On July 13, the Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Indiana Pacers 104-85. In this game, although the Thunder started slowly, they quickly overtook the opponent with the explosion at the beginning of the second quarter, and continued to expand their advantage in the second half, and finally won by a large margin, showing strong overall dominance.

The first quarter was slow, the Thunder's offense was sluggish, and only Jazian Gottman scored 4 points, while the Pacers scored 5 points with Enrique Freeman's inside attack . At the end of the first quarter, the Thunder was 2 points behind 14-16 . Entering the second quarter, the Thunder quickly got into the game, Barnshidzer opened fire and scored 11 points in a single quarter, leading the team to hit consecutive outside shots, and played a 38-22 attack wave in a single quarter, overtaking and expanding the advantage in one fell swoop. At the end of the half, the Thunder led by 14 points 52-38.

In the third quarter, the Thunder continued to maintain a strong offensive, scoring another 31 points in a single quarter, and once widened the gap to more than 20 points. Facing the Thunder's tidal attack, the Pacers' defense was breached many times and failed to respond effectively. Entering the final quarter, the Thunder firmly controlled the rhythm and finally won the victory with 104-85, and the lead in the whole game was never shaken.

Thunder player statistics

Chris Youngblood scored 21 points, 2 rebounds, and 3 assists; Ajay Mitchell contributed 13 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists; Malevi Lyons scored 16 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals; Brooks Barnshidzer scored 17 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists and 6 steals; Jazian Gottman contributed 17 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists; Nikola Topic had 10 assists.

Pacers player statistics

Enrique Freeman scored 15 points, 11 rebounds and 2 blocks; substitute Tyrone Peter scored 15 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists; Robert Baker contributed 16 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists; Johnny Furphy had 11 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists.