The Indiana Pacers start their season with a double-overtime loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder, who beat them in the 2025 NBA Finals.

The OKC Thunder will face the Indiana Pacers on Thursday in a rematch of last season's NBA Finals. Both teams will be missing key players due to injuries, including OKC's Jalen Williams and Indiana's Tyrese Haliburton.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander poured in a career-high 55 points as the Thunder outlasted the Indiana Pacers 141-135 on Thursday in what was Oklahoma City’s second straight double-overtime victory to begin the season.

Meanwhile, the Pacers (0-0) will play their first game of the season. It'll be a completely different team from the one that surprised the basketball world when they went to the NBA Finals. Tyrese Haliburton and Myles Turner won't suit up for different reasons.

Bennedict Mathurin accomplished a franchise feat with his 36-point display in the Pacers' double-overtime loss to the Thunder on Thursday.

IndyStar's Dustin Dopirak ponders the possibility of Obi Toppin getting considerable time in the post as the Indiana Pacers start the 2025-26 season.

The Indiana Pacers rode an emotional roller coaster Thursday night. They gave the late Nancy Leonard, the organization’s matriarch, a standing ovation.