The Indiana Pacers rely on a second half comeback and stingy defense to overcome Russell Westbrook’s 27 points, 18 rebounds and 9 assists as they defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder 93-90.
The Good: The Indiana Pacers held an Oklahoma City Thunder team that averages 105.8 points per game to 90 points, which was the X-factor in tonight’s win. Defense is not always a guarantee with the Pacers, so their effort on that end displayed they can get it done. It’s just a matter of consistency there.
The Bad: Tonight’s shooting performance was dismal as the Pacers shot 37.9% from the field. Luckily, OKC only shot 38.6% so it evened out in that category.
MVP: Paul George. Reluctant to give this to him as he shot 7 of 20 from the field and had 5 turnovers, but he was huge in the win. It was a team effort all night, but George gets the nod here as he led Indiana in scoring (21) and rebounds (8).
LVP: Lavoy Allen. He played 30 minutes and only recorded 2 points. We could have used more from him with Thaddeus out of the lineup, but he was unable to get it done.
X-Factor: Glenn Robinson III. He shot 5 of 5 from the field and gave the Pacers some tremendous production off the bench that they have needed for some time now.
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