The Thunder entered tonight's game coming off a performance where every player contributed. Tonight's game was a different story. Oklahoma City fell to the Indiana Pacers 93-90 behind a pour shooting night from the team. Russell Westbrook was about the only offensive threat tonight scoring 27 points to go along with 18 rebounds and nine assists.
Oklahoma City shot 38.6 percent from the field and 25 percent from three point range. On the other end of the court the team looked energetic, switching and hustling to close out three point shooters. The team's defensive efforts held Indiana to 38 percent shooting for the game and held Paul George to 21 points on 7-20 shooting. It was the third quarter that was the Thunder's demise.
The Thunder, who were up by as many as 15, let Indiana come storming back in the third period. Oklahoma City was outscored 32-18 in the quarter.
While Russell Westbrook's heroics were able to bring the Thunder back in the game, it wasn't enough to steal one in Indiana. Westbrook had two chances in the closing seconds to send the game into overtime, but missed both three point opportunities.
Not all was negative in tonight's game however. Andre Roberson had another stellar performance, notching his second double-double of the season, 11 points and 11 rebounds, while also holding Paul George to shooting just 35 percent from the field.
The Thunder's rebounding was once again dominant. OKC grabbed 20 offensive rebounds, seven of them coming from Steven Adams.
Oklahoma City moved to 30-23 on the season. The Thunder will be in Oklahoma City on Thursday to take on the Cavs before a Saturday showdown against some guy called Kevin Durant and the Golden State Warriors.
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