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Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Indiana Pacers: How to watch NBA online, TV channel, live stream info, start time
1st Quarter Report
The Pacers and the Thunder have shown up to the game, but their offenses sure haven’t. Sitting on a score of 38-29, the Pacers have looked like the better team, but there’s still three more quarters to play.
If the Pacers keep playing like this, they’ll bump their record up to 37-29 in no time. On the other hand, the Thunder will have to make due with a 45-20 record unless they turn things around.
Who’s Playing
Indiana Pacers @ Oklahoma City Thunder
Current Records: Indiana 36-29, Oklahoma City 45-19
How To Watch
- When: Tuesday, March 12, 2024 at 8 p.m. ET
- Where: Paycom Center — Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
- TV: Bally Sports Midwest – Indiana
- Follow: CBS Sports App
- Online streaming: fuboTV (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
- Ticket Cost: $5.15
What to Know
The Indiana Pacers will head out on the road to take on the Oklahoma City Thunder at 8:00 p.m. ET on Tuesday at Paycom Center. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
The Magic typically have all the answers at home, but on Sunday the Pacers proved too difficult a challenge. They strolled past the Magic with points to spare, taking the game 111-97. The victory came about thanks to a strong surge starting at the 9:23 mark of the second quarter, when the Pacers were facing a 35-20 deficit.
Meanwhile, the Thunder had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.5 points), and they went ahead and made it three on Sunday. They put the hurt on Memphis with a sharp 124-93 victory. With the Thunder ahead 64-43 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
Indiana’s victory bumped their record up to 36-29. As for Oklahoma City, their victory was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 45-19.
While fans of both teams were happy after their last outing, their bettors probably weren’t as neither team covered. Looking forward, the Thunder are the favorite in this one, as the experts expect to see them win by seven points. This contest will be their 23rd straight as the favorites (so far over this stretch they are 11-11 against the spread).
Tuesday’s match is shaping up to be a masterclass in shooting: The Pacers just can’t miss this season, having made 50.7% of their shots per game (they’re ranked first in field goal percentage overall). However, it’s not like the Thunder (currently ranked second in field goal percentage) struggle in that department as they’ve made 50.2% of their shots this season. Given these competing strengths, it’ll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Odds
Oklahoma City is a solid 7-point favorite against Indiana, according to the latest NBA odds.
The oddsmakers had a good feel for the line for this one, as the game opened with the Thunder as a 6-point favorite.
The over/under is 240.5 points.
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Series History
Indiana has won 7 out of their last 10 games against Oklahoma City.
- Mar 31, 2023 – Indiana 121 vs. Oklahoma City 117
- Jan 18, 2023 – Oklahoma City 126 vs. Indiana 106
- Feb 25, 2022 – Oklahoma City 129 vs. Indiana 125
- Jan 28, 2022 – Indiana 113 vs. Oklahoma City 110
- May 01, 2021 – Indiana 152 vs. Oklahoma City 95
- Apr 21, 2021 – Indiana 122 vs. Oklahoma City 116
- Dec 04, 2019 – Indiana 107 vs. Oklahoma City 100
- Nov 12, 2019 – Indiana 111 vs. Oklahoma City 85
- Mar 27, 2019 – Oklahoma City 107 vs. Indiana 99
- Mar 14, 2019 – Indiana 108 vs. Oklahoma City 106
Fernando Mendoza did not attend Indiana University’s visit to the White House commemorating the Hoosiers’ college football national championship on Monday. The Las Vegas Raiders quarterback said earlier this month that he would not attend if it interfered with any activities with his new team.
“I’m on the bottom of the totem pole here,” Mendoza said following a rookie minicamp practice. “I got to prove myself. I can’t miss practice. I don’t know anything official. I don’t have the calendar, but I just wouldn’t. As a rookie, I don’t think that’s a good look, and I want to try to best serve my teammates. And I don’t know if that’d be accomplishing that goal.”
According to the team’s official offseason schedule, the Raiders did not have any formal practices or workouts on Monday. The team’s next organized activity is May 18, its first OTA workout.
“Fernando couldn’t be here today because, as I said, he’s now a member of the Las Vegas Raiders,” President Donald Trump said in his address. “Let’s see how good of a team they have, and I think he’s gonna do great. He’s a winner.”
Mendoza wasn’t the only absence. Center Pat Coogan and cornerback D’Angelo Ponds were among the other Hoosiers not in attendance for the event due to NFL obligations. Indiana had a program-record eight players selected in April’s NFL Draft.
Trump highlighted Mendoza’s accomplishments and contributions to the school’s first football national title. He celebrated Mendoza as Indiana’s inaugural Heisman Trophy winner and praised his fourth-quarter touchdown run in the championship game against Miami.
“He’s gonna be a good one,” Trump said.
Indiana was well-represented by returning members of the team. Charlie Becker, one of Mendoza’s go-to receivers during the College Football Playoffs, and Jamari Sharpe, whose late interception secured the title-game victory, both spoke on behalf of the school, as did head coach Curt Cignetti.
Mendoza is one of four members of the national champion Hoosiers who joined the Raiders this offseason. Running back Roman Hemby and wide receiver E.J. Williams Jr. signed as undrafted free agents in the days following the draft. Wide receiver Jonathan Brady earned a contract after impressing as a tryout player during rookie minicamp.
MUNCIE, Ind. (WISH) — Police are investigating a triple shooting that took place on Muncie’s south side Sunday evening that left a woman dead and two men injured.
According to police, at approximately 5:27 p.m., Muncie Police Officers were dispatched to the 2700 block of South Walnut Street in reference to reports of several people being shot.
Officers arrived and located three gunshot victims: A 23-year-old female who died from “multiple wounds,” a 39-year-old male who is hospitalized in stable condition, and a 40-year-old male who was airlifted to an Indianapolis hospital in critical condition.
Police say a suspect is in custody, a 21-year-old man.
Police did not provide any additional information.
Anyone with information is encouraged to call the Muncie Police Detective Division at 765-747-4867 or dispatch at 765-747-4838.
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Sports Seriously
The Indiana Pacers lost 63 games this season for a chance at a franchise-changing lottery pick. On Sunday, May 10, they lost that chance, too.
All Pacers president Kevin Pritchard could do was apologize for taking the risk.
Indiana’s pick landed at No. 5 in the 2026 NBA Draft Lottery, one spot outside the top four protections attached to a midseason trade. The selection now belongs to the Los Angeles Clippers .
Shortly after the results were announced, Pritchard took social media and apologized.
“I’m really sorry to all our fans,” Pritchard wrote. “I own taking this risk. Surprised it came up 5th after this year. I thought we were due some luck.”
The Pacers entered the lottery with a 52.1% chance of securing a top-four pick after finishing 19-63, the second-worst record in the NBA. It wasn’t enough.
Indiana sent Bennedict Mathurin, Isaiah Jackson, a 2028 second-round pick and a 2029 first-round pick to Los Angeles in the midseason deal for Ivica Zubac and Kobe Brown, along with the conditional 2026 first-rounder. The pick was theirs to keep only if it landed in the top four.
Zubac appeared in just five games for Indiana after the trade because of a fractured rib.
“This team deserved a starting center to compete with the best teams next year,” Pritchard wrote. “We have always been resillient.”
Pritchard will have to be resilient if he looks at the replies to his statement. About half of the Pacers fans’ comments were not happy, and fans of other teams called him out for “tanking.”
There were also a large number of fans who were supportive of Pritchard taking that risk.
Tyrese Haliburton is expected to return next season after tearing his Achilles in last year’s NBA Finals. The Pacers will have him Pascal Siakam and a roster they think is built to compete. They just won’t have that first-round pick to add to it.
The 2026 NBA Draft begins June 23 in Brooklyn.
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