back iron and sinks it matherin’s gotten his second bucket of the game and you got to be right up on Matherin especially when he’s roaming around the mid-range hartinstein with a screen on Hallebertton double team on Gilis Alexander dor outside takes a three it’s rebounded by Pascal Seakum well the Pacers shooting an impressive 47% nimhard with it homegrren’s there and here’s Matherin the shot off that time good work defensively by Dort takes a step back here’s Gilg Alexander and another miss by Oklahoma City the Pacers have gone seven of 16 so far here’s Seakum and unable to get the go-ahead bucket there here’s Williams it’s good only a few seconds into the shot clock and I like when Williams works in these mid-range areas i mean such an impressive score they’re searching for a way to score yeah buckets have been very tough to come by now here’s Nimhard yet to see a basket hey yo this one for three come on come on get rebounded by Oklahoma City now Gilis Alexander 12 points for him out of bounds it’ll go to the Pacers and let’s swing it over to the sideline and here from Alli Brian Miles Turner the 11th pick by the Pacers in 2015 for much of his career with the team he’s endured the trade rumors he said “I’ve still got PTSD from that but I wanted to be here in Indie and last season a renegotiation of his contract giving him an extension and a raise.” Brian he is locked in as their starting center yeah it would appear so Ally thank you bass to Shepard that one drops for him well Toppin trying to gain his confidence by sharing the ball he gets an assist thunder with a lead williams with it and he’s going to the line for two the officials saw contact while he was going up they’ll pin that one on Pascal Seakum yeah you never want to let shots at the rim go uncontested oklahoma City shooting their second and third shots at the line here and the first one at the line is good brown he’s checked in for Indiana and Williams drops them both and here’s Indiana now hits a three-point game mcconnell outside pass to Seakum a minute 50 left in the first can’t connect from short range oklahoma City has gone one of four from deep oh got to move williams against Brown 14 ft away williams misses pacers trail by three here’s N Smith still without a bucket nice start for him sinking his first shot and we’ve got 118 left to play in the first quarter now here’s Joe tightly guarded you got nothing and there’s a whistle he’ll head to the line to shoot two oklahoma City shooting their fourth and fifth attempts at the free throw line tonight got to get it big pitch here pitch here and he drops a first so for Oklahoma City Williams comes in for Williams and Shay Gilis Alexander is subbed in for Wallace jackson he’s checked in for Indiana tyresese Hallebertton comes in for Brown it’s both from the stripe 58 seconds left in the first quarter mcconnell against Gilis Alexander n Smith passes to Hallebertton from the line the rebound by Wiggins i admire the play call they just couldn’t capitalize yeah an efficient offensive possession they found the look that they wanted just didn’t go in oklahoma City shooting their sixth and seventh free throw shots in the game and he can’t get the first one rebound got to get it big rebound big rebound let’s get it get it get it he hits the second from the line here’s McConnell no points so far pass to Topphen and here’s N Smith he’s guarded by Caruso top it inside wiggins on him back to Nith just five on the clock indiana needs to get a shot off pushing it up the floor here comes Oklahoma City a nice shot by Gilis Alexander gilis Alexander’s got 14 points using his speed advantage to create the separation he needs for the shot here’s Hallebertton comes up empty down low what a performance for Shay Gilgis Alexander he has been the story for Oklahoma City absolutely carrying the offense he ends the quarter with 14 we’ll be right back after this word and for those of you just tuning in second quarter action is where we are and what do you guys think about the thunder here in this one oh what I love was that first quarter was all about leaking out and capitalizing in transition yeah felt like they knew that there were openings in transition and just wanted to keep try to feed that get out quick and Grant we know the importance of the veteran leaders on a team but not every vet wants to accept a mentorship role very true ba in your later years that role becomes a blend of playing and kind of coaching not everyone is cut out for that they’ve got Alex Caruso isaiah Joe is out there with Shay Gilis Alexander then it’s Aaron Wiggins and it’s Williams in at the five down low that’s the group for Oklahoma City getting going in the second now here’s McConnell no points yet oklahoma City grabs a miss gil Alexander’s got four rebounds in the game double team on Gildas Alexander wiggins outside for three and the basket by Joe five points in the game that’s pretty much not how they want to defend the three-point line somebody’s got to shadow him out there streak it in here’s Hallebertton can’t get that one to go now four for 10 oklahoma City leading by nine here’s Caruso from down in the low post it goes just over a minute has passed here in the second quarter hallebertton surveys the floor to the paint indiana shooting their fifth and sixth free throws of the game first one falls for him jones he’s checked in for Williams so after making the first he goes one for two the Thunder have got two of three shots to go in the second left side Joe and we’re a little over a minute and a half into the second quarter outside Jones six to shoot misses the three pacers trail by 10 hallebertton outside three back to N Smith over Caruso and Indiana misses again well he wanted to keep that shot from getting blocked but in the process he gave it no chance of going in because of how unbalanced he was on the fade for Indiana they’ve got none of their first three shots to fall so far in the second hallebertton for three oh yes sir hallebertton from deep and Hallebertton has that kind of ability an awkward release but man is he consistent with it outside Joe back to Gilas Alexander free throw line jumper ooh lands soft on the front of the rim and drops in gilg Alexander’s got 16 points and it’s Rick Carile calling timeout here coach wants to speak to his guys maybe alter some of the game plan heat heat heat heat jen he’s checked in for Oklahoma Second quarter play almost three minutes gone here mcconnell against Gilg Alexander and there’s a whistle that’ll belong to Shay Gilis Alexander that’s foul number two for him and the Thunder making a change here williams has checked in pass to Hallebertton hey yo right here right here six on the shot clock toppin outside there’s Lee Smith with a three offensive rebound pacers Indiana shooting their seventh and eighth free throw attempts of the game and he knocks down the first one for the Thunder hardenstein he’s checked in for Williams and it’s Dort in for Joe Miles Turner he’s checked in for Indiana nimhard comes in for McConnell he does not get the second one thunder leading by eight and here’s Caruso outside here’s Dort the rebound by Tyresese Hallebertton yeah my expectations were that he was not going to miss that one he handles that kind of defense especially on the inside hallebertton a screen on Caruso nimhard the pass to Turner now here’s Nimhard shoots over Caruso the shot by Nimhard no good the Thunder have gotten five of eight attempts to drop since the second began outside Gilis Alexander get it come get it look at SGA so adept in traffic how about the agility of Shay Gilis Alexander able to get around that inside contact pass to Turner here’s Nesmith with nobody on him he buries that jumper nmith’s got five and so it’s Gilas Alexander with it he brings it up for the Thunder they’ve led by as many as 11 do it outside three-pointer goes back up and denied he sends it right off the glass the three ball nails it from three so Dort’s gotten his second bucket well the size and skill of Dort is pretty unique he could be really effective at any position on the floor gilg Alexander with a steal here’s Wiggins and he takes the fantastic lead pass up strong for the slam and that’s what happens when you don’t take care of the ball hey that makes the turnover hurt even more and the gamble paying off now here’s Hallebertton 13 points in the game connects from downtown hallebertton’s got six in the quarter hallebertton one of those guys who’s always on his toes and plays the offensive end with a ton of energy gilas Alexander on the wing 18 points for him and the shot goes credit their discipline they’ve been working for high percentage shots now here’s Hallebertton nimhard outside pass to Turner the three is up the rebound by Wiggins and you just can’t afford to give up that kind of look very often the drive by Shay outside for Dort hallebertton against Gilis Alexander go and so he draws the foul headed to the line to shoot a pair gilas Alexander does a good job of just staying aggressive and that just forces the defense to do something first trip to the free throw line for him in this one that free throw good from Gilas Alexander you know Shay Gilas Alexander has so many of the qualities that you want in a leader he fights he’s energetic he’s a team first guy and he just looks for ways to get his guys fired up chad Holgrim he’s checked in for Oklahoma City williams comes in for Caruso pascal Seakkum he’s checked in for Indiana benedict Matherin comes in for Nesmith that one misses so he goes one for two pacers trail by 13 pascal matherin passes to Seakum hallebertton a screen on Homegrren and here’s Seakum for three he hits that one two for five now that’s just a lapse right there no matter what somebody has to be there and get a hand up in the shooter’s face gilis Alexander passes to Homegrren hallebertton against Gilis Alexander hardenstein a screen down low indiana with a rebound turner’s got five rebounds tonight no seakum the pass to Matherin hallebertton against Homegrren turner a screen on Homegrren hallebertton for three and again it’s Indiana with a three defensively you can’t afford to get stuck on the pick that’s one that the coaches will watch tomorrow with that player you hate to see him give up in that situation now here’s Gilis Alexander 21 points in the game oh and Turner with a block an impressive shot blocker turner’s combination of size and timing on defense is so valuable nimhard the pass to Seakkum turner a screen on Dort it’s Matherin with a drive pass to Hallebertton three on the clock nimhard outside three-pointer hartinstein pulls it in hardenstein’s got his eighth rebound here tonight oh got to move and here’s Homegrren it’s Dor on the wing back to Homegrren here’s Hardenstein turner covers screen by Homegrren the Thunder with another miss pacers trail by seven pass to Seakum they grab their own miss got a hand on it jordan outside to the inside here’s Gil’s Alexander sga working through contact inside and we’re all too familiar with these kind of outbursts from SGA nimhard outside and stolen by Williams indiana with a rebound outside Matherine here’s Turner and then Turner with the dunk too easy for Turner the defense has to put up more of a fight around the rim gilis Alexander against Hallebertton count that bucket gilas Alexander’s got 11 here in the quarter alone gil just Alexander does a lot of things well and this time playing with some great offensive balance got it well the defense allowed that one he had a clear path to the cup oklahoma City leading by seven outside Williams back to Gilis Alexander second chance effort taking it inside SGA and he’s got the ability to do damage inside and out sga’s not going to miss that hallebertton the pass to Seakum fires from 14 that one’s good makes him three for seven two teammates connecting right there slick feed oklahoma City has gone two of five from distance here in the second quarter hardenstein a screen to the middle oh stolen by Turner now the Pacers on the move here’s Seak oh he powers right through the defender for the dunk draws the foul too and he’ll go to the line it’s going to go on Chad Holgrren on the night he’s two for two at the strike caruso he’s checked in for Gilis Alexander oh got a big And there’s a minute 45 left in the first half of this Caruso the pass to Dort hardenstein a screen to the paint and Hardenstein slams it in starting the offense dorton reading the defense and made the right call in that pick and roll pass to Matherin seakum outside there’s a screen by Turner seakum the pass to Turner and then Turner with the dunk the agility of Turner is huge in these pick and rolls he’s hard to prevent from scoring in these situations here’s Hardenstein williams with it dor outside pass to Caruso now Hardenstein oh stolen by Turner here’s Matherin got it good job in the low post and now just a two-point Oklahoma City lead great body control allows Matherin to finish through contact caruso the pass to Hardenstein hardenstein a screen to the inside and Hardenstein slams it in and nobody putting out much of an effort to stop him surprising in a close game a lack of energy on defense on one side inspiration on the other devastation now here’s Hallebertton he’s got 21 five on the clock the three drops in the three hallebertton’s got 24 points his three-point mechanics have been flawless get him a clean look from deep and he’ll bury it what a performance for Shay Gilis Alexander he has been the story for Oklahoma City 27 on the night he’s had it his way more 2K action in just a moment and as we get into this third quarter as we’ve seen so far neither team able to create much separation on the scoreboard you know Shay Gilis Alexander has been exceptional here guys he’s been excellent at cutting through the defense and giving them fits around the basket yeah you want these kind of nights where you can start to see those openings before they happen thunder with a lead second half underway here’s who Rick Carile’s got on the floor hallebert Nimmhard the one and the two seakum at power forward with Turner in at center and it’s Matherin in at the three spot and we have to take another look at that block and this is exactly why he’s out here in order to block shots in tight games like this indiana on D pass to Gilas Alexander hey oh and there’s the whistle on the shot so two free throws for him coming up it’s going to be on Tyresese Hallebertton he gets really smooth sometimes gilg Alexander has some size and he challenged the defense with it that time this is his second trip to the free throw line in this one the first free throw is good and over the last few years SGAA has emerged as an allNBA level player brent what’s been the key to his success i think the keyba to him is his confidence i think that he feels like he is overlooked on a nightly basis and does not get the respect he deserves so he comes in with that chip on his shoulder and he plays the entire game coming at any defense that people throw at him pacers trail by three hallebertton outside pass to Turner and a foul called on the way up so he’ll take two from the free throw line nice physical play by Turner getting to the strike these are his first free throws of the game the first one falls and he can’t hit the second and the Thunder shooting a nice 50% for the game and it’s Williams off the drive it’s good williams has got six oh I love the ferocity on the drive williams doesn’t lack confidence tearing towards the rim hallebertton outside turner for three and it’s Homegrren with a rebound homegrren’s got his fourth rebound in this one gilas Alexander passes to Williams and Williams punches it home gilous Alexander’s nothing if not a creator he could make that pass in his sleep pacers trail by six pass to Turner and he was fouled while in the act of shooting so he’ll take two free throws it’s on Isaiah Hartinstein and this will be his third and fourth free throws of the game here and that one falls for Turner sanso Turner nails them both and here’s Gilis Alexander he’ll bring it up for Oklahoma City pass to Homegrren hallebertton against Gilis Alexander and Turner with the block and so the ball out of bounds gil just Alexander touched it last it’s time to take a glance again at that superb block you know you can’t ask for any better defense than that he responded so fast to the shooter and it stifled him third quarter of play with just over one and a half minutes gone by pass to Turner leading by four here’s Williams off target at the rim indiana’s gone five of 12 from three-point range tonight nimhard the pass to Matherin turner a screen on Homegr here’s Seakum out of bounds it’ll be Oklahoma City’s ball yeah that’s a tough one an experienced player in the pro game shouldn’t be making that pass so it’s Oklahoma City now since the second half started they’ve only given up three points pass to Homegrren fires from the corner and a big bounce off the rim but it sinks right in and the Thunder lead by six and the Pacers shooting the ball at 46% from the floor nimhard outside three-pointer hallebertton and Indiana misses again and I’m surprised that didn’t go down i mean I’m sure he is too williams passes to Hardenstein now here’s Gilis Alexander pass to Hardenstein and he got the whistle on the way up so he’ll be headed to the line for a pair and this is his second and third free throws tonight got to get it big reel let’s get it get it get it and he drops a first rebound got to get it big rebound let’s get it get it get it and so he makes both from the line pacers trail by eight and here’s Hallebertton 24 points for him three-pointer Matherin oklahoma City grabs a miss gilis Alexander’s got nine rebounds in the game boy he’s getting it done homegr with a screen on Hallebertton and that’ll be Oklahoma City’s ball as it goes out of bounds thunder able to keep possession and that shot was going nowhere thanks to that aggressive swat let’s see if that block can amp up this team i mean they’re looking for anything to get themselves going just under three and a half minutes played here in the third quarter down to five on the shot clock gil Alexander well on defense Hallebertton relies on his lateral quickness and that long lanky body that’s how he got in front of the shooter oh had a nice open look right there and that’s on the defense giving him a decent look that’s his shot gilas Alexander into the lane gilg Alexander takes off well him dominating the offensive end is what accounts for this lead just a very difficult guy to stop once he gets going hallebertton on the wing gil Alexander defending hallebertton against Gil just Alexander there’s a screen by Turner and here’s Seakkum for three another three for Indiana yeah working the play to perfection seakum comes off the screen free to fire a shot here’s Gil Alexander sga just powering through contact when it’s this close every bucket matters you need good looks pass to Turner outside matherin Nimhard outside now here’s Hallebertton gil just Alexander defending dor against Matherin and it’s Homegrren with a rebound homegrren’s got six rebounds here tonight d finds Gilas Alexander puts it up from 12 indiana with a rebound seakkum draws the double jacks up a three dort grabs the miss and it’s Dort with the ball for the Thunder 13 points was their biggest lead of the game lays it up and in on the nice reverse so Dor’s got eight and Dort has a nose for the bucket seakum outside on the wing nimhart outside matherin fires the three and Indiana misses again well that’s not a shot he’s ever going to pass up and he shouldn’t despite the miss no defender anywhere near him he’s got to shoot that one no debate there he he got hammered and let’s quickly check out the scoring breakdown here for Oklahoma City yeah they were so aggressive from the start getting the ball into the painted area now they stuck to their game plan and it paid off you also have to admire the way they’ve gotten out and run in transition and they’ve run wide they’ve run their lanes they’ve been doing it with a great pace and that’s produced some easy scores first free throw is good and what you immediately notice about Chad Homegrim is his uniqueness he’s got size but also tremendous agility he can hit outside shots or battle down low caruso he’s checked in for Williams the Pacers also with a sub nmith’s checked in both free throws good from Homegrren makes it pretty tough on the defense who you going to pick to send to the free throw line and he’s hitting the free throws right now form looks good nimhard outside pass to Seakkum homegrren with the block wow i mean the 7 foot6 wingspan coming in handy homegrren loves swatting away shots just like this now here’s Homegrren gil just Alexander with a ball defended by Hallebertton and here’s Caruso shot clock at six now Homegrren there’s the triple and no good now here’s Nimhard he’s guarded by Caruso pass to Ni Smith back to Hallebertton seakum outside that’s good and Hallebertton gets the assist seakum’s got six here in the quarter this is what it’s been since halftime remarkable results from downtown yeah pretty infectious right here guys in good spirits and percentages from downtown on the rise in the second half now here’s Caruso the three from Homegrren pure from three-point range homegrren’s got seven and you can already tell Homegrren has an edge to his game gets the three right back that’s the competitive streak you need as a young player hallebertton the pass to Turner back to Hallebertton oh and he took a hard foul on the shot so he’ll head to the line to shoot a pair it’s on Isaiah Hardenstein on the night he’s two for two at the stripe free throw good hallebertton Williams has checked in for Oklahoma City cold shots good from the strike oklahoma City leading by eight gilgis Alexander passes to Caruso back to Gilis Alexander hardenstein with a screen on Hallebertton oh stolen by Turner here’s Seakum he hits again seven for 13 and looking confident yeah certain nights Seakkum takes over he’s been aggressive here from the tip gilis Alexander against Hallebertton down low here’s Hardenstein and Hardenstein slams it in and you can’t leave the basket unprotected bad things will happen to you yeah that was just way too easy will not find a higher percentage opportunity than that now here’s Nimhard turner a screen on Caruso nimhard outside clock at six outside for Hallebertton no good on the three oklahoma City has gone one of two shooting from the perimeter since halftime gilg Alexander passes to Hartinstein pass to Dort caruso outside takes the three counted from distance and now an 11-point Oklahoma City lead some heads up ball there from Dorton gilis Alexander against Hallebertton inside Dorton with a steal here’s the break it’s stolen outside kneemith pass to Nimhard hallebertton outside back to Nimhard fires from deep that shot off thunder leading by 11 caruso the pass to Williams and he gets the bucket williams has got 10 points we talk about Williams versatility as a scorer he can get his points from just about any spot on the floor outside Nesmith Dart with a steel pushing it up the floor here comes Oklahoma City and Gilg Alexander missing pacers trail by 13 nimhard outside pass to Seakum to win the drought sinks it from distance seakkum’s got 11 points here in the second half he’s not the reason that they’re trailing in this one he’s been on his game it’s a few of the other guys that need to pick it up and we’ve got a timeout called by Mark Daggnel and we might see some changes coach potentially looking to adjust heat heat so for Oklahoma City Wiggins he’s checked in for Hartinstein joe comes in for Dort and it’s Wallace in for Gilis Alexander 152 left in the third quarter here’s Caruso so it’ll be two free throws he was fouled in the act of shooting aaron Nesmith picks one up first trip to the free throw line for him in this one first one falls for him rebound got to get it let’s get it get it get it and Caruso drops them both pacers trail by 12 now McConnell no made baskets yet and a slam dunk by Toppen and for a big guy Obie is quick off the floor oklahoma City has gone two of three from outside so far in the third quarter wallace outside and that one off the back of the rim and in wallace has got his first points of the game defensively you can’t afford to get stuck on the pick that’s one that the coaches will watch tomorrow with that player you hate to see him give up in that situation now here’s McConnell pass to Shepard six to shoot now n Smith he’s guarded by Caruso lets it go from the wing the rebound by Wiggins wiggins has got four rebounds in the game here’s Joe that three is off the mark pacers trail by 12 seakum outside get the perimeter oklahoma City grabs a miss wiggins has got five rebounds tonight here’s Williams and yep it’s good williams has got 12 points and he is stronger than he looks trust me i mean Williams has the bulk to win those tough battles inside seakum with it give him 23 top and a screen on Williams seakum for three he drops it from range seakum’s got 14 points here in the second half and so it’s the Oklahoma City Thunder they lead by 11 as the quarter comes to a close their key to consistency has been their dominance in the paint they’ve been the more physical team and don’t go far we’ll be right back and it’s time to bring up the State Farm assist of the game you can count on him to deliver a few assists like this one each and every night sometimes it happens when the offense is struggling but every now and then this helps with the offensive uptick right there great job of setting his teammate up and as we head into the fourth we’ll see if there’s a comeback in the works or if it’s more of the same for the first three quarters aaron Wiggins out there with Alex Caruso then it’s Shay Gilis Alexander then it’s Williams and it’s Joe in at the shooting guard that’s the lineup for Oklahoma City here’s Gilas Alexander after the basket by Indiana on the other end count it good gilas Alexander’s got 35 in the game and just executing at a high level i mean taking what the defense allows and putting in the work basketball IQ is something that gets talked about but it’s importance to a team showing up here running plays that turn into scores and great job to establish position and square up here we go thunder leading by 11 here’s Caruso the officials were right on top of that one the free throw drops for Caruso rebound got to get it let’s get it get it and Caruso drops them both now here’s McConnell pass to Hallebertton launches a three and the rebound goes to the Thunder yeah and the defense has really got to tighten up on him i mean he’s just too dangerous from the three-point line williams passes to Gilas Alexander nice dish and the layup goes down gilas Alexander’s gotten four this quarter pacers trail by 15 hallebertton outside to the inside that’s good from Jackson on the assist from Hallebertton this is just good point guard fundamentals from Tyrese Hallebertton going to the pick and roll to create a bunch of options wiggins outside and there’s the lob ooh the deaf touch on the lob now that’s a textbook alley i thought he’d go for the slam but that worked moving along two minutes gone in the fourth pass to McConnell gil Alexander with a steal he’s got a clear path finished off the break and the Thunder lead by 17 their offense has been unstoppable just firing on all cylinders i mean this team is just dangerous right now every shot that they’re putting up feels like it’s going in now here’s Topphen toppin a screen on Gilis Alexander mcconnell goes in and the bucket is good well Toppin a big player that can see over the top of guys that time a good decision thunder leading by 15 just over two and a half minutes played now final quarter of regulation man that one’s good gilas Alexander gilas Alexander’s got 39 i I really don’t think there’s any way to slow them down they have the defense scrambling out there well nothing that they’re doing seems to be making an impact and there are some nights where you just run out of options whether it’s by personnel or by tactic and here are the Thunder now after the basket by Indiana gilgis Alexander passes to Caruso coming williams up top the shot the rebound by N Smith that’s a shocker there did not expect him to miss from that range he’s got to be shooting close to 60% from there knocks it loose and so the ball out of bounds gilis Alexander touched it last and the Thunder making a change here dorch checked in the Pacers also with a sub nimhart’s checked in hallebertton against Gilis Alexander and Indiana misses again oklahoma City leading by 15 door to screen on Toppen here’s Gilas Alexander uses the glass on the layup gilas Alexander’s got eight points here in the quarter and nice read as usual by Gilas Alexander and here’s Hallebertton they set the pick over Gilis Alexander hallebertton misses for Oklahoma City they’ve gotten almost all of their shots to fall in the four get up to throw down and that’s creativity gilgis Alexander continues to amaze pacers trail by 19 now nimhard pass to knee Smith hallebertton outside the Pacers again can’t hit well after an impressive first half he’s just not been able to get the room or get anything going here in the second and Gil just Alexander missing indiana’s gone 0 for two from outside here in the fourth quarter toppin passes to Nmith back to Topphen and the foul on Alex Caruso that’ll be his second foul of the game oklahoma City on D to a screen on Gilis Alexander Hallebertton for three and Indiana misses again at this point I’m not sure if it’s the play calling or the player himself dor against Hallebertton pass to Joe gil just Alexander with the ball over topping off the mark with the outside fadeaway yeah I have no idea why he went with the fadeaway there the defense was nowhere near him and he should have just kept it simple and a slam dunk by Toppen good gliding the pass to where it needed to be wow a strong finish to seal the deal gilis Alexander against Hallebertton now here’s Gilis Alexander guarded closely and there it is for him gilis Alexander’s got 45 points to the paint here’s Nesmith and he bangs it home with one hand he just rises up and throws it down hard with one hand that is such a go-to move for him he holds nothing back on those gilgis Alexander on the wing caruso puts up a three knocks down the triple and let’s face it when you’re down this many points you simply can’t let him get that good of a look teachable moment there lapses like this are back breakers now here’s Hallebertton pass to Nhard shot clock at five and he makes it thunder leading by 18 and Mark Dagnel has called a timeout rallying his guys to make sure they all know the plan heat heat heat heat heat heat so for Oklahoma City Arinstein he’s checked in for Wiggins homegrren comes in for Caruso and it’s Jaylen Williams in for Joe williams finds Dort and here’s Hardenstein turner covers pass to Williams dort outside gilis Alexander on the wing and he drops in the layup off the glass gilg Alexander’s got 47 points seakum with it hallebertton outside it’s good and give the assist to Seakkum hallebertton’s got six points in the quarter terrific design and execution leading to an opportunity right at the rim pass to Hardenstein to the middle it’s stolen by Hallebertton and he got the whistle on the way up so he’ll be headed to the line for a pair can’t be overzealous with Hallebertton and when you are he embraces that and he got the whistle free throw good hallebertton and that’s good as he hits both shots and here’s Gilis Alexander he’ll bring it up for the Oklahoma City Thunder pass to Hartinstein outside Williams seakkum against Homegrren shoots over Seakum and again it’s Oklahoma City yeah and certainly room for growth from Hongren in the mid-range but good to see him taking the shot rather than passing on it alabbert the pass to Matherin Turner in the high post oklahoma City grabs a miss so Dorch got six rebounds here tonight gilis Alexander passes to Homegrren chalk up two there homegrren’s got 11 points here in the second half it’s so difficult to defend Homegrren inside for such a young player his body control and awareness are off the charts now here’s Hallebertton pass to Turner shoots over Hardenstein nice shot by Turner being productive Turner is a constant offensive threat thunder leading by 18 gilg Alexander passes to Dort the three hartinstein no good and he almost made them regret defending him so loosely here’s Seakum and it’s Homegrren with a rebound homegrren’s got eight rebounds in the game down low and slam dunk by Gilg Alexander just great offense the screen freeing him up for the slam hey without that screen he doesn’t get a clean look at the rim yeah why settle for the layup when you can attack the rim and rise up like that and we’ll have a timeout here called by Rick Carile he wants their game plan to be crystal clear at this point and now let’s take a look at the New Balance player of the game Shay Gilgis Alexander this is special we are witnessing a legendary performance here tonight he is like levels above everyone else on the floor something must have clicked for him in warm-ups tonight he’s just come out and he has run wild hey these fans love him so much and when he gets it going they respond the crowd’s energy fueled his performance hey Clark in tonight’s game what are you watching closely well the thing that jumps out at me Kevin is the guard matchup i mean both teams have tremendous back courts and I really think whoever is able to win or control that battle is going to win the game let’s check out Indiana’s starting lineup allebertton in the back court Nemar to his side seakum is the four and he’ll be next to Turner at the five and it’s Matin in at the three slot and Seakum always has options in the mid-range he’s a talented shooter who can make that shot williams kicks to Homegrren outside Gilis Alexander homegrren sets the screen for Gilis Alexander and there’s Homegrren that’s good on the assist from Gilas Alexander and once he got to the 10 I think he was surprised to find himself that wide open well this early they should be showing a lot more energy on defense it’s not there now here is Hallebertton and foul on the shot he’ll shoot two at the free throw line that one on Gilis Alexander hallebertton so versatile and skilled this guy finds ways to keep the defense off balance pretty consistently get it no good on that one clark these Indiana Pacers play at one of the quickest paces of any team in the NBA yeah I love the fact that it’s quite fitting considering the nickname Indiana Pacers and they do set the pace they love to push that rock and they do it relentlessly catching you before your defense can get set it’s a beautiful way to play tell you what though you got to be in great shape to make it work hallebertton is just one of those young guys that has a really well-rounded game makes shots pretty much from anywhere on the floor hartinstein passes to Williams just five to shoot from deep three-point land it’s rebounded by Indiana and the latest now from our sideline reporter David Aldridge david it’s all yours take it away thanks mark Dagnol and I got a chance to talk for a bit i asked him about the challenger facing Miles Turner and he said “This guy is a problem for our offense.” Miles is an incredible shot blocker you have to know where he is on the floor at all times now we don’t normally hear a coach talk about somebody’s defense first but Turner is that guy fellas all right David thanks outside mathin back to Hallebertton shoots from the line and the jumper is good that’s one of the things his coaches have encouraged him to do look for the mid-range jumper tyrese way to knock it down if you’re just tuning in we played about two and a half minutes here in the first to the inside here’s Hartinstein and the dunk by Hartinstein outstanding execution good job working the ball inside and so it’s Rick Carile here calling timeout he wants to make some adjustments to the game plan clearly Heat heat heat heat and just under two and a half minutes elapsed here in the First pass to Nemar back to Hallebertton good D by Gilas Alexander boy that’s a look he has to finish and he knows it blowing opportunity mathan against Dort gil Alexander deciding where to go with it down to five on the shot clock and the layup falls and good work inside sga will make more room for himself on the perimeter when he can be effective down low now here is Hallebertton shoots a fader that one falls he’s somebody that’s really comfortable carrying the offensive load and here’s Gilgis Alexander he’ll bring it up for the Oklahoma City Thunder just over three and a half minutes gone here in the first and this guy just does everything scores passes good rebounder just an allaround terrific basketball player in a moment now to quickly take a look at the offensive approach for the Thunder everything working for them inside so far guys tons of high quality shots that they’re knocking down inside and one other thing they’ve done well today guys share the ball i mean set up teammates and just playing unselfishly the first one falls and so he makes both from the line and at the line it’s all about consistency with him his routine his stroke it never waivers outside Matin back to Hallebertton turner with a screen on Gilgus Alexander and it’s Hallebertton missing oklahoma City leading by three shots good by Williams and they’ve done well at taking advantage of some late defensive rotations and getting the ball in the paint hallebertton passes to Seakum back to Hallebertton pass to Turner and it’s Turner finishing it off what athleticism from Turner my goodness he loves getting chances to throw it down like that williams with the ball matan picks him up williams passes to Gilis Alexander the basket is good off the assist from Williams and that’s now six points for Shay Gilis Alexander tyrese and Rick Cornwile decides to call timeout this will give him a chance to discuss some potential alterations heat heat heat heat heat heat hallebertton against Gilis Alexander Pass to Seakkum buries it from three-point range seakum’s got five points so far rise and fires this is Seakum’s attitude off the catch and with these results you understand why now here’s Homegrren good on the triple homegrren’s got his second bucket and they don’t want to get in a habit of giving him open looks from three first quarter still but not who you want to leave open now here’s Turner pass to Nemhar seakum against Homegrren at six the three ball and Indiana three and he can answer with the best of them seakum stealing the thunder there hallebertton against Gilgis Alexander to the paint it’s deflected and the ball goes out of bounds last touch by Seakkum and he made the right read on that play but just couldn’t secure the steal and you know fellas one second quicker and that’s going the other way here’s Gilas Alexander and foul on the shot so he’ll get a chance at the line and Gilgus Alexander understands how to draw contact especially when he’s looking to score the Thunder shooting their third and fourth free throw attempts of the game and one of the highlights last year for this group was the fact that they were so efficient from the charity strike that’s a huge factor and you know a lot of times guys in some of their performances last year their free throw numbers helped them win games that’s good from Gilg Alexander gilgis Alexander hits them both pacers trail by four got to move got to move here’s Hallebertton and he gets the whistle two free throws coming up nice job by Hallebertton showing you the toughness that time going right into that defense and drawing the foul he’s made one and missed one so far in the game that’s good from Halbert that one falls so he hits both of them and here’s Gilas Alexander he’ll bring it up for the Oklahoma City Thunder and that one is good gilg Alexander’s got 10 points and the move and the basket sga has the defense shook back to Hallebertton seakkum against Homegrren turner with a screen for Seakkum inside and Turner the bucket on the assist by Seakum and it’s six points for Miles Turner does a nice job at capitalizing in the screen and roll i mean Turner’s IQ and size tough to contain when he’s rolling to the basket now here’s Williams here’s Gilis Alexander the rebound by Turner you know I think the effort on defense there has everything to do with why he missed that shot well done here’s Matan the shot goes down and it gets this game back to even inside matan makes great use of his agility developing some instincts for how to get around in traffic gilas Alexander finds Hartinstein back to Gilas Alexander takes the three pacers with the rebound well Greg I’m sure their coach is very pleased with their offensive flow right now i mean it’s harder than it looks to get it going like this now they just have to maintain it greg in January 2024 Pascal Seakum was traded out of Toronto and he came into the league an older player from a mid- major school the Raptors did a lot to help Seakkum turning him into an allNBA caliber player and the free throw is good now leading by one and the Thunder making a switch here caruso’s checked in and Indiana with a change here too tj McConnell he’s checked in for Hallebertton seakum hits them both for Oklahoma City they’ve gone eight of 12 on field goal attempts so far now Hartinstein pass to Homegrren outside Dort shot clock at five here’s Williams that one falls his second basket of the game he’s now two for three punch counter punch impressive offensive production early on hey guys this is going to be fun now i mean we’ve got ourselves a shootout on tap here now here’s McConnell pass to Seakkum good and McConnell gets the assist seakum’s got 13 yeah you got to get out on that seakum demonstrating that ability to hurt you from beyond dor kicks to Caruso and that’ll be two free throws coming up officials on the call with the foul oh the officials are all over that one clearly a foul i mean didn’t give him any choice but to blow the whistle i mean you got to play without fouling and what do you guys think so far about the offensive approach for the Pacers you know so far in this one these guys have been knocking it down from distance you’ve got to like their confidence as this game continues they’re on the nice roll and the other thing I’ve been impressed with guys is their assertiveness at attacking the paint trying to hunt for those high percentage looks first one falls for a different look for Oklahoma City wiggins is checked in for Chad Homegrren isaiah Joe comes in for Dort and it’s Kase Wallace in for Hartinstein indiana also making some changes topin he’s checked in for Miles Turner aaron Nesmith comes in for Benedict Matin and Shepard subbed in for Andrew Nemar so one for two that time at the stripe indiana leading seakum outside pass to McConnell toppin sets a screen for McConnell takes it inside missed inside oklahoma City’s gone one of three from beyond the arc so far in the game they get it again wallace inside he’s covered by McConnell good on the shot and they keep hammering away at him inside forcing the ball into the paint indiana’s gone three of four on three-pointers in the first quarter doing well from long range now here’s Topin seakum passes to Choppin lays it up and in off the pretty assist and the Pacers lead by two outstanding distribution there i mean what impressive passing ability caruso a screen on Seakum williams it’s rebounded by Nmith boy he knows he should have knocked that one down especially with the defense not giving much of an effort down low come in coming in they double team Seakkum and there’s the whistle 3second violation the Pacers making a change here rounds checked in they’ve been hanging in there and a chance here to jump on top i see a Wiggins surveying the floor uses the glass to finish the layup 157 left here in the opening quarter pass Denise Smith that’s tipped caruso with the steel four on three as they bring it up williams with a clean look sinks the three-pointer and now a three-point Thunder lead and the defense scattered all over the place on the break nice job finding the wide open three and here’s McConnell siako right side count that one from Tophin good solid execution inside that’s exactly the look you want oklahoma City’s gone two of four from beyond the arc to start the game williams dishes to Wallace williams sends a screen for Wallace six to shoot the Pacers pull it in seakum passes to Brown and here is Toppen covered by Wiggins brown outside seiakam inside wallace is there seaka misses and here’s Wallace he’ll bring it up for the Oklahoma City Thunder pass to Williams and the basket for the fourth time from the field he’s a healthy four for six great job of screening there nice job to take it to the rim and get the finish at the elbow toppen and the wideopen shot from McConnell sinks the triple and it’s all knotted up and we always talk about making your teammate better that assist was right on target shay Gilgis Alexander guys has been on display for Oklahoma City he got into double digits for the quarter with 10 points total we’ll get right back to the action when we return some good action already in this one but a fairly even matchup after the first quarter of play and for the Thunder guys what stands out to you so far well they used the fast break to generate some easy buckets before the defense could get set and you know for them guys it’s all about tempo keep the pressure on and do so as much as possible clark how much weight do players put on individual awards or or something like an all-star nod you know I think players always have a level of respect for each other but awards help validate your level of respect how you win how you perform consistency and awards are typically well-earned and welldeserved as a matter of fact in most cases they are well-earned and deserved and players acknowledge that and respect that and so in the game for the Pacers they’ve got Aaron Nesmith tyresese Allebertton is out there with TJ McConnell then there’s Toppen and it’s Jackson in at the pivot spot manning the middle you’ve got to be aware of him at all times he’s a bully on the backboard joe passes to Gilg Alexander double team on Gilg Alexander caruso finds Wiggins some nice passing by Oklahoma City here caruso no good indiana’s gone a very strong four for five from three-point land in the ball game hallebertton passes to McConnell pass Denise Smith right here now here’s Topinet good T by Williams here’s Joe he’s covered by McConnell joe passes to Wiggins double team on Gilis Alexander the wideopen look here for Caruso drills the three-pointer and the Thunder lead by one how about the floor awareness by Gilgis Alexander solid at just spotting his open teammate toin sets a screen for Hallebertton indiana needs to get a shot off that one good for two toppins got six points guys what a wild first half this has been wow back and forth start that’s for sure outside Williams kicks it out to Wiggins back up a three-pointer off the mark pacers have gone two of four shooting the ball here in the second right here right here kneesmith with the bounce pass wiggins against Toppen pass to Hallebertton three-pointer it’s rebounded by Oklahoma City and you could tell he thought that triple was going to fall the shots good from Gilis Alexander 12 points for him and this is SGA’s role he He’s out here to score and score often toin sets a screen for McConnell from the arc no good on that one the Thunder with the lead here’s Caruso two free throws coming up and they call the shooting foul it goes on Aaron Smith i mean even from over here you could see that one pretty clearly no question about it i mean a ton of contact and a good call by the officials the Thunder have shot five of six at the foul line tonight the free throw drops for Caruso a different look for Oklahoma City hartenstein’s checked in for Williams and it’s Dort in for Isaiah Joe miles Turner he’s checked in for the Pacers andrew Nehard comes in for TJ McConnell and good on the second so he makes them both here’s Hallebertton he has five pass to Toppinh and in the second quarter a little under three and a half minutes played already over in the corner Turner shot clock at six turner with a screen on Caruso neard and the Pacers can’t get it to go oklahoma City leading by three gilg Alexander with it fouled on the shot and picks up two points so one free throw coming up no strong take by SGA 66 with point guard skills what a nightmare matchup he is and this is his third trip to the line tonight big rebound got to get it big rebound big rebound let’s get it get it pacers trail by six now here is Hallebertton pass the topping it’s Turner high post to stop the run it’s rebounded by Hartinstein the Thunder have gone 50% from the floor in the second quarter three of six they get it back and it’s Wiggins missing indiana’s gone 0 or three from beyond the arc to start the second quarter knee Smith the pass to Hallebertton toppen no one around him no good on the three and and he has definitely been struggling in this quarter you know guys it seems to me as though he’s over anxious he seems to be pressing trying too hard moving too fast just needs to calm himself down and wait for good shots he’s made all five of his attempts at the line so far his offensive approach tonight has been aggressive and and it’s paid off with a lot of trips to the line and he clearly has been feeling it when he gets to that line you know he really did excel at the stripe i mean they couldn’t have asked for too much more from him when it came to knocking down free throws and so it’s Hallebertton who brings up the ball for Indiana nine-point game and Rick Carile decides to call timeout he’s going to have a discussion here on the sideline heat heat heat heat heat heat heat heat heat heat toppin passes Denise Smith hallebertton with it gilgage Alexander covering who’s watching here turner against Hartinstein indiana again missing and here are the Thunder now they’ve got a 13-2 run goal and it’s Wiggins missing pacers trail by nine it’s Nehard on the wing there’s a screen by Tophin nice shot by Nehard no good no matter what looks they get they just can’t convert to stop this run and you know they’ve got to be careful because this is when the team concept breaks down and guys start playing hero ball boy a big man with great touch from deep always a valuable commodity in today’s game hallebertton against Gilis Alexander it’s good hallebertton’s got seven points in the game that shot by Hallebertton not easy taking the hit and still finishing the play caruso the pass to Wiggins floats it up for Wiggins ball stolen and Neard has it in the corner and stolen by Caruso here’s Dort the big dunk at the end of the break liftoff Mr dort a one-way ticket to the rim pass to Topphen back to Hallebertton turner with a screen on Gilg Alexander hallebertton with it he’s picked up by Gilgus Alexander bangs on the trifecta gets the shot he wants the defense wasn’t quite connected enough they lost contact outside gilis Alexander it falls for his seventh bucket of the contest he is seven for nine and when the score is as lopsided as it is and you can see they smell blood in the water my man is going for the juggy well he only plays one way and that’s on full throttle all day all the time cold blooded and lethal here’s Turner it’s rebounded by Hartinstein and the Thunder with possession they’re on a 20-7 run pass to Caruso now Gilg Alexander coming down to five on the shot clock a rare miss for him pacers trail by 11 knocked away and stolen by Caruso double by Hallebertton wiggins lays it up off the glass and with the lead i like the strategy here continue to get the ball to guys who can do something with it if it’s working keep working it that’s what I say keep the pressure on him hallebertton kicks to Turner pass to Hallebertton he scores the basket that’s field goal number three for him hallebertton has a nice combination of smarts and skill makes him a cage scorer and Mark calls timeout he wants a minute here to get things straightened out with his team heat heat heat heat for the Thunder comes in for Aaron Wiggins and Jaylen Williams is subbed in for Gilgis Alexander indiana also making some changes seakum is checked in for chopping benedict Mathering comes in for Aaron Nesmith and it’s TJ McConnell in for Hallebertton and stolen by McConnell seiakum outside outside Matin turner with a screen for Matan off target from three-point range boy they dodged one there guys i mean he got the wideopen look that he wanted just didn’t knock it down pass to Homegrren hartinstein against Yakob big coming and here is Williams drills it from outside williams has got the lead up to 14 now for Oklahoma City and here is Seakum he’s got 13 they double team Seakum and a wideopen look from Matan and he can’t answer back the three-pointer offline outside Williams mcconnell against Caruso williams has a screen for Caruso misses the three pacers trail by 14 here’s McConnell and a lot of contact on that one so he’ll shoot two here that one on Williams no question he got bumped on that shot yeah the officials didn’t need to talk that one over it was obvious indiana shooting their seventh and eighth attempts at the foul line tonight first free throw is good and both free throws good for McConnell the Thunder leading by 12 go outside Dort back to Caruso outside Dort mcconnell against Caruso lock at six over McConnell kept alive homegrren wide open trains it from beyond the arc homegrren’s got eight points and playing up tempo prolevel ball can be hard for some guys but homer has easily made the transition mcconnell passes to Seyakum turner with a screen for Seiakum and right away they match it with a three-pointer of their own 16 points for him the real come at us and we’re coming right back at you a little back and forth from long range i love it that’s a terrific answer there and the call on the shot that sends him to the line and you know what you allow a guy to get right to the rim like that that’s your only option yeah exactly i mean free throws are always better than a layup so I’d agree with you there the Thunder have gone nine of 10 from the line so making the most of their chances and the first one drops here we are sizing up GA Jaylen Williams in his shooting has got to be his biggest strength absolutely he’s great at spacing the floor for his teammates with his catch and shoot abilities but he’s equally gifted shooting off the dribble isaiah Joe he’s checked in for Alex Caruso push it on the miss pushing on the miss second free throw no good pacers trail by 13 get there nearard the pass to Seakum they double team Seakkum mcconnell scanning the floor outside Turner pass to Matan over Williams offline from the high post the Thunder leading by 13 double team on Williams hartinstein against Turner it’s Dort on the wing joe passes to Williams the 10-footer and the rebound goes to the Pacers shot and game clock separated by five to the inside seakum count the basket seakum’s got five points in the quarter it’s important that Seakkum plays with confidence from there i mean when he does the results are often like that one here’s Joe he’s covered by McConnell joe passes to Hartinstein here’s Homegrren and he gets that one to go off the front iron homegrown’s got 10 and nice job taking what the defenders gave him these guys need a gut check right now well that’s exactly the kind of defense that’s gotten him into the hole and so that brings the first half to a close thunder lead by 13 and for 2K Sports we’ll be back here at PCOM Center right after this well we’ve got a second half of basketball for you we think it’s going to be pretty good a big comeback though is needed for this game to be competitive and it probably has to happen quickly you know Shay Gilis Alexander has been exceptional here tonight guys and he’s shown just how adept he can be at creating contact and then cashing in at the line well you know in that first half it was a common occurrence he got to the stripe time and time again the forwards are Dort and Homegrren the guard pair for him Gilgis Alexander and Williams and it’s Hartinstein in at the center filling out the middle that’s the lineup in the game for Oklahoma City and that one’s good gilis Alexander cashing in on the interior making it look all too easy outside Matin to the middle here’s Seakum and finished off by Seakkum oh the numbers speak for themselves seakum showing great versatility on the offensive end bounce pass from Gilas Alexander oklahoma City moving the ball around pass to Hartenstein and foul on the shot he’ll shoot two at the free throw line it’s going to be on Miles Turner the Thunder have been getting it done at the line 10 for 12 he misses the free throw so neither attempt will fall that time for him and so Siakum will bring it up for the Indiana Pacers trailing by 13 hallebertton with the bucket now that was nasty absolutely nasty hallebertton looking like a street baller with that kind of dribble move major handles outside for Gilas Alexander oh and he pucks it off the glass wow pass to Nehard hey yo right here and uh we’re about a minute and a half here into the second half seakum outside and too much time in the lane they get called for the 3-second violation and just a little too lax with that possession and it cost him and I tell you what more brain neutral plays like that one and they’ll have a hole deeper than the one they’re already in and that replay showed just how forceful that block was and when you’re behind in the game that’s what you’ve got to do contest every shot and get stops the Thunder leading by 11 outside Gilgis Alexander Homegrren in the post covered by Seakum gilas Alexander against Hallebertton four on the clock the shots good from Gilis Alexander julius Alexander’s got four points this quarter big miscommunication on defense he recognizes it and quickly takes advantage boy the defense looks shell shocked i mean they’re on the ropes right now on their heels hallebertton for three down through the hoop it goes that’s his fifth make on nine shots from the floor as fast as Lightning Hallebertton gets it and shoots it in a matter of nancond hallebertton against Gilis Alexander good from the moment it left his hand that makes him 10 for 14 an elite score demonstrating once again how fast he can fill it up and so it’s Rick Carile here calling timeout he wants to talk to his guys well it’s been an express lane to the rim coach can’t be happy about that and you know I think he’s going to tell him simply we have to show more fight on the interior that’s the top priority right now heat heat heat heat just over two and a half minutes gone high here in the second half nemhard the pass to Hallebertton here’s Nemhard he’s guarded by Williams six on the shot clock seakum against Williams seaka misses the Thunder leading by 12 outside Dort back to Williams homegrren with a screen on Seiakum pass to Homegrren takes a three it’s rebounded by Tyrese Hallebertton hallebertton’s got four rebounds in this game a moment now to hear from our sideline reporter Hall of Famer David Aldridge david hey Kevin this summer we saw the NBA break up its draft into two days the next idea a bigger break between the draft and the start of free agency the common thread is giving front offices more time to strategize around these highly consequential decision periods the NBA calendar kevin H interesting DA thank you down low here’s Turner off the market a chance to trim it to single digits williams double team here’s Dort the third shot of the possession finally falls for him dort’s got six points and the defense must push Dort further away there’s no excuse Lady to get this kind of deep positioning outside matin driving inside it’s rebounded by Hartinstein hartinstein’s got the glass covered here tonight 11 boards for him and there’s the foul it’ll go on Tyresese Hallebertton that’s his third foul of the game hartenstein finds Williams it’s stolen by Matan nearard the pass to Hallebert indiana again missing the Thunder leading by 12 gilis Alexander with it picked up by Turner back to Gilis Alexander shooting foul as the whistle blows he’ll shoot two free throws and able to get himself to the line sga so crafty inside there to get the contact and a closer look here at the scoring breakdown for the Thunder they’ve been in the zone from mid-range all game long and and they’ve made the most of any chance they found in that space they brought the hard hats and the lunch bells with them too done some great work down inside and he knocks down the first one alex Caruso he’s checked in for Oklahoma City the Pacers also with a sub knee Smith has checked in we’re going to push on the mission on the miss gilgis Alexander hits them both pacers trail by 14 pass to Hallebertton back to Mhard that falls nice feed that time from Hallebertton hallebertton’s got his fourth assist in this one caruso looking for an opening here’s Williams here’s Dorch knee Smith covering to the paint here’s Gilis Alexander and he banks in the layup and that’s now 30 points for Shay Gilis Alexander and you know coaches will take possessions like that all day long phenomenal use of the screen there outside Turner seakum outside shot clock at two this one for three and the Pacers another three it’s been this way since halftime tremendous production from beyond the arc boy it’s been a three-point barrage they came out gunning and have not stopped and it’s Gilg Alexander missing pacers trail by 10 nemard with it hallebertton outside right here set it up the hypo shot he hits the back iron and sinks the shot hallebertton’s got it back down to within single digits for Indiana dort kicks to Williams williams a screen on Hallebertton here’s Dort and it’s sent back by Turner oh these arms of Turner just go on forever i mean which is part of the reason he’s able to rack up the block shots that he does and a wide open look for Hallebertton and Indiana another three boy he’s playing out of his head nailing everything i mean the defense is scrambling to try to stop him right now and so far no goal pass to Caruso now here’s Gilas Alexander traps in the tray gilg Alexander’s got 13 points now in the quarter and this is the kind of fire Gilis Alexander plays with how about the response there screen on George kneesmith the pass to Hallebertton over in the corner turner that one a tad offline to the right but drops in for him turner’s got eight the adjustments they’ve made offensively they’re putting guys in a position now to succeed it’s certainly been an impressive run they finally found the right formula to break down the defense and foul on the shot so he’ll get a chance at the line he’s been getting to the line now his sixth trip in the game first one falls for him wiggins has checked in for Hartinstein kobe Toppins checked in for the Pacers i got you we’re going to push it on the miss we’re pushing on the miss get the rebound gilgis Alexander hits them both here’s Seakum he’s got 23 pass to Indiana moving the ball around here’s Hallebertton no good on the shot good D by Gilis Alexander williams inside toppens there and the layup’s good off the glass 15 points in the game and he found the soft spot in the D on that possession allebertton looking around passenith that’s all you here’s Nemhard defended by Caruso and there’s the drive and contact on the shot so he’ll be shooting free throws here that one on Williams yeah easy call yeah you could hear the smack all the way over here where we are first trip to the free throw line for him in this one how about up over the 80% mark from the line last year so he’s happy and also consistent there with those numbers yeah you know that was one spot where they didn’t have to worry about him at all i mean at the free throw line he was automatic isaiah Joe he’s checked in for Oklahoma City wallace comes in for Sheay Gilis Alexander in Indiana with a change here too tj McConnell he’s checked in for Hallebertton and both free throws good for Nemhar and here now the Thunder the biggest lead of the game 15 points mcconnell against Wallace and it’s McConnell with the rebound pacers trail by eight here’s Nemar five points in the game pass to Seakkum mcconnell a screen on Williams here’s Seakkum good for the basket number nine he’s only missed two shots from the floor all night with those long strides Seakum can eat up ground in a hurry and here’s Williams now he’ll bring it up for Oklahoma City wallace with a screen for Williams shot high post it’s rebounded by Indiana you can’t look at the result of that shot they’ll take that whenever they get it well you know I hear you that’s a good look but when you’re that wide open I think you got to knock it down here’s Seakkum and there are the Pacers with another bucket his mid-range shot is very solid i mean for some reason the defense let him have it wallace the pass to Joe there’s 126 left in the third quarter of the game pacers trail by four mehard the pass to Siakum tap a screen on Williams pass to hits it from three-point range toppin’s got 12 and the all-around game of Siakob so adept at working the ball to open guys 52 seconds left here in the third quarter now here’s Caruso tight defense on him and the three ball is good wallace has got his second basket the real come at us and we’re coming right back at you a little back and forth from long range i love it that’s a terrific answer there and he gets the whistle two free throws coming up clearly a foul yeah he took a shot there earned those free throws and this is his second trip to the line in the game the first one falls shepard’s checked in for Indiana and Zoe’s able to get one of two the Thunder leading by three shot from six and he comes up with the deuce six points for him changing ends quickly getting the advantage in numbers and finishing they’ve been doing it all night long you know they’ve been the more uptempo team clearly it’s helped them gain the advantage in this one three seconds separate the shot clock and game clock in the corner it’s Toppen drains the three-pointer toppin’s got a pair of threes now here in the third for Indiana you got to have a good basketball IQ to be effective i love the decision to kick it out here’s Wallace no good on the last second attempt there shay Gilgis Alexander guys has been on display for the Oklahoma City Thunder he is approaching 40 points for him in the game he’s scoring in just about every way possible right back after this break three tense quarters behind us one more to go thanks for being with us as we begin the fourth and uh Indiana shooting it very well tonight around 57% and a look at the five for the Pacers to start the fourth quarter tj McConnell is out there with Tyrese Hallebertton then there’s Jackson then there’s Aaron Nesmith and it’s Tophin in at the four just five to shoot the put back wiggins with the rebound wiggins has got his fourth rebound in this one caruso with the ball guarded now by Jackson joe passes to Gilis Alexander puts it up from 12 and it’s in after a nice bounce off the right side gilas Alexander’s got 37 and he had a good look and Gilis Alexander made it pay off here’s Hallebertton and once again off the mark by Indiana the Thunder leading by four outside Gilgis Alexander just over a minute played here in the fourth again oklahoma City money in the bank gilg Alexander is more than happy to try his luck from that spot and they call the foul so a chance at the line for one more coming up and that’s right in his wheelhouse looking to make an impact when it counts you know they want the ball in his hands here because they trust him to hit all the big shots and Oklahoma City making a change here jones has checked in the free throw off from Hallebertton Jackson that’s good little plays like that are big plays they can make all the difference sometimes is not boxing out on the free throws an absolute killer just over a minute and a half play here in the fourth jones with the screen on McConnell to the inside and Jones slams it in and you know we can’t measure Hart i mean he’s not as big as the other power forwards but his jumping ability and mindset is incredible now Hallebertton over Joe Hallebertton no good well I tell you what he’s going to put a lot of pressure on their perimeter shooters if he can’t convert those chances and foul on the shot he’ll shoot two at the free throw line and the first one at the line is good dort he’s checked in for the Thunder the Pacers also with a sub neard’s checked in and both free throws good for Wiggins pacers trail by six allebertton outside fires the three no good for Oklahoma City they’ve gotten all three of their shots to drop here in the fourth quarter they came out of the break on a roll and the first one drops big rebound got to get it big rebound big rebound let’s get it get it get it that one is no good pacers trail by seven here’s Hallebertton buried from 15 ft out 25 points for Tyresese Hallebertton like the way Hallebertton continues to take more responsibility on the offensive end his game warrants that he does that joe finds Caruso here’s Gilas Alexander and the dunk by Gilg Alexander just rubbing it in their faces with that knock he is never going to take his foot off a penalty and that’s terribly demoralizing for a defense guys i mean they know he’s going to keep coming and coming and coming and that they may not have an answer for it you love how each side has risen to the challenge throughout this one hey defense has taken a back burner secondary on the marquee but who doesn’t love a game like this let’s go i like offense wow wow he got whacked on that one shouldn’t be much debate there blatant contact straightforward call simple first free throw is good seakum is checked in for Indiana aaron kneesmith comes in for Hallebertton i got to push it on the miss or push it on the miss get the rebound gilg Alexander hits them both a bit under three and a half minutes of pass here in the fourth mcconnell against Gilis Alexander now here is Sako D right on him and the officials call him for a 3second violation oklahoma City leading by seven joe with it pass to Gilg Alexander here’s the three neard grabs the board not quite enough defense that time around just lucky he was off caruso with the steel outside dort nailed from three-point land and the Thunder lead by 10 and when you have Dort on your side this is what he brings on the offensive end great off the catch and fire let’s go seakum against Wiggins now here is Seakkum block at six and he converts the layup seakum’s got 12 points in just the second half and wiry strong Seakkum just snakes inside and makes a nice play off the contact joe passes to Caruso up top Gilas Alexander he’s covered by McConnell and it’s good two points well he’s been doing it all night why not go back to him and no letup in him either guys i mean he wants to continue to expand that lead and as long as he’s the one taking the shots that lead’s going to expand my goodness he is such a great dunker greg a high riser no doubt about it nothing surprising about that guys we’ve come to expect plays like that from him and still they never get old pass to Nemo and that one clearly a foul gets the whistle and two shots coming up and he makes the first for the Thunder hartenstein he’s checked in for Aaron Wiggins and it’s Williams in for Isaiah Joe turner’s checked in for the Pacers and so he hits both the Thunder leading by six and here is GIS Alexander and it’s sent back by Turner and here we go here’s Seakum hit some rim on the way in and the bucket’s good seakum’s got 14 points here in the second half mcconnell against Gilis Alexander oklahoma City moving it around back to Williams outside for Gilis Alexander just five on the clock 13 ft away yes that goes in gilg Alexander’s got 47 points and it’s McConnell with the ball he’ll bring it up for Indiana six-point game pass to Nemhar seakum left side back to Nehard taken away by Williams and now here’s Gilis Alexander the fast break champs and he gets it to go and now it’s an eight-point Thunder lead and an an outstanding transition player when Gilg Alexander is on the attack good luck trying to contain it driving in well if you don’t take care of the ball fellas that’s what can happen absolutely Greg that makes the turnover even more painful what you mean the throw down at the end i’ll tell you what fellas i mean the highlight shows are going to pain them even more seakum outside tapping a screen on Williams here’s Seakkum the shot will not fall nice D from Williams and he gets the friendly spin and that one drops yeah letting it rip they’re just having fun right now yeah offensively they’ve just been rolling impossible to stop mcconnell kicks to Turner pass to Nemar turner with a screen on Caruso they need this and with that the Thunder lead is cut down to 10 on the bucket from Turner confident in the paint turner knows he can cash in from this area gil Alexander against McConnell he got it again sensational that gives him 51 making it look easy homegrren he’s checked in for Alex Caruso indiana also making some changes benedict Matan he’s checked in for Choen and Hallebertton subbed in for TJ McConnell that’s good from Gilgus Alexander pacers trail by 13 pass to Nemhar seiakum outside and the bucket is good three-point play chance here for him and Matan proving he can be unselfish wanting to find his teammates they throw good seakum here’s Gilas Alexander outside Williams back to Gilas Alexander and the rebound goes to the Pacers outside mathan Hallebertton finds Yakam hallebertton against Gilgis Alexander fires top of the key hallebertton no good the Thunder leading by 10 williams with the ball picked up by Turner dort passes to Williams pass to Homegrren shoots the three here’s Hartinstein and good work on the boards and they pick up the second chance points yeah coach’s pet peeve there no box out those are free points you’re giving away you got to work harder on the glass here’s Seiakum and finished off by Seakum what a phenomenal athlete Siakum is just taking off and finishing with power at the rim here’s Gilg Alexander hold up it’s rebounded by Indiana seakum’s got his fifth rebound in this one and that’ll be two free throws coming up officials on the call with the foul that one on Homegrren and right there you see the impact of Seakum’s length so tough to defend once he gets to his spot got to get it let’s get it that one is off got another one good on the second free throw here’s Williams pass to Gilg Alexander and play stops whistle on what looks to be an illegal screen and not the most common call you’ll see in the NBA but hard to argue that pick wasn’t illegal yeah you know the officials aren’t nearly as lenient as they used to be on that call as a matter of fact I know I got away with a lot of those in my playing days but that was 40 years ago pacers trail by nine seakum outside turner with a screen for Seakum and the rejection by Hungren already set the summer league record for blocks in his first game hungren one of the best young shot blockers in the league and that rejection had some mustard on it huge huge play they’re determined to add to the lead not with more offense but with big- time defense 152 left in the game here’s Siakum good D by Homer and not allowing the shooter even an inch of breathing room on that one and guys that’s exactly the kind of high impact defense they want to see out of him gil just Alexander kicks to Williams the Thunder with another miss tell you what the defense was lucky there i mean leave him that open from range he’ll typically knock it down pass to Seakum Homegrren with the steal hallebertton against Gilis Alexander inside and so Oklahoma City again turning it over pacers trail by nine and 101 left in the fourth to the inside turner and it’s Turner finishing it off i tell you what his vertical is awesome off the charts a short center who still makes his presence felt and it’s the Thunder with the ball the biggest lead of the game 15 points and it’s sent back by Turner and it’s out of bounds to the Thunder as Oklahoma City retains possession let’s take a second look at that fantastic block sharp instincts on D there just timing when to rise up and swat that one away 40 seconds left in the fourth quarter hits the three-point bomb there’s 38 seconds left in the fourth quarter allebertton outside here’s Siaka and he could not get that one to go lot of contact and he’ll go to the line for two that one on Homegrren good on the first and that brings them within single digits rebound seakum hits them both 26 seconds left to play in the final quarter gildas Alexander passes to Homegrren back to Gildis Alexander hallebertton with the steel there’s the triple so it’s Oklahoma City picking up the win even early on in this one it seemed like they were happy to be playing at home tonight and it makes a big difference once they started to really play in rhythm you never felt like they had any doubts as to whether or not they were going to win and that’ll wrap it up folks for David Aldridge Greg Anthony and Clark Kellog this is Kevin Harland saying thanks for being with us and now we present the player of the game Shay Gilgis Alexander and the focus of both of these teams offense Doris it’s about putting points on the board in bunches a BA it seems to be a leaguewide trend in many respects there’s so much conversation about how skilled these players are the range shooting that you’ve got to deal with defensively i think we’ve got to redefine the definition of good defense cuz these guys are so good so a look at the starters for the Pacers nimhard and Matherin they’re the wings seakum at power forward with Turner in at center and it’s Hallebertton in at the point guard position well this to me is where he can be a force seakum a three-level score in the painted area very dangerous here’s Oklahoma City now pass to Homegrren gildas Alexander against Hallebertton hartinstein with a screen on Hallebertton here’s Gilas Alexander hartenstein well you see that Shay Gil Alexander is an excellent decision maker such a dependable catalyst for this offense and so it’s Hallebertton with it he brings it up for the Pacers turner passes to Hallebertton and the dunk by Hallebertton wow always fun to see point guards who can elevate above the rim like that oh a strong mindset and even stronger finish boy it’s incredible how much explosive scoring ability can come from the lead guard position that is a big time play and that’s what they want to do get him open looks early hallebertton against Gilis Alexander outside matherin to the paint and then Turner with the dunk now that’s called positioning and Turner has the verticality to make it easy gilg Alexander feeling it out a bit screen by Homegrren gilgis Alexander passes to Homegrren six on the shot clock and it’s going to be a 3second call from the floor pass to Turner now Matherin Dart with a steal a pair well there’s a level of aggressiveness that you must contend with with Gilgus Alexander on the offensive end you love to see him force the issue it’s his first trip to the line and he knocks down the first one what you love about Shay Gildas Alexander is this young man’s work ethic he is a gym rat who is always looking for ways to improve zoe picks up just one from the line that time well a little shaky from the line and instead of putting them in front he’s only able to tie it up the definition of a stretch five doris Miles Turner he’s led the league in blocks and he can hit a three it’s such a valuable asset for this basketball team when Turner is on the floor you’ve got to be aware of where he is in range and then Miles is going to protect the rim with the absolute best of them here’s Oklahoma City now here’s Dort and the rebound goes to the Pacers boy nine times out of 10 that’s going in i’m sure he surprised himself with the miss hallebertton on the wing gilgis Alexander defending pass to Turner just four to shoot indiana needs to get a shot off three-pointer hallebertton knocks down the long J hallebertton’s got five now well it’s been early in his career but Tyrese Hallebertton has proven to be extremely dangerous from range turner against Hartinstein now here’s Dort and they waste no time getting those three points back this is just fun these teams are trading threes back and forth well that three-point shot just gives you so much room to operate on the offensive end now here’s Seakkum back to Hallebertton seakum outside and a foul called on the way up so he’ll take two from the free throw line boy what a clever decision there by Pascal Seakov sticks with the shot and wins a trip to the free throw line indiana shooting their first free throws of this game and the first one at the line is good i think the value of Pascal Siakum is the skill set on both ends of the floor he can play multiple positions either end and he can lift his team in any number of ways no good on the second free throw oklahoma City trailing here’s Williams here’s Homegrren yep that one goes and so difficult to defend Homegrren inside for such a young player his body control and awareness are off the charts seakkum outside back to Hallebertton turner a screen on Gilas Alexander here’s Hallebertton oh a beautiful reverse layup hallebertton’s got seven points yeah great work on the interior hallebertton easy work inside pass to Homegrren back to Williams thorn outside lets it go from deep indiana with a rebound and the defense got away with one there i mean that’s a shot he typically makes and here’s Turner shot from 12 not going to go that time good work defensively by Hartinstein dor outside takes it inside left side Gilis Alexander and slam dunk by Gilis Alexander another lead change give these teams credit they’re really fighting it out neither team willing to give an inch and neither able to seize the momentum this has been a fascinating one to watch now here’s Hallebertton seven points in the game two things you love here how confident Hallebertton is offensively the second is not afraid to take punishment while he’s shooting the basketball indiana shooting their third and fourth free throw shots of the night free throw good hallebertton a superb scorer and a talented distributor tyrese Hallebertton is exactly the type of point guard every team would love to have and both free throws good for Hallebertton this is about the last guy you want to send to the stripe right now they keep fouling him and he keeps making them giljis Alexander against Hallebertton gilg Alexander good gilous Alexander just taking the initiative driving to the cup with purpose hallebertton the pass to Dear back to Hallebertton and the dunk by Hallebertton it’s been neck and neck this entire first half yeah eight lead changes so far these clubs are looking evenly matched now here’s Gilas Alexander give him eight hartinstein with a screen on Hallebertton gil Alexander passes to Hartinstein and Turner with the block well you’re talking 6’1 and big time length send it back Mr turner pass to Hallebertton let’s go with a three the Thunder pull it in hardenstein’s got four rebounds now now Gildas Alexander shoots over Matherin and there’s Gilas Alexander on the assist from Williams gilas Alexander’s got 10 the Pacers have gone six of nine and finding their rhythm now and it’s Rick Carile calling timeout here he wants to give him a breather and talk things over heat heat heat heat heat heat heat heat dort against Matherin good work defensively by Dort and it’s Dort with the ball for the Oklahoma City Thunder pass to Williams gilas Alexander on the wing defended by Hallebertton count it shake Elis Alexander is a thirsty scorer and if you concede the mid-range he’ll take it here’s Nimhart back to Hallebertton oh it’s blocked by Gilas Alexander williams on the wing he’s guarded by Nimhart outside Williams the rebound by Nimhard pacers trail by three seakkum outside matherin against Dort turner a screen on Dort here’s Matherin and he was fouled in the act of shooting opportunity for a three-point play here and just a tremendous ability to finish no backing down at all from Matherin all right a moment to look at the scoring approach in terms of where the points are coming from here for Oklahoma City well hey guys I mean can we talk about how unselfish they’ve been just racking up the assist numbers moving it around with great precision i think the other thing they’ve done a great job of is making their presence felt inside converting tons of paint opportunities that free throw good from Matherin boy when you think about Benedict Matin this guy is a talented aggressive scorer his ceiling very high he’s going to have to be a little more efficient now here’s Williams he’s scoreless to the inside and there’s Caruso that one’s good on the assist from Williams williams has got three assists now in this one mcconnell outside back to Seakkum pass to McConnell five to shoot to the middle and then Turner with the dunk well exactly what you want from the guy in your pick and roll roll position he’s got to be able to set a firm screen and then find his opening now here’s Caruso outside williams and here’s Dort up and in on the layup dort’s got five now listen that is all you can do defensively loot Dort at times is just going to make tough shots and we’ll have a timeout here called by Rick Carile he’s going to talk it over with his guys heat heat heat heat for the Thunder wiggins he’s checked in for Chad Homegrren joe comes in for Dort and it’s Wallace in for Hardenstein mcconnell with it still no points seakum the pass to McConnell he’s off on the layup oklahoma City has gone two for three from outside the arc well OKC has a great track record with their draft picks and it seems like they got another one in case Wallace wallace was the 10th pick in 2023 he’s going to give you great physical pressure defense on the perimeter and then he’s going to play to his strength offensively okc rarely misses with their draft picks and they didn’t on this guy and Indiana misses again and so it’s Williams with it he brings it up for Oklahoma City here he goes the layup off target indiana trailing here seakum looking it over back to McConnell a minute 39 left in the first quarter inside six to shoot toppin outside launches it oklahoma City grabs a miss you will not see this guy miss many of those he’s one of the keys to their floor spacing mcconnell against Williams soft touch off the glass and the Thunder lead by four and he is stronger than he looks trust me i mean Williams has the bulk to win those tough battles inside seakum outside top of the screen on Williams seakum the pass to Toppen and a slam dunk by Toppen well the vertical of Obie Topphen on display rises up with ease williams against Seakum williams shot is good williams has got his second basket oh just an easy reverse for him he has nice feel and touch around the bucket here’s Shepard covered by Joe here’s Shepard hasn’t gotten one to fall yet lets a three fly oh can’t get it misses his first attempt oklahoma City leading by four williams passes to Wallace williams a screen on McConnell here’s Wallace and that’s not going to go what a performance for Shay Gilis Alexander he has been the story for Oklahoma City he made a big impact scoring 12 points in the quarter time for a quick break then back to the action and thanks again for tuning in if you’re just joining us we played through one quarter of action so far and for the Thunder guys what jumps out to you statwise well their offense is clicking so far capturing the momentum here early on boy it’s been a really pretty thing to watch executing their game plan to perfection and for Oklahoma City their shooting has been spectacular 67% just incredible they’ve got Isaiah Joe Alex Caruso is out there with Aaron Wiggins then it’s Shay Gilis Alexander and it’s Williams in at the five spot that’s the lineup out there for the Thunder here’s Caruso oh and there’s the whistle on the shot so two free throws for him coming up it goes on Isaiah Jackson everyone in the building saw the obvious contact first trip to the free throw line for him in this one and he makes a first all right Doris what do you think separates the good teams from the great teams in crunch time boy I think there’s a lot of things Brian that separate that number one can you execute on both ends when it’s a clutch game can you absorb the pressure of a moment understanding time and score how to get a quality shot on every possession how to string together multiple stops can you make shots under duress of great defense there are so many things that differentiate between the good and the championship and the basket by Hallebertton dyres Hallebertton is putting in work right now this guy getting to his spots and scoring with ease gilis Alexander passes to Caruso jackson against Williams to the middle gilas Alexander taking it inside sga just very long and SGA so effective around the hoop because of that length mcconnell against Gil just Alexander pass to Hallebertton jackson outside back to Hallebertton and he lobbs it up to the rim and the dunk by Jackson a great read between those two guys the defense didn’t stand a chance ba these two teammates right here Grant they are connected now here’s Gildas Alexander 14 points for him let’s remember Shay Gilis Alexander is 6 foot6 so getting on the interior is not a problem oklahoma City shooting their fifth and six free throw attempts tonight that free throw good from Gilgis Alexander oklahoma City making a switch here jones has checked in off on that one so he goes one out of two at the line pacers trail by five here’s Nesmith goes to the reverse layup and drops it in they’re punishing those late defensive rotations getting good looks inside throughout the half here’s Gilas Alexander oh the determination from Gilis Alexander oh boy how slippery is SGA on the triple drive just so difficult to stay in front of him shoots from the right block and knee gets it to go there is an imagination a creativity this guy’s passing drives the offense and keeping us updated from the sideline Alli Leforce brian Tyresese Hallebertton an all-star starter last season is not done yet he said quote “I want to be a champion a Hall of Famer and one of the greats i want the next generation to talk about my ability as a basketball player that’s definitely the goal and I don’t ever set limits.” Brian Ally just scratching the surface thank you good stuff there thunder leading by three outside Gilis Alexander jones with a screen on McConnell gil just Alexander from outside the shot no good for Indiana they’ve gone a terrific four of five here in the second quarter hallebertton no good oh strong move toward the rim just couldn’t get it to fall caruso the pass to Gilis Alexander joe with the ball now here’s Caruso jones up top to the paint now here’s Caruso knee Smith covering caruso misses toppin outside back to McConnell hallebertton looking over the floor oh taking the contact hallebertton yeah give Hallebertton credit for staying with the play you’ve got to be able to fend off that defensive still finish outside jones outside Gilas Alexander pass to Caruso outside Gilg Alexander Jones sets a screen to end the cold spell and he wills that one in sinking it right through the back of the iron gil just Alexander’s got seven points for the quarter now McConnell no made baskets yet nmith passes to Hallebertton back to Nmith shoots over Wiggins nesmith shot is off boy a miss like that will drive any scorer crazy especially with the defender giving a cushion pass to Caruso now Gilis Alexander wiggins with a screen on Jackson gilas Alexander from outside gets it to go he’s now nine for 11 on the night well that’s an opportunistic three-point shot from Shay Gilis Alexander he liked the look of it now here’s Jackson hallebertton on the wing covered by Joe Hallebertton the pass to Jackson yes it’s good this is what we call highly efficient play working off the screen getting to the cup and so it’s Caruso who brings up the ball for the Thunder four-point game pass to Gilas Alexander oh the Thunder another three you love how fast Shay Gildas Alexander gets into that shooting motion as soon as it touches his hands it is ready to go now here’s Jackson back to McConnell the rebound by Shay Gil just Alexander oh got to move outside joe fires the three and Toppin pulls it down he didn’t make them pay for that weak defense but they just can’t rely on him to miss those kind of shots here’s Hallebertton and they’ll get another chance and Toppin hits from deep toppin’s got five now well big men like Toppin need to shoot from range and he’s showing he’s got tremendous touch joe the pass to Jones and here’s Caruso outside gilas Alexander clock at six parked it down low that time got hit with the 3second call and a new group getting ready for Oklahoma City hardenstein he’s checked in for Wiggins chad Homegrren comes in for Jones lou Dort he’s checked in for Caruso and Williams is subbed in for Joe and a new group getting ready for Indiana miles Turner he’s checked in for Jackson pascal Seakum comes in for Tophen mathan’s checked in for Nmith and it’s Nimhard in for McConnell now here’s Nimhard he’s scoreless there’s a screen by Turner for three mathan drains the triple boy a lot of confidence to Matan’s game that efficiency has to get better but he is not shy pass to Hardenstein kil just Alexander against Hallebertton shot is up and again Oklahoma City no good the Pacers have gotten eight of 13 shots to fall in the second quarter turner passes to Hallebertton they now take the lead hallebertton’s got six points in the quarter well yet another selfless play from Miles Turner pretty pass to his teammate here’s Williams to the left wing the three from Homegrren the rebound by Nimhard given his range you’d expect him to capitalize on that opening gilis Alexander against Hallebertton the shot by Nimhard no good oklahoma City’s gone two of five from distance here in the second quarter dort shot is good well Dort touched the paint and he was immediately thinking score indiana’s gotten three of their seven threes to find the net in this matchup ooh took him no time at all to get that one seakum’s got six oh man this has been an absolute battle in the first half each team trying to establish itself the lead just keeps going back and forth now here’s Williams to the inside and it’s Hardenstein that time on the assist from Williams hardenstein’s gotten his second bucket well we see a lot of emphasis on three-point shooting nowadays but you’ll take that look right there any night of the week seakum outside back to Nimhard hallebertton outside pass to Nhard shot clock at six back to Hallebertton from downtown oklahoma City grabs a miss and even after airtight defense like that you still just expect him to hit those kind of shots and wrestling for it there but no one has possession will have a jump ball homegrren the pass to Hardenstein here’s Dort the rebound by Nimhard nimart’s got four rebounds now matherin finds Seakkum over Homegrren seakum gets the bucket give him eight that’s why they call him Spicy P cooking up a mid-range Jay go ahead Pascal and Mark Dagnel has called a timeout he wants a few moments to regroup with his players boy you got to like what Tyrese Hallebertton has done in this game guys you have got to find a way to slow this man down this is a great timeout caruso he’s checked in for Oklahoma City and the Pacers also making a change mcconnell’s checked in caruso right side the ball’s knocked loose and stolen by McConnell outside Maverin Caruso against McConnell pass to Seakkum turner a screen on Homegrren seakum the pass to Turner four on the clock seakkum outside oh and he nails it from the high post and now a four-point pacer lead yeah there’s no quitting this guy he just gives you great effort and he continues to give you great production hardenstein with it turner covers hardenstein passes to Williams knocks it down from distance williams has got seven points well you got to be able to shoot fast in the league so it’s nice to see Williams doesn’t need a lot of setup time and the Pacers started last season all offense Grant but even they knew that would not be sustainable yeah Coach Carl out plotted them to at least get to average on the defensive end and there’s no question they have the tools to do it now here’s Dort seven points in the game pass to Caruso from outside the ark indiana with a rebound he didn’t make them pay for that weak defense but they just can’t rely on him to miss those kind of shots and here’s Seakkum 10 points for him and he drains it a solid five for six now man that is tenacity from Pascal Seakum he was simply undeterred caruso finds Hardenstein and here’s Homegrren caruso outside pass to Williams count the basket nine points in the game we talk about Williams versatility as a scorer he can get his points from just about any spot on the floor seakum the pass to Matherin turner a screen on Williams back to Seakkum homegrren with the block and he recovers it out of bounds it’ll be Oklahoma City’s ball and the Thunder in possession here there’s 18 seconds left in the second quarter with one on the clock he got it up in time but it would not fall for him and we’re through the first half of play here in what’s been a good one indiana ahead leading by a point and we’ll see you back here after the break third quarter action in just a bit heat heat we’ve got second half action for you and if the next couple of quarters are similar to the first this one could go down to the last possession you know Shay Gilis Alexander has been exceptional here guys you just love his patience offensively in the first half waited until he got the looks he wanted you know as a coach you can preach good shot selection but it’s up to the players to execute and this guy has done just that oklahoma City has gone five of 10 from beyond the three-point line in this game second half underway here’s who Rick Carile’s got on the floor hallebertton Nhard the one and the two seakum at power forward with Turner in at center and it’s Matherin in at the three spot clock at six here’s Williams good williams has got 11 points these teams just keep trading the lead yeah you wonder what it’s going to take for someone to pull away nimhard outside and he’s going to the line for two the officials saw contact while he was going up indiana shooting their sixth and seventh free throw attempts tonight the first free throw is good this past off season OKC decided to move on from their former first round pick Josh Giddy yeah the sixth overall pick in 2021 giddy is a talented player with good upside but fit is so important in the NBA and the Thunder knew his talents would be better suited elsewhere both good from the line that time here’s Gil just Alexander outside Williams pass to Homegrren outside Gilis Alexander just five to shoot and he was fouled while in the act of shooting so he’ll take two free throws it’s going to be on Tyresese Hallebertton and something that makes SGA so dangerous on offense his elite drive and kickability yeah you have to load towards him when he comes off a high pick he just draws so much attention and can find another cutter or spot up shooter he has so much gravity to his game and the first one at the line is good got to get it let’s get it and good on the second so he makes them both and about a minute of action so far in the third quarter hallebertton against Gilis Alexander pass to Matherin now here’s Turner kicks it out to Seakkum and there’s the 3second violation boy that’s the last thing they needed this game too close to be making those kinds of errors thunder with a lead outside Williams double by Turner dort finds Williams the three from Homegrren bullseye chad hitting for three well the very definition of a stretch big right homegrren comes in with the reputation as a spacer and here’s Seakkum for three hardenstein pulls it in hardenstein’s got seven rebounds in the game williams passes to Gilis Alexander hartinstein with a screen on Hallebertton and Hartinstein slams it in oh not the defensive effort they need to cut into the lead well good call you have to at least try to protect the rim you’re just too slow to react you can’t afford to sleepwalk through possessions what’s going on out there here’s Matherin following the bucket by Oklahoma City going inside good work defensively by Dort great rim protection to prevent him from converting beautiful pass to Gilis Alexander back to Dort matherin with a steal here’s Seakkum oh and he got fouled on his way up he’ll head to the line to shoot two now Pascal Seakum looking aggressive and determined which forces the defender to commit the foul he’s made one and missed one so far at the line that’s good from Seakum seakum hits them both well we’re into the third quarter just over two and a half minutes played outside Williams Hallebertton against Gilis Alexander pass to Dort six to shoot back to Gilis Alexander here’s Williams outside fires for three indiana with a rebound nimart’s got five rebounds tonight shoots from 12 shots good by Matherin matherin’s got eight and you got to be right up on Matherin especially when he’s roaming around the mid-range pass to Homegrren back to Gilas Alexander seakum pulls down the board seakum’s got four rebounds now hallebertton outside we’ve gone about three and a half minutes here into the third for the tie he can’t hit that time good work defensively by Hartinstein do it outside pass to Williams gilg Alexander on the wing hardenstein a screen sga on the move oh and Turner with a block three on three hallebertton with a ball guarded now by Williams seakum the pass to Turner back to Seakum and here’s Hallebertton nimhard outside for the lead great D that time from Homegrren oklahoma City has gotten six of 13 shots to go from outside the arc oh it’s stolen by Seakum three on three here’s Hallebertton and he’s going to the line for two the officials saw contact while he was going up it’s on Isaiah Hartenstein oh forcing the issue hallebertton in attack mode and a chance for just a second to check out the scoring breakdown for the Thunder what a performance for beyond the arc in this game they stuck to their guns and it’s paid off all game also I just love how hard they’ve taken the ball to the rack they made a point of attacking and it’s led to them getting buckets eddie makes a first that one drops he ties it up oklahoma City’s gone only one of three from deep here in the third gilas Alexander passes to Dort Homegrren against Seakum down low to end the drought and slam dunk by Gilis Alexander i love when Shay does not just settle for a layup finish with authority what a pretty dunk and we’ll have a timeout here called by Rick Carile he’ll take the opportunity to regroup heat heat heat heat caruso he’s checked in for Chad Hongren nesmith he’s checked in for Indiana from the inbound and the shot is good dropping in off the front of the rim seakum’s gotten four this quarter now this is such a critical component to Seakkum’s game the face up ability nicely done on the jump shot gilas Alexander 11 ft out and he hits it and the Thunder lead by two well he’s been shooting it so well because he’s been so active moving and working to get high percentage shots pass to Nhard seakum with it hey baby turner with it clock at four hallebertton with the ball for the lead dort grabs the miss and this is exactly who you want taking that shot he just missed it here’s Hardenstein and there’s the bucket staying with it that time offensive glass getting it done that’ll drive your coach crazy failing to box out jamique this is a common theme that’s running through the league right now guys looking to leak out rather than box out and that’s a foul called on Isaiah Hartenstein that’s his third foul so far hallebertton outside shoots yeah you have to have awareness and focus gildas Alexander looking to make an impact defensively to the middle sga explodes to the rim and he just driving the stake in him there he’s a guy just never lets up well you love that he wants to wear out the defense what a catalyst for his team incredible to the inside and then Turner with the dunk and plays like that one can make the difference in a close game and it definitely got the bench on their feet too well credit him for going for it not settling saying “I’m going to attack.” Now here’s Dort he’s got seven count it so Dort’s got nine you know Dort doesn’t show a lot of love to the mid-range but he’s smart to not completely overlook it nimhard outside back to Hallebertton inside Turner down it goes and a great assist by Hallebertton give him eight here’s Williams he’s got 11 to the paint here’s Gilas Alexander and slam dunk by Gilas Alexander attacking the rim with power tremendous finish hallebertton finds Turner here’s Nimhart he’s guarded by Caruso nimhard outside back to Turner outside for Hallebertton five to shoot a deep three oklahoma City grabs a miss i know that he has the ability and confidence to sink that shot but better next time maybe and for most guys I think you only want to take that shot if you’ve hit a few in a row that is absolutely a heat check now here’s Williams the floater oo making his presence felt here he’s now six for nine in this game and the vision is far past his years williams with great decision making hallebertton outside turner a screen on Gilis Alexander hallebertton for three fires in the triple hallebertton’s got five points in the quarter defensively you can’t afford to get stuck on the pick you know exactly what that takes it takes energy it takes activity it takes intensity now here’s Dort he’s got nine and he got the whistle on the way up so he’ll be headed to the line for a pair the free throw drops for Williams wiggins he’s checked in for Oklahoma City joe comes in for Gilgis Alexander toppen he’s checked in for Indiana mcconnell comes in for Hallebertton good on both pacers trail by seven mcconnell passes to Nesmith hey yo yo right here right here seakkum with it seakum draws the double six on the shot clock here’s Nimhard and it’s Indiana scoring again he is too good a mid-range shooter to leave him that open toppen against Williams door to screen on Topphen outside Williams that one’s good seven for 10 now and I like when Williams works in these mid-range areas i mean such an impressive score mcconnell with it joe covering McConnell outside and here’s Topphen from the arc they get the rebound up top seakkum covered by Joe another shot seakum draws the double and so the ball out of bounds caruso touched it last and the Thunder making a change here wallace has checked in and the Pacers also making a change brown he’s checked in for Nimhart we’ve got 155 left in the third quarter and Indiana misses again oklahoma City leading by seven joe up top he’s covered by Seakum williams in the post browns there pass to Caruso shot clock at six williams with the screen beyond the ark and he gets it to go he’s eight of 11 now and just totally relentless only increasing the intensity level one thing I enjoy is watching players who don’t pay attention to the score you lock in on the moment and play the right way now here’s McConnell there’s Nesmith with a three that one’s good on the assist from McConnell mcconnell’s got three assists in the game they set the pick williams passes to Wallace and stolen by McConnell pass to Seakkum there’s 47 seconds left in the third quarter outside Brown now here’s Tophen now Siakum Williams defending caruso up top out of bounds it’ll be Indiana’s ball shepard he’s checked in for Indiana and Seakum has got the ball here for the Pacers they trail by seven about seven seconds separating the shot and game clocks the first one falls he’s off on the second oklahoma City leading by six wiggins passes to Wallace williams a screen on McConnell wallace off target from outside and so it’s Oklahoma City leading by six as we wrap up the quarter what has them in front right now by and large they’re taking great shots all right stick around we’ll be right back after this and a worthy candidate tonight as we take a look at our State Farm assist of the game you know I’m kind of stoked that this was a choice because I love this pass a remarkable find he put his court vision on full display well making the game easy for your teammates all about putting them in a position to score that’s pretty and it’s been a very competitive game so far as we get rolling here in quarter number four shay Gilis Alexander is out there with Isaiah Joe then it’s Aaron Wiggins then it’s Alex Caruso and it’s Jen in at the five roaming the paint that’s the lineup out there for the Thunder oklahoma City has gone seven of 15 from distance in this game gil just Alexander against McConnell gil just Alexander no good pacers trail by six outside nesmith pass to Hallebertton now McConnell back to Hallebertton from deep the Thunder pull it in joe’s got six rebounds in the game it’s Chang high post back to Joe and here’s Gilas Alexander he’s marked by McConnell gil just Alexander against McConnell oh he missed the layup he had him with the pump fake pass to Hallebertton from behind the ark oh you got to guard Hallebertton from there that’s exactly the kind of shooting you need down the stretch to win games down low and there’s the slam dunk to finish it off i’ll tell you that vertical ability he has puts him in select company in NBA power forwards may not have great size but boy he plays bigger than it now here’s McConnell hook loose two minutes gone by here in the fourth gilas Alexander against McConnell outside Gilis Alexander clock at six floats one up gilas Alexander takes the contact boy delicate touch on that floater by Sheay Gildas Alexander that’s pretty Hallebertton outside he shoots it the rebound by Wiggins that’s the shot they wanted it just didn’t fall i think expect them to go back to it because that’s the kind of shot this offense is designed to generate now here’s Gil Alexander nice open look but it’s no good hallebertton outside here’s Jackson and the dunk by Jackson a strong finish to cut into that lead a little man left no doubt with Allen Grant thunder leading by five caruso outside and the foul is called he missed it so he’s got a couple of free throws coming his way well that was clearly a foul first one falls for him dor he’s checked in for Oklahoma City the Pacers also with a sub nimhart’s checked in and so he hits both here’s Hallebertton pass to knee Smith the shot that time not on target good work defensively by Caruso outside Joe now Gil just Alexander and he banks in the layup gilgis Alexander’s got four points in the quarter and trying to put the game away he’s been nails all evening and he hasn’t forced much tonight i love the efficiency he’s giving to them now here’s Nimhard six to shoot pass to Jackson the three is up dort grabs the miss dort’s got four rebounds in the game here’s Joe and again it’s Oklahoma City well great decision from Dort if your teammate is open get him the basketball nicely done and here’s Hallebertton he’ll bring it up for the Indiana Pacers 11-point game jackson with a screen on Gilis Alexander to the middle that’s good from Jackson on the assist by Hallebertton well use the pick and going right to the cup i love the aggressiveness pass to Wiggins door outside and the call is going to be yes an illegal screen you can get away with one once in a while but it looked like he wasn’t completely set on that pick i don’t think there’s any question there are so many rules that favor the offense these days you’ve got to be able to equal things out when an illegal screen is set and the Pacers making a change here mcconnell’s checked in now here’s Hallebertton pass to Jackson good work defensively by Caruso thunder leading by nine gilas Alexander on the wing he’s marked by McConnell and that one’s good gilis Alexander boy you respect the shot selection from Shay Gildas Alexander just taking what the defense gives him jackson the screen here’s Hallebertton baseline jumper right on the money hallebertton’s got 27 points the Thunder have gone five of eight from the field so far in the fourth caruso the pass to Joe now here’s Gilas Alexander he’s marked by McConnell and Gilas Alexander here we go and the layup is good off the glass gildas Alexander’s got 43 points here’s Hallebertton pass to Nhard the Thunder pull it in outside Gilis Alexander from 8T away and the rebound goes to the Pacers jackson’s got four rebounds now nimhard outside a screen on Wiggins pass to Toppin oh nice fake but the layup’s off the mark oklahoma City leading by 11 outside joe Gilas Alexander with a ball oh and makes it with the kiss gilas Alexander’s got 10 points now just in this quarter yeah teams will try to get physical with SGA but make sure you understand that wiry frame is big time strong now here’s Hallebertton he’s covered closely good on the bucket hallebertton’s got 12 points here in the second half here’s Gilas Alexander and we’ve got a timeout called by Mark Dagnel no doubt he’s going to utilize the opportunity to make sure they’re all on the same page here heat heat heat heat for the Thunder hardenstein he’s checked in for Wiggins homegrren comes in for Caruso and Williams is subbed in for Joe let’s check in with our reporter Ally Leforce thanks guys mark Dagnel had some words for his team over the last break he was clapping in the huddle saying to his guys loving the effort right now keep the intensity on them leave no doubt in their mind that this game is ours guys back to you great work Ally thanks here’s Homegrren left side gilis Alexander pass to Hartinstein here’s Homegrren just five on the clock here’s Gilg Alexander and a foul called on the way up so he’ll take two from the free throw line the defense there doing whatever they can to protect the rim on the miss that free throw good from Gilg Alexander both free throws good from Gilas Alexander pacers trail by 13 seakum the pass to Turner pass to Seakkum shoots over Homegrren rejected by Homegrren and you can’t forget about Homegrren’s reach especially when he’s nearby on defense williams oh and there’s the whistle on the shot so two free throws for him coming up it’s going to be on Tyrese Hallebertton the free throw drops for Williams rebound got to get it big chair and he makes both free throws now here’s Hallebertton trying to make up ground here and with plenty of time left you want to play with urgency but not desperation mim good boy the passing of Tyrese Hallebertton you’ve got to love to play with this guy and here’s Gilas Alexander he’ll bring it up for the Thunder pass to Homegrren gilas Alexander with a ball defended by Hallebertton offensive rebound hallebertton against Gilis Alexander lays it up and banks it in gilis Alexander’s got 49 in the game you’re not going to get stops against him unless you give an effort seakum outside oh no no the bounce back to Hallebertton all sorts of time tyrese playing big in the painted area defensively you can’t afford to get stuck on the pick you know exactly what that takes it takes energy it takes activity it takes intensity gilg Alexander passes to Hartinstein here’s Dort ooh the lead pass was in the perfect spot to set up the layup and trust me when the D’s slow to react he’ll be the first guy to make them pay and that’s typical of this guy he’s always reading the situation reacting quickly and capitalizing now here’s Seakkum here’s the three hartinstein pulls it in and the defense got away with one there i mean that’s a shot he typically makes outside at Gilgus Alexander the shot comes out ooh excellent D there from Turner and the ball out of play the Thunder will have it thunder leading by 15 gil just Alexander finds Dort outside williams back to Dort pass to Gilas Alexander six on the shot clock oklahoma City’s got to hurry they got to get up a shot williams from long range offensive rebound hardenstein passes to Dort gilis Alexander against Hallebertton outside williams tries again good on the jump shot williams has gotten four this quarter looking to close things out that might have been the nail in the coffin well at this point they’re so far up it would take a real collapse to give this game away at this point now here’s Hallebertton and once again off the mark by Indiana and the distance between the point totals for these teams tells the whole story just a fantastic effort and you have to give it up for the Thunder absolute fireworks display high-scoring game they were unstoppable Grant yeah just relentless from start to finish and the pace was furious ultimately they wore out the other team and as it was happening as it was building you knew this was a monster game for Shay Gilis Alexander efficient productivity you love what this guy has given to you on the offensive end gilis Alexander against Hallebertton gilgis Alexander on the wing great D that time from Hallebertton and here are the Pacers now down by 15 back to Matherin and here’s Turner from the ark buckets he’s now six of 10 from the field and I’ll tell you Matherin’s passing game has a solid foundation now hopefully it continues to grow here gilgis Alexander passes to Homegrren gilas Alexander a screen on Seakkum back to Gilis Alexander hartinstein with a screen on Hallebertton puts it up from 12 good he hits again and that gives him 51 making it look easy and so Oklahoma City takes this one and by a big margin even early on in this game they appeared happy to be playing at home and it makes a huge difference once they started to get into a groove you never really felt like they wouldn’t come out on top and that about wraps it up for Ali Leforce Doris Burke and Grant Hill this is Brian Anderson alongside our 2K Sports crew thanking you for watching and now time for our player of the game Shay Gilgis Alexander greg we’ve got two of the top offensive teams in this one yeah but my focus is on the other end tonight defense the team that can come up with just a few timely stretches of stops i think they win let’s check out Indiana’s starting lineup seakim is the four and he’ll be next to Turner at the five the perimeter pairing with Nemhard and Matan and it’s Hallebertton in at the point pass to Homegrren now gilas Alexander a beautiful reverse layup gil Alexander is such a tough cover up especially at his size nehard the pass to Hallebertton here’s Nemhard he’s guarded by Williams gil Alexander against Hallebertton that one goes in defense doing their best to put Hallebertton off balance but he stays flexible kind of warps around the defense and adjust to the contact here’s Hartinstein here’s Gilas Alexander and that one good you have a guard like Gilas Alexander that fights inside it can add some spunk to your team gilas Alexander against Hallebertton and that one good and giving up some inches inside but makes up for it with an aggressive stop yeah the big man not going to slow him down from getting that deuce homegrren the pass to Williams outside dort down low here’s Gilis Alexander lays it up and banks it in gilg Alexander’s got six and I like how unselfish Dort was on that play freely giving it away rather than trying to chase down something for himself pass to Nemar some nice passing here by Indiana six to shoot here’s Seakkum no good shot missing good D by Homegrren williams up on top he’s covered by Hallebertton williams gets the bucket yeah here’s a list of things I don’t want to do and right at the top is guard that guy the Pacers have gone two for four from the field so far today well Brent we had to wait a year for it but Chad Homegrren had an incredible rookie season and I don’t think any talent evaluator is surprised at the way that Jet came in in his first year and was able to contribute and sometimes dominate in the ways that he did so coming back healthy making that immediate impact Chad Homegrren is going to be a superstar in this league now Hartinstein following the three-point attempt by Tyrese Hallebertton hart and Shine finds Dort here’s Williams and the rebound goes to the Pacers here’s Matan and it’s blocked by Gilis Alexander love to see that kind of effort from Gildis Alexander on the defense he can get in your head at times and so it’s Rick Carw here calling timeout and coach has decided they need a moment to talk things over heat heat heat heat heat heat heat heat hallebertton on the wing gil Alexander covering and it’s Hallebertton missing oh can’t punish the defense for leaving him open that time that’s a frustrating miss for a really steady jump shooter gilg Alexander that’s his fourth basket of the game and he’s only taken four shots off to a good start pacers trail by six guys they’re looking for a way to score here yeah they’ve had a tough time taking the lid off acting them hard that’s good and it’s Hallebertton with the assist this is just good point guard fundamentals from Tyrese Hallebertton going to the pick and roll to create a bunch of options outside Williams and it’s Williams with the jam leaping ability is off the charts not the biggest power forward but outstanding at rising up off the ground outside Turner it’s Nehard on the wing good on the three-point shot neard’s got five points so far and he’s not going to miss that sort of an opportunity from deep gilg Alexander passes to Hartinstein williams looking over the floor back to Hartinstein and the dunk by Hardenstein not the kind of aggressive defense they need to cut into the lead yeah you have to protect the rim Greg a little better good job to recognize the opportunity that’s just very solid offense now here is Siakob and he drops in the way up off the glass oh and they made him work for it but Seakkum knows how to finish strong inside gilas Alexander against Albertton shot from 12 the rebound by Turner pacers trail by three seakum high post working on Homegrren hallebertton outside mathan with a screen for Hallebertton clock at four it’s rebounded by Hartinstein that’s not the type of opportunity he fails to convert very often and Greg we know the Pacers have to improve defensively but where do they start candidly Kevin I feel like they’re too soft giving up offensive rebounds cheap fouls they’ve got to be tougher mentally and physically especially on the interior and guys let’s get your take on the scoring breakdown so far for Oklahoma City and guys they’ve done a great job feeding their bigs inside they are just punishing the opposition in the paint love the passing that they displayed at the start of the game great ball movement that’s opening up some chances without really getting deep into the execution brent there can’t be any question now that Shay Gilis Alexander has arrived as an NBA superstar no doubt about it Kevin i mean you finish in the top three of MVP voting that is a stamp of approval sga one of the more feared players in the game and this guy is on his way and that’s another area where he is just a superb player excellent at the free throw line timeout rick Corw decides to call timeout he wants to check in with his team and regroup heat heat heat heat heat up here oklahoma City on D it’s a five-point game indiana moving it around turner with a screen on Torch shot clock at six for three seakum offensive rebound got it and he’s now three for five from the field it’s important that Siakum plays with confidence from there i mean when he does the results are often like that one get there get in there now here’s Gilg Alexander 10 points for him the kick out to Williams gets it to go from beyond the arc williams has got seven points and you can see that back court just setting the tone for the entire team turner finds Hallebertton hallebertton sets the pick for Matan back to Hallebertton banked in off the glass extra sauce on that one please hallebertton wow the Thunder leading by four outside Williams hallebertton against Gilis Alexander pass to Dort and the Thunder another three no way he’s going to pass that shot up the D is way too far back and relaxed in getting out on him now here’s Turner he’s defended by Hartinstein the shot by Turner no good oklahoma City’s gone two of two from three-point range here in the first quarter to the paint here’s Homegrren good nice job down low and now it’s a 9-point Oklahoma City lead and looking to get stronger homegrrim fights through the bump tons of time for him to grow into that frame right now I’d send it over to the sidelines and get a report from David Aldridge hey Kevin thanks chad Holgrren has a slender frame but he’s determined to still protect the rim coach Dagnel said he’ll get dunked on 10 straight times if that’s what the game calls for he paused and then added he won’t actually get dunked on 10 straight times he’s going to get a couple of those two kevin he certainly will i agree yeah David he is fearless and so Shiakam will bring it up for the Pacers they trail by nine points at the elbow it’s Turner back to Hallebertton and foul on the shot so he’ll get a chance at the line got one on Homegrren you know young players who come into the league you want to see if they can bring it every night hallebertton has certainly fit that bill first free throw is good and a new group in here for the Thunder aaron Wiggins he’s checked in for Homegrren alex Crusoe comes in for Dor isaiah Joe he’s checked in for Isaiah Hartinstein and it’s Kase Wallace in for Gilg Alexander indiana also making some changes topin he’s checked in for Miles Turner aaron Kneesmith comes in for Benedict Matan and it’s TJ McConnell in for Andrew Nemar here is Williams he has seven and Mark Dagno calls timeout here he wants to regroup and go over the strategy whether things are good bad or indifferent coaches will have adjustments to make throughout the course of the game yeah not just there to pump up or to discipline players you got to make sure that the coach makes the proper adjustments and has his team in the right mindset to carry it out heat heat good job shepard’s checked in for Indiana joe passes to Williams i see him pass to Caruso off target there that would have pushed the lead to double digits and here is kneemith okonnell passes to Shepard indiana moving it around here’s Seakum true on the 14-footer seakum’s got eight points and Seakum always has options in the mid-range he’s a talented shooter who can make that shot williams dishes to Wallace pass to Joe and here is Wallace he’s covered by McConnell five to shoot williams a screen on McConnell wallace misses pacers trail by five he loss it up and Toppin throws it down and for a big guy Obie is quick off the floor oklahoma City’s gone two of four from beyond the arc to start the game caruso sets the screen for Williams shooting foul as the whistle blows he’ll shoot two free throws i tell you what he earned his money on that foul the Thunder have been perfect at the line so far albeit just two for two the first free throw is good brown is checked in for Shepard big rebound got to get it big rebound let’s get it get it get it he’s off on the second pacers trail by four mcconnell kicks to Tophin brown outside they double team Seakum basket counts seakum’s got 10 points and guys they continue to put a lot of pressure on the interior defenders with their work down low caruso a screen on Seakum unloads from nine williams that’s good and it’s McConnell with the ball he’ll bring it up for the Pacers four-point game pass to Seakkum six on the shot clock brown outside drills the three-pointer not a shot the coaches are going to draw up often for him and he makes it with the defense closing in wiggins outside to the middle here’s Wallace pacers with the rebound seakum’s got four rebounds in this game now here’s Nesmith defended by Caruso now Nesmith still scoreless mcconnell against Wallace and McConnell gets it to go punch counter punch impressive offensive production early on who’s going to miss first every time one team scores the other team right back at you mcconnell against Walls it’s Joe on the wing trains the three-pointer and the Thunder lead by two of all the action happening there it’s the assist that jumps out to me there that’s just a great look and a great setup for the bucket shay Gilgis Alexander guys has been on display for Oklahoma City he got into double digits for the quarter with 10 points total we come back right after this and some good action in the books as we get back to the game that’s been pretty close here so far and for the Thunder guys what stands out to you so far coming in hot they were sharp from the perimeter right out of the gate they just couldn’t seem to know what it was that they needed to do and how to stick them from outside the defense pretty lost and Brent you’ve seen the way the game has grown over the years the skill level of the league is higher than ever yeah the talent level Kevin that is on display on a nightly basis in this league is staggering but there’s a lot of kids out there watching what’s going on and they’re going to push this game even further how exciting is that on the court for Indiana toppen is out there with Nmith and it’s TJ McConnell then it’s Hallebertton and it’s Jackson and at the pivot spot manning the middle now here’s Nesmith after the miss from Shay Gilis Alexander shoots over Caruso on the wing gilas Alexander he’s covered by McConnell he muscles it in through the contact and they call the foul and he’s on his way to the free throw line coaches love Gilgus Alexander and the way that he’s working he’s refusing to give in against that kind of airtight defense williams he’s checked in for Williams that’s good from Gilas Alexander and that 2018 draft you think about those names Donic Jiren Jackson Jr and Shay Gil just Alexander boy that’s a lot to begin with hallebertton for three and they get it back smith finds McConnell three-pointers off the mark the Thunder leading by five caruso the pass to Joe on the wing gilis Alexander over McConnell it’s rebounded by Indiana hallebertton on the wing covered by Joe toppen passes to Hallebertton mcconnell scanning the floor and the call on the shot it sends him to the line the Bacers shooting their third and fourth free throw shots of the night you got this you got this first one falls for him jones checked in for Kenri Williams on the net so he makes one of two as the second one misses the Thunder leading by four goes straight to the defender for the dunk draws the foul he’ll go to the line it’s going to be on Obi Toppen and we’re all too familiar with these kind of outbursts from SGA this will be his fourth shot at the line in this one and I know he was pleased with his foul shooting last year how about 87% from the line jang he’s checked in for Oklahoma City that’s good from Gilg Alexander and we’re a little over a minute and a half into the second quarter of action now here’s McConnell pass to Jackson here’s Toppen hits it from three-point range toppin’s got five points so far and I like Obie just stepping up and not hesitating gil Alexander with it fades and there it is for him and that’s 18 points for Shay Gilis Alexander he didn’t need to fade back no one in his face but he buried it anyway mcconnell against Gilis Alexander faded on the way and he buries that one drilling the rim on the way down the Thunder leading by four gilgis Alexander surveying the D here’s Jen the shot’s good gilas Alexander making the play well a solid facilitator it helps that the defense thinks that Shay Gil Alexander is going to shoot and not pass and Rick Carile decides to call timeout this will give him a chance to discuss some potential alterations heat heat heat heat williams he’s checked in for the Thunder on the wing jackson toppen dishes to Jackson allebertton looking around pass to N Smith five on the clock rebound by Williams and you can see the defenders afraid to kind of get in his way a lot of times when he’s on his way to the basket but on that one they were there joe with it he’s covered by Hallebertton williams passes to Gilis Alexander williams a screen on McConnell two free throws coming up and they call the shooting foul it goes on Aaron Nesmith i mean even from over here you could see that one pretty clearly the Thunder shooting their seventh and eighth free throw attempts for the game right here and one of the highlights last year for this group was the fact that they were so efficient from the charity strike that’s a huge factor and he knocks down the first one hartinstein’s checked in for the Thunder dort comes in for Isaiah Joe turner’s checked in for Indiana andrew Nehard comes in for TJ McConnell you got it out you got it out he’s perfect from the line this time and a little under three and a half minutes elaps in this second quarter of play pass to back to Hallebertton and finished off by Hallebertton and Hallebertton just springing off the floor defense couldn’t stop him once he got airborne outside Williams back to Gilas Alexander hallebertton with the steel throws it up high and stolen by Williams now here’s Caruso not a lot of room excellent on both ends of that play yeah the steel was short but the slam topped it off and we say it time and time again so I’ll repeat it have to be careful with the ball or this is what happens stay there stay there stay there here’s Nemhard defended by Caruso just five on the clock a shot by Nehard no good and here’s Gilgis Alexander he’ll bring it up for the Oklahoma City Thunder clearly a foul the Thunder have been good at the free throw line this one seven of eight the free throw drops for Caruso and the Thunder making a switch here wiggins has checked in i got to push on the miss push on the miss i got box both good from the line that time pacers trail by 10 here’s Hallebertton he’s got eight over Gilgis Alexander and the Pacers can’t get it to go hallebertton against Caruso to the inside here’s Hartinstein and the dunk by Hardenstein give them credit offensively they’ve been the more efficient team yeah that along with maintaining the pace of play right now playing with tons of intensity now here is Hallebertton played in with a nice touch off the glass hallebertton’s got four points in the quarter standing 6’5 hallebertton one of those longer lanky guards that can get out there and use his size to disrupt and here’s Gilis Alexander outside yes indeed it is good he’s now eight for 14 unwilling to let up even for a moment that’s his killer instinct just fanning the flames yeah he’s the guy that you want to go to right now trying to put this one away now here is Hallebertton 10 points for him kneesmith the pass to Topin count that bucket toppens got seven points and I like this don’t just put Obie on the perimeter or have him spot up use that length use that toughness let him make plays inside caruso with the ball mard covering inside here’s Gilis Alexander and he drops in the layup off the glass gilis Alexander’s got the lead up to 13 now for Oklahoma City indiana’s gone one of four from three-point range in the second not a whole lot dropping out there for them here’s Turner and it’s blocked and he recovers it topin finds Nemhard turner with a screen on Caruso four on the shot clock hallebertton for three and the rebound goes to the Thunder here’s Gilis Alexander that shot off excellent defense there from Hallebertton kick it out kick it out pass to Hallebertton against Dort now Kneesmith that’s good it’s Hallebertton with the assist nesmith has got five points now this quarter nice find by Hallebertton just a great feel for the game and Mark Dagno calls timeout he wants a minute here to get things straightened out with this team heat heat heat heat a different look for Oklahoma City chad Homegrren comes in for Aaron Wiggins and Jaylen Williams is subbed in for Gilg Alexander the Pacers also changing it up seakum is checked in for Chapen benedict Mathering comes in for Aaron Nesmith and it’s TJ McConnell in for Hallebertton pass to Caruso williams with the ball dort with the ball coming to the paint and it’s Williams that time the assist by Dort and that’s 12 points here for Jaylen Williams and Seakim has got the ball here for Indiana down by 12 and now the latest from our reporter David Aldridge kevin when you look at the draft it seems talent evaluators have a type lebron James says our league is always hungry for potential that’s the whole focus of the lottery it makes sense that those guys who are taken 16 for 30 are on real contending teams and making impacts of course Kevin everybody wants to draft the next LeBron good luck with that or work with the next David Aldridge a Hall of Famer david thank you the Pacers have gone three of four at the free throw line tonight that free throw good from Nemhar and both free throws good for Nemhar the Thunder leading by 10 dort kicks to Homegrren homegrren sets the screen for Caruso outside dort down to five on the shot clock good work defensively by Turner pacers trail by 10 pass to Seakum indiana moving the ball around mcconnell against Caruso back to Seakum there’s the drive with the tip seakum on the follow seakum’s got it back down to a singledigit deficit for the Pacers oh the numbers speak for themselves seakum showing great versatility on the offensive end now here’s Dort remard covering shoots from 14 and again it’s Oklahoma City dort stepping in just a little bit and gets to the mid-range and shows some confidence there mcconnell passes to Turner back to McConnell the Thunder pull it in 13 points was their biggest lead in the game on the Wayne Williams over Matan again the Thunder score well wanting to do whatever is good for the team on any given possession that time Dort playing unselfishly pass to Seakkum lots of room slides through for his seventh basket in 11 tries that kind of looks like a predictable shot one that they want the defense has to prevent the ball from getting into that sweet spot caruso kicks to Dort and the call on the shot that sends him to the line and that’s just Dort being tort i mean the guy plays so physical and bullies his way inside the Thunder have gone nine of 10 from the line so making the most of their chances that free throw no good lugans Dort just a guy who puts his head down and goes to work he gives every bit of focus on every play and teammates love what he brings to the court and he’s good on the second pacers trail by 11 158 left to play in the first half seiakum against Homegrren seakum misses and even though he didn’t get a piece of that shot you love the pressure he puts on the shooter yeah that’s the kind of energy that you want to see on every possession throughout the game and Matador defense that’s one of the easiest shots he is ever going to see yeah feels like Christmas right now just gift wrapping points now here is Siakob 14 points for him and it’s Turner finishing it off hard to stop Turner in close as soon as he has prime positioning he is going for the slam back to Caruso right side williams 105 left in the first half dort passes to Williams five to shoot lets it go from deep and the ball goes out of bounds last touch by Hardenstein and we got to take a second look to admire that outstanding block and guys they’ll think twice about attempting that shot again that was a big time rejection and Seakim has got the ball here for Indiana 11-point game pass to Matan and he caught that pass in full stride on his way to the big slam and one of the better athletes in his draft class matine with quick lift off the floor and then the power to hammer it home caruso sets the screen for Dort here’s Hartenstein turner covering Matarin against Williams just five to shoot now here’s from the arc off the mark his first miss of the game one for two nathan finds 11 seconds left here in the second good D by Homegrren and so it’s the Oklahoma City Thunder ahead by nine as the quarter comes to a close and they’ve done a phenomenal job down low so many of their points coming right at the rim don’t go anywhere we’ll be right back and we’ve got third quarter of basketball for you two quarters in the books you know Shay Gilis Alexander has been exceptional here tonight guys you know I don’t think he’ll top the assist charts this year but early on he’s done a great job of keeping the ball hopping around you can get into a passing rhythm and so far all of his have been on point and so here is Oklahoma City 13 points was their biggest lead in the game the four and the five the lengthy pair of Homegrren and Hartinstein the guard pair for Gilgis Alexander and Williams and it’s Dorts in at the three slot and that’s who Mark Dagnold starts the second half and so here is Indiana the Thunder making the shot seakum outside falls nice feed that time from Hallebertton hallebertton’s got his fourth assist in this one gildas Alexander passes to Hardenstein count the bucket and he’s got a free throw coming up as well and they got to bring the double team on it the Thunder have been getting it done at the line 10 for 12 pacers trail by 11 hallebertton outside down low matherine passes to Turner rebound by Williams oklahoma City’s gone four of eight tonight from three-point land shooting 50% on the three ball here and it’s in there it’s a great move and he catches the defense completely off guard well just ripping through right there as he he finds the open spot and gets right through there high basketball IQ play here’s Hallebertton following the score by Oklahoma City no one near Turner as he lets it go and it’s off from three-point range the Thunder leading by 13 left side williams pass to Gilg Alexander floats one that one’s not going to go indiana’s gone one of two from beyond the arc since coming out of the break and Seakkum throws it down and those are two loud points seakum flushes it without much effort bounce pass from Gil Alexander for three homegrren the Pacers pull it in now Nemard he has seven outside Matan and here’s Hallebertton turner with a screen for Seakum shot clock at five here’s Hallebertton that one drops for him hallebertton’s got 12 points in the game a defensive breakdown there no doubt about it i mean he’s a guy you have to be focused on defensively shots good by Williams well Gilis Alexander with that height at his position allows him to do so many things other guys really pretty much dream of now here is Shiakob he’s got 19 over in the corner Matan tried to answer back but that three is off the mark now here’s Dortmard covering pass to Hartenstein now here’s Homegrren from the arc and again Oklahoma City with the triple and playing up tempo prolevel ball can be hard for some guys but Homegrren has easily made the transition and so it’s Rick Carile here calling timeout he wants to make some adjustments to the game plan clearly Heat heat heat heat a little under two and a half minutes off the clock now here in the third indiana moving the ball around matan against Dort Turner with a screen for Matan and the three off target the Thunder leading by 15 takes a step back and it’s sent back by Turner gilas Alexander again to Hallebertton off target at the rim the Thunder have gotten five of eight shots to fall for them in the third quarter a nice 62% from the field plenty of daylight on that shot gil Alexander’s got 26 points assertive shot by Gilas Alexander not giving him a chance hallebertton outside turner with a screen for Hallebertton and they wasted no time getting those three points back hallebertton’s got 15 points nice answer back there love to see the competitiveness yeah both teams finding ways to the three-point line and trying to take advantage from distance now here’s Gilis Alexander 26 points for him six to shoot back to Williams homegrren the screen and the dunk by Homegrren i mean sneaky when he moves around the floor homegrren takes you out of the play slips past and just rolls to the hoop homegrren again seakum pass to Turner for three rebound by Williams williams has got his fourth rebound with that last one here tonight outside Gilgis Alexander homegrren with a screen on Hallebertton gilis Alexander passes to Homegrren dort wide open and again Oklahoma City with the triple well if you’re looking for a three and D player Dort plays D and there’s your three outside Turner back to Seakkum sinks the triple seakum’s got 22 and his stroke has been dead on from the outside i mean inside outside it just doesn’t matter pass to Homegrren outside Dort homegrren with a screen on Matine dort passes to Homegrren and you know teams are going to be physical with Homegr but he’s aggressive and boy he plays with passion and a chance for just a second now to check out the scoring breakdown for Oklahoma City i’m in love with how they’re moving the basketball all game long and also their ability to move without the ball that style just makes it so difficult to defend well we’ve also seen them being very aggressive down in the paint all game long they’ve been hunting down those inside points the first one falls one of the most unique players that we’ve seen homegrren part of this new crop of sevenfooters with skill combines rare length and a great ability and when you add his feel for the game it could make him special and the Thunder making a change here caruso’s checked in and Indiana with a change here too knee Smith has checked in he doesn’t get the second one pacers trail by 18 hallebertton in the corner offline with his three that is fantastic defense on one of the best three-point shooters in the league didn’t give him an inch of room and really the story of this second half one team getting the shots they want the other not so much and this team did something at halftime going from a mildmannered halfcourt executing team to some heroic shooting in the second half here’s Saka and the rejection by Hongren already set the summer league record for blocks in his first game hong’s one of the best young shot blockers in the league here’s Nemar it’s good only a few seconds into the shot clock nearard’s got nine oklahoma City leading by 18 gilis Alexander kicks to Homegrren outside torch back to Homegrren goes up and lays it nice and easy and that’s now 10 points for Chad Homegrren and once Homegram gets the ball in there he can finish in so many ways hallebertton passes to Seakum in the corner it’s kneemith nehard finds Seakkum to the middle it’s tipped it’s stolen by Hartenstein and that one’s good caruso caruso’s got four points in the quarter and I think that play sort of sums up what we’ve seen tonight just simply being outplayed both sides of the ball smart basketball defensively turning into easy points now here’s Nesmith he has five and the rejection by Holren now here’s Caruso guarded closer lets it go from 11 here’s Hartinstein and there’s the bucket stay with it on the offensive glass getting it done he’s got 13 and that’s a lesson for the D fight harder on the glass yeah you just can’t afford to give up second chance opportunities again and again outside gilis Alexander again oklahoma City excellent shot from SGA i like seeing them shake loose in the mid-range they’re not having much success at all right now kevin I would shuffle the lineup if if I were their coach a little bit just to try to find something that works nemhard with it defended by Caruso pass to Turner now here’s Nman and he gets the whistle for the 3second call a different look for Oklahoma City williams he’s checked in for Hartinstein and it’s Isaiah Joe in for Gilg Alexander the Pacers also changing it up obie Toppins checked in for Turner and it’s TJ McConnell in for Hellbert time called here the Thunderside to talk it over and as things present themselves throughout a game teams have to adapt on the fly and timeouts are a wonderful opportunity to just settle in and recollect the thoughts of your entire team not just the guys playing but the entire team wiggins has checked in for Jet Homegrren here’s Joe he’s covered by McConnell pass to Dort over Nmith dort misses and Siakim has got the ball here for Indiana point land neard’s got five points now in the quarter and the allaround game of Siakob so adept at working the ball to open guys joe passes to Dort williams sets a screen for Dort there’s the three pacers with the rebound seakum’s got his eighth rebound here tonight kneesmith with the ball he’s against Wiggins now here’s McConnell lock at six seakum deciding where to go with it rebound by Williams williams has got his fifth rebound right now in the game pass to Joe caruso with the ball outside Williams and they force the shot clock violation great D you got to love strong defense especially when it comes in the form of harsh rejections wow and big defensive plays like that will help them stay in control of this one kase Wallace he’s checked in for Oklahoma City and Indiana with a change here too shepard’s checked in for Andrew Nemar 119 left to play in the third and out of bounds as the Thunder gain possession the Thunder leading by 23 caruso kicks to Williams back to Caruso to the inside i see him i see him the fadeaway doesn’t go for him and Indiana shooting well they’re at 45% inside here’s Siakum and the rebound goes to the Thunder outside williams out to Wallace launches it it’s rebounded by Indiana seakam’s got nine rebounds in the game getting it done 26 seconds left to play in the third pass to N Smith indiana again turning it over no clue where that pass was going that is a brutal turnover wallace against McConnell here’s Wallace hasn’t made one yet to end the cold streak that shot off the mark and so it’s Oklahoma City in very good shape with a 23-point lead at the end of the quarter from the field they have been outstanding amazing shooting that’s what has them headed to a blowout we’ll take a quick break and then back to the action here and while we can now let’s take a look at today’s State Farm assist of the game and how about the floor general ship right here i mean showing us why they’re always in good hands when he’s the man in charge great hands great vision that makes great things happen for your offense and there may not be a lot of drama down the stretch as we head into the fourth quarter but stranger things have happened and a look at the five for the Pacers to start the fourth quarter they’ve got Aaron Nesmith tyresese Allebertton is out there with TJ McConnell then it’s Isaiah Jackson and it’s Topin in at the four four on the clock and a wideopen look for Hallebertton that’s good and it’s McConnell with the assist mcconnell’s got three assists in the game gilg Alexander with it caruso a screen on McConnell and he takes that one up and powers it through well involving guys with your eyes and seeing plays like this that’s a beautiful play by Gildas Alexander hallebertton right side count it hallebertton’s got 10 points in just the second half he’s not the reason that they’re trailing in this one he’s been on his game it’s a few of the other guys that need to pick it up at the elbow Williams pass to Caruso here’s Wiggins now gilgis Alexander right wing here’s Caruso at three off the mark oo he missed an easy chance to put some points on the board he won’t get a much better look at that kind of shot again here probably tonight here’s Hallebertton again indiana Hallebertton piling up points he can thank his impressive work ethic for that outside Gilgus Alexander to the paint and Wiggins throws it down not getting old here seeing him make that lead pass with perfect timing pacers trail by 20 pass to back to McConnell now Hallebertton and here is knee Smith and here’s McConnell he takes it in it’s rebounded by Oklahoma City caruso’s got five rebounds tonight just over two and a half minutes played now here in the final quarter of regulation goes up on the wing gilas Alexander can’t get it to go the Pacers have gone three of four in field goal attempts since getting things started here in the fourth come to me come to me hallebertton outside can’t be overzealous with Hallebertton and when you are he embraces that and he got the whistle and the first one drops and Oklahoma City making a change here dorts checked in the Pacers also with a sub neard’s checked in hallebertton hits them both and here’s Gilgis Alexander he’ll bring it up for the Thunder it’s an 18-point lead outside Dort wiggins finds Dort five to shoot now here’s Caruso and the three ball is good caruso’s got five points now this quarter he’s just stretching him out the defense has got to do a better job of staying attached to him i’m not sure what the defense collectively was thinking there you got to know where he is at all times here’s Hallebertton the shot that time not on target good D by Gilgus Alexander dort against Toppen no good with the layup pacers trail by 21 here’s Nemhard now here’s Nesmith tophin sets a screen for Hallebertton pass to Tophin outside for Hallebertton shoots over Dort indiana again missing well maybe not the best shot against that kind of defense but he still has the ability to knock that kind of shot down gilg Alexander toppen pulls it in toppin’s got rebound number five here tonight here’s Nemard covered by Joe neard shot is good can’t talk enough about the subtleties in that setup right there the assist really the key to that entire sequence dort with a screen for Gilg Alexander outside dort Oklahoma City moving the ball around gilg Alexander kicks to Caruso good that’s a high percentage look when the D doesn’t fight over the screen yeah the coach over there just asking for one simple thing and that’s some effort got burned on that one hallebertton for three wiggins with the rebound and he didn’t punish them for the weak coverage there but they can’t count on him to continue missing and it’s Jordan off the drive and he uses the glass on the layup and you love it when Dort gets that kind of momentum and is charging towards the basket not many people wanting to get in his way pass to the screen yours hey yo right here and stolen by Wiggins and now a fast break for the Thunder the free throw drops for Caruso Hartinstein he’s checked in for Oklahoma City williams comes in for Isaiah Joe indiana also making some changes turner’s checked in for Jackson pascal Seakum comes in for Topin and it’s TJ McConnell in for Nith and so Caruso nails both of them for Indiana they’ve gone four of eight in this fourth quarter shooting an even 50% from the field bounce pass from McConnell pass to Seakum left side hallebertton Indiana again missing and even against defense as tight as that you almost expect him to still bury those williams can’t get it to go indiana’s gone one to three from outside the ark since we’ve reached the fourth quarter hallebertton passes to Siakum at the top of the key turner six to shoot indiana needs to get a shot off hallebertton for three rebound by Williams williams has got his seventh rebound of the game with that last one caruso no good the Pacers shooting 40% in the fourth outside for Hallebertton that doesn’t go either for Hallebertton the Thunder have gone five of 11 from the field in the fourth quarter mcconnell against Caruso and a wideopen look for Gilis Alexander hangs home the trifecta gilg Alexander’s got 31 points and it’s the Pacers with the ball mcconnell with it pass to Hallebertton high arcing shot that’s good and it’s McConnell with the assist mcconnell’s got four assists in the game now Caruso hardenstein with a screen on McConnell and the dunk by Hardenstein great use of the bounce pass thumbs down on that one tough to defend against hallebertton against Caruso pass to Seakum and he banks in the layup seakum’s got 10 points here in the second half now there’s some easy offense there keep finding looks in that area and their shooting percentages tonight are going to be off the charts now here’s Dors hardenstein with a screen on McConnell here’s Gilas Alexander and he’s fouled pretty hard on that shot but he’s got the chance to pick up the points at the line he gets really smooth sometimes gilas Alexander has some size and he challenged the defense with it that time that’s good from Gilg Alexander a different look for Oklahoma City kenrich Williams he’s checked in for Hartinstein wiggins comes in for Williams and it’s Isaiah Joe in for Dort benedict Mathan he’s checked in for Indiana so he gets them both the Pacers have gone six of 13 so just above 46% on their field goal attempts here in the quarter to the middle here’s Nemo that balls nice feed that time from Turner well that’s how you draw it up right there a screen to shed the defense a quick move to the bucket and you get the layin outside williams back to Joe here’s Gilgis Alexander nice follow through on the fadeaway and now that’s 35 points for Shay Gilas Alexander nehard the pass to Turner they double him with Wiggins seakum finds Turner back to Seakob down to five on the shot clock and two free throws coming up unable to get that one to go with all the contact that one on Gilg Alexander and right there you see the impact of Seakum’s length so tough to defend once he gets to his spots and the first one at the line is good seakkum hits them both and Gilis Alexander’s got the ball here for the Oklahoma City Thunder excellent defense there from Hallebertton the Pacers have gone through the fourth quarter shooting 50% seven of 14 i love seeing Hallebertton shoot while he’s in that kind of rhythm this is when he’s at his absolute best now here’s Gis Alexander williams trying to break free and that one’s good gilg Alexander gilis Alexander’s got nine points now in the quarter hallebertton on the wing gilg Alexander covering goes up from the top of the key and it’s Hallebertton missing oklahoma City has gone two of three in the fourth quarter from long range good shooting so far here’s Joe defended by Matan joe with it pass to Gilg Alexander over Hallebertton and again it’s Oklahoma City and so it’s going to end up in the record books as a blowout a dominating performance for the Thunder and this was one that never really was in doubt i thought an all-around dominant performance and you kind of thought that maybe even going into the game yeah there was a sense of that and man they they just pretty much blew them right out of the water a clinic was put on display here today and you know looking back at all the contributions tonight it was a really phenomenal all-around game for Shay Gilis Alexander and the way he was able to dice up their D with his passing really made things easy for everyone else on his team gilis Alexander can’t get it to go and Indiana shooting pretty well at 46% from the floor pass to Seakum turner with a screen on Wiggins seakuma that’s good look it’s always great to get into a rhythm but do it when it matters yeah it’s tough to mount a comeback like this and then fall oh so short i’m sure that’s weighing on them just a little bit here’s Joe following the basket by Pascal Seakum here’s Gilgis Alexander excellent defense there from Hallebertton

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