Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored a career-high 55 points to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 141-135 double-overtime victory over the Indiana Pacers in a rematch of last season's NBA Finals on Thursday in Indianapolis.
The Thunder played just one overtime game in the 2024-25 regular season, but have played consecutive double-overtime games to begin this season.
Oklahoma City opened its title defense with a double-overtime victory over Houston on Tuesday.
With 22.5 seconds left in double overtime, Obi Toppin looked like he'd come up with a steal on the inbounds play after his layup cut the deficit to four. But officials had granted Oklahoma City a timeout, keeping the ball in the Thunder's possession.
Gilgeous-Alexander then hit a pair of free throws on the next possession to help Okla

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