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Pacers Set To Rumble With Thunder At Conseco Fieldhouse

Last updated on Monday, November 10, 2008

(INDIANAPOLIS, IN) - The Indiana Pacers will try to get to the .500 mark tonight as they welcome the Oklahoma City Thunder to Conseco Fieldhouse.

The Pacers improved to 2-and-3 with a 98-80 win over The New Jersey Nets on Saturday night.

The blue and gold clamped down in the second half of Saturday's victory, holding the Nets to 29 points on 8-for-33 shooting over the final 24 minutes.

The Thunder are off to a 1-and-5 start after losing last night at home to Atlanta.

The former Seattle Supersonics enter tonight's game having lost three in a row.

The Thunder are led by second-year forward Kevin Durant, who is averaging 19-and-a-half points per game.

Veteran Jeff Green and rookie Russell Westbrook are also averaging double-digits in scoring.

Following tonight's game, Indiana hits the road to face the New Jersey Nets on Wednesday night.

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