Lottery balls might have been top of mind in the Thunder and Pacers front offices on Friday, but on the court, the two cellar-dwelling. Today we will discuss about Thunder vs Pacers: Prediction| Last game| Predictions
Thunder vs Pacers: Prediction| Last game| Predictions
The Thunder and Pacers may have been top of mind for the Lottery Balls at the front office on Friday, but on the court, the two basement-dwelling teams produced an overtime thriller.
Lance Stephenson steered the Pacers from the corner with a last-second, game-tying 3-pointer in overtime, but Shai Gilgius-Alexander and the Thunder held on to a 129-125 win Friday night in Indianapolis.
Gilgius-Alexander missed a few expensive free throws at the end of regulation, but in his second game back from a right ankle sprain, he was otherwise amazing.
Prediction
Gilgius-Alexander scored 36 points with eight rebounds, five assists and seven turnovers. It was his second highest scoring match of the season.
“(The Pacers) had a hard time keeping him off the basket and off the paint,” said Thunder coach Marc Degnault.
Gilgius-Alexander, from a patient transition feed from Trey Man, converted a clutch and a shot to put the Thunder three points ahead, with 21 seconds remaining in overtime.
Mann, who dazzled as SGA’s sidekick, added 22 points in 17 out of 8 shoots.
Last game
The Thunder coming out of a 20-point loss to the Phoenix Suns last night was not the biggest game for the Thunder, but they were without their star player, Shai Gilgius-Alexander. OKC is now on season (18–41) and is ranked 14th in the Western Conference. The Indiana Pacers aren’t much better as they are just (20-40) on the year and are in 13th place in the East. Both of these teams will earn top-5 picks in this year’s NBA Draft. Let’s go to tonight’s prediction and choose.
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“There’s a poise to him,” Daigneault said of Mann. “He doesn’t seem rattled by the moment. He’s a baller.”
Both Mann and Gilgeous-Alexander flexed after SGA’s dramatic and-one finish.
Gilgeous-Alexander and Mann led the Thunder early, combining to score 18 of OKC’s first 20 points, and they led the Thunder late.
The Thunder played the first six minutes of the fourth quarter with an actual G League lineup on the floor: Theo Maledon, Lindy Waters III, Vit Krejci, Aleksej Pokusevsi and Oliver Sarr.
Predictions
The Oklahoma City Thunder play the Indiana Pacers on Friday, and if you’re looking to do some last-minute betting research, you’re in luck! We’ll give you the latest point spread, money line odds and over/under numbers, as well as the information you’ll need to make the smartest bet at Tipico Sportsbook.
The game tips off at 6 p.m. CT and can be seen on Bally Sports Oklahoma.
The Thunder (18-41) come off a loss to the Phoenix Suns on Thursday on the first night of this back-to-back set. Meanwhile, the Pacers (20-40) broke a seven-game skid in their last outing. This game is very important in terms of lottery odds; The Thunder hold a 1.5-game lead over the Pacers in the reverse standings.
