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NBA: Domantas Sabonis triple-double leads Pacers' thrashing of Thunder

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/afp/05/02/20210502-nba_ind-gsw_afp.jpg?ext=.jpg"/><figcaption>Domantas Sabonis #11 of the Indiana Pacers high fives teammate Justin Holiday #8 during the game against the Indiana Pacers on January 12, 2021 at Chase Center in San Francisco, California. <em>File photo. Noah Graham, NBAE via Getty Images/AFP</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>Domantas Sabonis had 26 points, 19 rebounds and a career-high 14 assists to lead the Indiana Pacers to a 152-95 blowout win over the Oklahoma City Thunder on the road Saturday.</p><p>According to ESPN Stats and Info, it&#x27;s a home team&#x27;s largest margin of defeat in NBA history.</p><p>The Pacers&#x27; 152 points were the most in franchise history since the team moved to the NBA in 1976-77 and the 57-point margin was the largest loss in Thunder franchise history.</p><div><strong>HIGHLIGHTS:</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/phPmwQ27g5s?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>Indiana flirted with the largest margin in NBA history -- Cleveland&#x27;s 68-point win over Miami in December 1991 -- with the Pacers leading by as many as 67 in the fourth quarter.</p><p>The Pacers (30-33) swept the season series and snapped a two-game losing streak, remaining in ninth place in the Eastern Conference.</p><p>Oklahoma City (21-43) lost for the 19th time in 21 games.</p><p>Indiana hit a franchise-record 21 3-pointers, six by Doug McDermott.</p><p>Sabonis had missed the past six games with lower-back soreness but was dominant from the start, as was another former Thunder player, McDermott.</p><p>By the end of the first quarter, Sabonis had eight points, seven rebounds and eight assists as the Pacers scored the game&#x27;s first eight points and led by as many as 19 in the first quarter.</p><p>Just under two minutes to go before halftime, Sabonis earned his seventh triple-double of the season with his 10th assist.</p><p>By halftime, Sabonis had 22 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists.</p><p>McDermott tied his career high with 31 points, scoring 16 with four 3-pointers in the first quarter.</p><p>The Pacers kept pouring it on in the second, starting the second with a 24-9 run, then stretched their lead to 29 midway through and eventually led by 36 by halftime.</p><p>Caris LeVert added 25 points for Indiana, which set season highs in field-goal percentage (65.5) and 3-point percentage (63.6). Sabonis was 10 of 13 from the floor.</p><p>Moses Brown led the Thunder with 16 points, going 7 of 9 from the floor. Oklahoma City was just 8 of 38 from behind the arc and 11 of 23 on free throws.</p><p>The Pacers hammered the Thunder despite being without Malcolm Brogdon (sore right hamstring) and JaKarr Sampson (concussion protocol).</p><p>The Thunder didn&#x27;t have Luguentz Dort (right hip strain) or Aleksej Pokusevski (left knee contusion).</p><div><strong>FROM THE ARCHIVES: </strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1640673" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

<p>Domantas Sabonis led the Indiana Pacers to a 152-95 blowout win over the Oklahoma City Thunder on the road Saturday.</p>

Domantas Sabonis led the Indiana Pacers to a 152-95 blowout win over the Oklahoma City Thunder on the road Saturday.