The Indiana Pacers won five straight games and six out of seven prior to taking on the Thunder on Thursday evening. They were one of the hottest teams in the league. During that span of seven games, the Pacers had the seventh-best defensive rating in the league.

The Bulls have won three of their last four games. Their sole loss even took Jayson Tatum to score 43 points for the Celtics. Before that, Chicago had its most impressive win this year over Boston in their back-to-back against the reigning NBA champions. Zach LaVine went off for 36 points in the win.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander tied his career high with 45 points to lead 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 consecutive victory.