INDIANAPOLIS – Shai Gilgeous-Alexander matched a career-high 45 points while leading the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 120-114 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Thursday night.

Gilgeous-Alexander hit 15 of 22 shots and all 11 free throws in Oklahoma City’s ninth straight win. He scored a career-high 16 points in the fourth quarter.

Gilgeous-Alexander scored 41 points in a win against the Washington Wizards on Monday. He became the first Thunder player with consecutive 40-point games three times in a row since Russell Westbrook in 2019. Paul George, Kevin Durant and Dale Ellis are the only others to do so in franchise history.

“Everyone seemed to make a great play for us tonight, which we really needed on a night where we were playing a very hot opponent,” Thunder coach Mark Daigneault said. “Still, Shai was outstanding tonight. That was a masterpiece. I mean, he was at his own pace all night long. I thought he got it out of the early helps and activated his teammates, but a great mix of passing and attacking, great mix of shooting and attacking. He just had full control of the bike tonight.

Jalen Williams scored 20 points and Isaiah Hartenstein had 11 points and 13 rebounds for the Thunder.

Andrew Nembhard scored 23 points and Pascal Siakam added 22 points and 10 rebounds for the Pacers, whose five-game winning streak was ended. Bennedict Mathurin finished the game with 18 points and Myles Turner had 11 rebounds.

After Tyrese Haliburton scored to give the Pacers a 107-103 lead, the Thunder responded with an 8-0 run to take a 111-107 lead with 1:39 left.

The Pacers led by 15 in the first half before settling for a 61-53 halftime lead. They led 84-83 after three quarters thanks to Jarace Walker’s three-pointer with 13 seconds left.

Information from ESPN Research and The Associated Press was used in this report.