The defending champions, the Oklahoma City Thunder, displayed a winning mindset as they registered back-to-back double overtime wins. After defeating Kevin Durant’s Houston Rockets in their opening game of the 2025-26 NBA regular season, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s Thunder got the better of the Indiana Pacers on Thursday.

The game was a rematch of the 2025 NBA Finals between the Thunder and Pacers. However, Indiana missed their star guard Tyrese Haliburton as OKC clinched the victory by 141-135 in 2OT.

Reigning MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander proved his dominance and is making a strong case for a back-to-back MVP race. SGA scored a career-high 55 points on 48.4% shooting from the field in 45 minutes. He also registered eight rebounds, five assists, two steals, and a block. However, his 23-of-2

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