Domantas Sabonis had 26 points (7 during a 13-0 run across the second and third quarters), 19 rebounds and a career-high 14 assists, his 11th career triple-double, and the Indiana Pacers routed the Oklahoma City Thunder 152-95.
The Pacers led by as many as 67 and never trailed, pulling away with a 27-3 run bridging the second and third quarters.
Doug McDermott scored a season-high 31 points (18 on 6 3-pointers) on 11 for 14 shooting, and Caris LeVert added 25 points and 6 assists. The Pacers had 3 20-point scorers. Sabonis assisted on 8 of McDermott’s 11 baskets, 4 of them 3-pointers.
For the Thunder, Moses Brown scored 16 points on 7 for 9 shooting, and Theo Maledon went 1 for 8 from 3.
The Pacers shot 65.5% from the field and 63.6% from 3 to the Thunder’s 34.2% and 21.1%. The Pacers made 21 3-pointers, 6 of them by McDermott and 4 by LeVert. They had 41 assists on 57 baskets. The Thunder’s starters were outscored 54-29 in 17 minutes together.