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Indiana Pacers vs. Oklahoma City Thunder

October 23, 2025 · 2025-26 season

The Thunder beat the Pacers 141-135 on 2025-10-23 on the road against the Pacers. The Pacers started Pascal Siakam, Andrew Nembhard, Aaron Nesmith, Isaiah Jackson, and Bennedict Mathurin. The Thunder started Isaiah Hartenstein, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Luguentz Dort, Aaron Wiggins, and Chet Holmgren. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Thunder) scored 18 points (7/13) in his matchups, with Aaron Nesmith as his primary defender. Pascal Siakam (Pacers) scored 12 points (4/13) in his matchups, with Chet Holmgren as his primary defender.

Box score

In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.

IND

Indiana Pacers 135

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Bennedict Mathurin GS	45:07	36	11	1	0	0	4	6	9-19	3-8	15-17	+9
Pascal Siakam GS	44:06	32	15	4	1	0	1	1	12-25	3-6	5-12	-8
Aaron Nesmith GS	26:46	5	7	0	0	0	1	6	2-7	1-3	0-0	-4
Andrew Nembhard GS	16:52	4	1	4	0	0	2	2	0-5	0-2	4-4	-3
Isaiah Jackson GS	8:29	0	1	0	0	0	2	4	0-2	0-0	0-0	+2
Obi Toppin	39:58	20	5	3	2	0	1	3	8-18	0-8	4-4	-2
Ben Sheppard	39:03	15	8	4	1	1	0	6	5-11	3-7	2-2	-5
Jarace Walker	30:19	13	4	4	1	0	2	4	6-11	1-5	0-0	-7
Taelon Peter	16:37	3	0	1	1	0	1	1	1-2	1-2	0-0	-7
Jay Huff	11:49	5	3	0	0	2	0	1	2-4	1-2	0-0	+6
Tony Bradley	9:55	2	0	0	0	1	0	3	1-1	0-0	0-1	-9
Johnny Furphy	1:00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-2
Totals		135	55	21	6	4	14	37	46-105	13-43	30-40

Did not play: RayJ Dennis (DNP - Coach's Decision), James Wiseman (DNP - Coach's Decision)

OKC

Oklahoma City Thunder 141

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander GS	45:21	55	8	5	2	1	2	4	15-31	2-7	23-26	+9
Luguentz Dort GS	43:26	7	8	2	1	0	3	4	2-6	1-4	2-2	+1
Chet Holmgren GS	38:57	15	12	2	2	0	3	3	4-12	0-6	7-8	+1
Isaiah Hartenstein GS	36:53	5	14	2	0	0	2	5	2-4	0-0	1-3	+6
Aaron Wiggins GS	35:45	23	9	0	0	1	1	4	7-14	5-9	4-4	+8
Ajay Mitchell	38:08	26	3	4	1	0	1	2	9-19	0-3	8-8	+12
Ousmane Dieng	15:18	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0-3	0-3	0-0	-1
Jaylin Williams	14:31	5	2	2	0	0	2	4	2-3	1-2	0-0	-9
Brooks Barnhizer	14:15	2	3	0	0	0	0	3	1-2	0-0	0-0	-6
Chris Youngblood	6:20	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	1-1	1-1	0-0	+8
Branden Carlson	1:06	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	+1
Totals		141	60	17	6	2	14	33	43-95	10-35	45-51

Lineups

IND

Indiana Pacers

Starting lineup

The 5 most-used lineups:

Pascal Siakam · Andrew Nembhard · Aaron Nesmith · Isaiah Jackson · Bennedict Mathurin Starter 4.1 min
Pascal Siakam · Obi Toppin · Bennedict Mathurin · Jarace Walker · Ben Sheppard 11.5 min
Pascal Siakam · Obi Toppin · Jarace Walker · Ben Sheppard · Taelon Peter 4.9 min
Andrew Nembhard · Obi Toppin · Aaron Nesmith · Jay Huff · Jarace Walker 4.3 min
Pascal Siakam · Obi Toppin · Bennedict Mathurin · Ben Sheppard · Taelon Peter 4.0 min

OKC

Oklahoma City Thunder

Starting lineup

The 5 most-used lineups:

Isaiah Hartenstein · Shai Gilgeous-Alexander · Luguentz Dort · Aaron Wiggins · Chet Holmgren Starter 7.1 min
Isaiah Hartenstein · Shai Gilgeous-Alexander · Luguentz Dort · Chet Holmgren · Ajay Mitchell 8.9 min
Isaiah Hartenstein · Luguentz Dort · Aaron Wiggins · Chet Holmgren · Ajay Mitchell 3.9 min
Isaiah Hartenstein · Shai Gilgeous-Alexander · Luguentz Dort · Aaron Wiggins · Brooks Barnhizer 3.8 min
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander · Luguentz Dort · Aaron Wiggins · Chet Holmgren · Ajay Mitchell 3.3 min

Who guarded whom

Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.

Pacers defense

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 18 pts (7/13) in 98 possessions

Guarded by: Aaron Nesmith (21 %, 3 pts) · Bennedict Mathurin (17 %, 7 pts) · Ben Sheppard (16 %, 0 pts)
Chet Holmgren 26 pts (10/22) in 86 possessions

Guarded by: Pascal Siakam (33 %, 12 pts) · Obi Toppin (17 %, 6 pts) · Jarace Walker (14 %, 4 pts)

Defender	Guarded most
Bennedict Mathurin	Luguentz Dort: 35 poss., 7 pts (3/3) · Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: 17 poss., 7 pts (2/4)
Pascal Siakam	Chet Holmgren: 29 poss., 12 pts (5/9) · Luguentz Dort: 22 poss., 5 pts (2/4)
Obi Toppin	Isaiah Hartenstein: 16 poss., 2 pts (1/3) · Chet Holmgren: 15 poss., 6 pts (2/3)
Ben Sheppard	Ajay Mitchell: 22 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Aaron Wiggins: 20 poss., 10 pts (3/7)
Jarace Walker	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: 15 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Chet Holmgren: 12 poss., 4 pts (2/3)
Aaron Nesmith	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: 20 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Luguentz Dort: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Andrew Nembhard	Ajay Mitchell: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Aaron Wiggins: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Taelon Peter	Ajay Mitchell: 15 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Jay Huff	Isaiah Hartenstein: 5 poss., 5 pts (2/2) · Chet Holmgren: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Tony Bradley	Isaiah Hartenstein: 10 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Chet Holmgren: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Isaiah Jackson	Chet Holmgren: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Isaiah Hartenstein: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Johnny Furphy	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Chet Holmgren: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0)

Thunder defense

Pascal Siakam 12 pts (4/13) in 89 possessions

Guarded by: Chet Holmgren (41 %, 2 pts) · Luguentz Dort (12 %, 3 pts) · Aaron Wiggins (10 %, 3 pts)
Bennedict Mathurin 32 pts (11/18) in 97 possessions

Guarded by: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (38 %, 18 pts) · Luguentz Dort (19 %, 0 pts) · Aaron Wiggins (9 %, 8 pts)

Defender	Guarded most
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	Bennedict Mathurin: 37 poss., 18 pts (6/11) · Ben Sheppard: 13 poss., 8 pts (3/5)
Luguentz Dort	Aaron Nesmith: 21 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Bennedict Mathurin: 18 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Ajay Mitchell	Ben Sheppard: 29 poss., 9 pts (2/5) · Taelon Peter: 16 poss., 3 pts (1/2)
Chet Holmgren	Pascal Siakam: 37 poss., 2 pts (1/4) · Obi Toppin: 16 poss., 4 pts (1/5)
Isaiah Hartenstein	Obi Toppin: 23 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Tony Bradley: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Aaron Wiggins	Ben Sheppard: 19 poss., 6 pts (2/2) · Pascal Siakam: 9 poss., 3 pts (1/5)
Ousmane Dieng	Jarace Walker: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Pascal Siakam: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Brooks Barnhizer	Bennedict Mathurin: 8 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Pascal Siakam: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Jaylin Williams	Obi Toppin: 9 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Jay Huff: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Chris Youngblood	Andrew Nembhard: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Taelon Peter: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Branden Carlson	Obi Toppin: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Aaron Nesmith: 0 poss., 0 pts (0/0)