Thunder 115, Pacers 111
INDIANAPOLIS -- Kevin Durant had 33 points, 13 rebounds and eight assists, including three free throws during the final 2.8 seconds, and the Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Indiana Pacers 115-111 on Saturday night in Bankers Life Fieldhouse.
The Pacers got 45 points from Paul George -- his highest-scoring game in Bankers Life Fieldhouse -- but the forward missed a potential game-tying 3-pointer with seven seconds to play and the Thunder closed it out at the free throw line.
Oklahoma City (48-22) also got a triple-double from Russell Westbrook, who had 14 points, 11 rebounds and 14 assists.
The Thunder shot 52.5 percent from the field (42 of 80) and dominated the glass (45-34).
Enes Kanter had 15 points and 10 rebounds, Randy Foye scored 12 points and Steven Adams had 11 points for the Thunder.
George Hill added 20 points and nine assists for Indiana (36-33), which is only 9-12 when George scores 30 or more points. Monta Ellis and Ian Mahinmi each scored 11 for the Pacers and Myles Turner had 10.
The Pacers took a brief 96-92 lead in the fourth quarter before the Thunder countered with a 14-2 burst, including seven from Durant, to lead 106-98 with 5:13 remaining.
George scored 19 third-quarter points, helping Indiana cut a 10-point halftime deficit to 88-87 with 12 minutes remaining.
The Pacers took an 87-85 lead, but Durant's 3-pointer with seconds to play in the quarter gave the Thunder the advantage heading into the fourth quarter.
After trailing 13-2, Oklahoma City created a 21-point swing in the remainder of the first half, seizing a 64-54 lead through 24 minutes.
The Thunder, who outscored the Pacers 37-26 during the second quarter, shot 58.5 percent from the field during the opening half (24 of 41) and outscored Indiana 12-8 from the free throw line in addition to outrebounding the Pacers 22-17.
Durant had 14 first-half points and Adams and Kanter added nine each.
George had 16 for the Pacers and Hill added 14.
Indiana shot 48.8 percent from the field (21 of 43) during the opening two quarters.
NOTES: Indiana was without PG Ty Lawson (sprained left foot). ... Pacers C Ian Mahinmi returned to the starting lineup after missing Thursday night's overtime loss to Toronto with a sore lower back. ... The Thunder are coming off Friday night's 111-97 victory at Philadelphia, getting 26 points from Kevin Durant and 15 rebounds and 10 assists from Russell Westbrook. ... Oklahoma City has the third-best record in the Western Conference, two games ahead of the Los Angeles Clippers in the loss column. ... The Thunder lead the NBA in rebounding with 48.6 per game. ... Oklahoma City is second in scoring at 110.1 per game and third in field-goal percentage (47.6). ... Indiana is fourth in opponents' 3-point field goal percentage (33.3) and fourth in steals (9.0). ... The Pacers defeated the Thunder 101-98 on Feb. 19 in Oklahoma City.