The Indiana Pacers start their season with a double-overtime loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder, who beat them in the 2025 NBA Finals.

Thunder: Alex Caruso (concussion protocol) is out. Isaiah Joe (left knee contusion) is out. Thomas Sorber (ACL surgical recovery) is out. Nikola Topić (surgical recovery) is out. Cason Wallace (left knee sprain) is out. Jalen Williams (right wrist surgical recovery) is out. Kenrich Williams (left knee surgical recovery) is out.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored a career-high 55 points as the Oklahoma City Thunder won their second straight double-overtime game to begin the season, beating the Indiana Pacers 141-135 on Thursday night in a rematch of last season’s NBA Finals teams.

Despite missing All-Star Tyrese Haliburton, the Pacers maintained their fast-paced style of play. INDIANAPOLIS --Shai Gilgeous Alexander scored a career-high 55 points and the Thunder outlasted the Pacers 141-135 in double overtime in the Pacers' season opener on Thursday night at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.

Bennedict Mathurin accomplished a franchise feat with his 36-point display in the Pacers' double-overtime loss to the Thunder on Thursday.

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The Indiana Pacers kicked off the 2025/2026 NBA season with an NBA Finals rematch as they took on the reigning champs, the Oklahoma City Thunder. The team that the Pacers took all the way to game seven of the NBA Finals this past June.

Andrew Nembhard could not have thought of a worse start to the season for the Pacers as he sustained an injury.

Alexander’s performance as he leads the Oklahoma City Thunder past the Indiana Pacers in overtime. Watch the full episode of Yahoo Sports Daily on YouTube or YahooSports.TV.

The Oklahoma City Thunder survived another thriller. They collected a 141-135 2OT win over the Indiana Pacers on Thursday. It's the first time in NBA history that a team played two double-overtime games to start their regular season.

After last season’s inspiring playoff run, the Indiana Pacers’ 2025-26 campaign is off to a rough start. Their season opener against the OKC Thunder went to overtime but ended in defeat, and at 0-2 without Tyrese Haliburton,