Indiana Pacers vs Oklahoma City Thunder Box Score on Oct 25, 2017

The Sports Xchange
Oct 25, 2017

OKLAHOMA CITY -- Russell Westbrook posted his 81st career triple-double with 28 points, 10 rebounds and 16 assists, and the Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Indiana Pacers 114-96 as Paul George won his first game against his old team.

Carmelo Anthony recorded 28 points and 10 rebounds for Oklahoma City. George wasn't featured much -- he scored only 10 points on eight shots in 19 minutes and fouled out with 6:13 to play.

Instead, former Thunder guard and current Pacers leading scorer Victor Oladipo got a bit of revenge against his former team in the losing effort. Oladipo led the Pacers with a season-high 35 points on 11-for-18 shooting and scored 21 points in the first half.

Oklahoma City (2-2) slowly extended its lead through the game, reaching 16 points midway through the third quarter. Steven Adams added 17 points and 11 rebounds for the Thunder, which shot a season-best 48.3 percent from the field. Oklahoma City was coming off three days of rest and goes on the road to face Minnesota on Friday.

Anthony shot a season best 52.9 percent from the field, including 3-for-7 from behind the arc.

Playing its second game in as many days, Indiana (2-3) shot 33.7 percent from the field. The Pacers came into the game with the best team shooting percentage in the league and coming off a franchise single-game record of 66.7 percent.

Darren Collison added 18 points, and Thaddeus Young scored 14 for Indiana, which returns home for a matchup with San Antonio on Sunday. Domantas Sabonis pulled down 11 rebounds but shot only 1-for-9 from the field in his fourth straight start.

NOTES: Indiana C Myles Turner missed his fourth straight game while in the concussion protocol. There is no timetable for his return. ... Oklahoma City G Russell Westbrook has scored 59 points in two games since scoring only six against Utah -- his first single-digit scoring output since Jan. 13, 2016. Westbrook has scored in single-digits only three times since the start of the 2013-14 season. ... Thunder fans gave a standing ovation to Indiana starters Victor Oladipo and Domantas Sabonis, who were traded over the summer for Thunder F Paul George. ... Westbrook is shooting only 16-for-28 from the free-throw line this season.