Once again the Canadian guard proved crucial, netting nine points in the second overtime as he beat his previous career-best of 54 points.
“This team has two great qualities,” Gilgeous-Alexander said.
“It knows how to stay in the moment and it understands that the beginning of the season is just as important as the end of the season.”
The Thunder became the first team in NBA history to go into double overtime in their first two games of a campaign.
Indiana have been without star guard Tyrese Haliburton, who tore his Achilles tendon in June, while they suffered another injury blow on Thursday when they lost guard Andrew Nembhard to a shoulder injury in the second quarter.
Elsewhere on Thursday, Stephen Curry scored 42 points to lead Golden State Warriors to a 137-131 win in overtime against the Denver Nuggets.
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