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IND 2-6
117 – 128
FINAL
LAL 6-2

Indiana Pacers 117, Los Angeles Lakers 128 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Indiana Pacers 117, Los Angeles Lakers 128. Scoring by quarter: Q1 IND 27-35 LAL; Q2 IND 24-29 LAL; Q3 IND 29-35 LAL; Q4 IND 37-29 LAL.

Top performers (box score): Luka Doncic (LAL) 44 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists, 7 threes on 14-of-25 shooting; Pascal Siakam (IND) 26 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists on 10-of-20 shooting; Austin Reaves (LAL) 19 points, 2 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 threes on 6-of-14 shooting; Andrew Nembhard (IND) 17 points, 2 rebounds, 8 assists, 1 threes on 7-of-14 shooting; Jay Huff (IND) 16 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 threes on 6-of-13 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · LAL
Luka Doncic
44 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST, 7 3PM · 14-25 FG
Scoring · IND
Pascal Siakam
26 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST · 10-20 FG
Scoring · LAL
Austin Reaves
19 PTS, 2 REB, 5 AST, 1 3PM · 6-14 FG

Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.

📊 Game Flow

IND 5 largest lead Q1 8:08 (IND 13, LAL 8) · 6-0 run, Q1 0:00–Q2 10:49
LAL 24 largest lead Q4 6:20 (IND 93, LAL 117) · 10-0 run, Q1 3:25–Q1 2:01
Swings 3 lead changes Tied 3 times

Ahead for good: Luka Doncic makes 27-foot running pullup jump shot (Q1 2:34, IND 21, LAL 24).

Linescore

1234 T
IND 27242937 117
LAL 35293529 128

🧮 How They Scored

INDLAL
62Points in the paint52
18Fast-break points11
18Second-chance points4
17Points off turnovers11
41Bench points32
Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor
51.0%Effective FG%62.9%
6.1%Turnover %11.2%
24.5%Offensive rebound %17.6%
0.245Free-throw rate0.271

Box Score

Indiana Pacers

Player MINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG3PTFT+/-
Jay Huff F-C 3316621206-132-62-2+2
Andrew Nembhard G-F 3117281017-141-62-2-14
Pascal Siakam F 29265320210-200-36-9-8
Jarace Walker F 2710951024-91-31-2+9
Ben Sheppard G 265243012-61-50-1-8
Aaron Nesmith G-F 237310213-101-60-0-4
T.J. McConnell G 1810142005-100-00-0-9
Quenton Jackson G 188120003-60-22-2-12
Micah Potter F 148630002-31-23-4+5
Obi Toppin F 112410001-40-10-0-12
Kobe Brown F 108100003-31-11-2-4

Los Angeles Lakers

Player MINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG3PTFT+/-
Luka Doncic F-G 32449532314-257-149-10+20
Marcus Smart G 2911330024-63-40-0+8
Austin Reaves G 2819250036-141-46-7-12
Luke Kennard G 2715730006-93-50-0+26
Jaxson Hayes C 259421003-60-03-3+2
Rui Hachimura F 2313310005-82-31-1+6
Drew Timme F 224210012-20-00-0+9
Jarred Vanderbilt F 212831011-40-10-0+12
Jake LaRavia F 168200013-70-22-2+13
Bronny James G 50000000-00-00-0-8
Dalton Knecht F 43110011-11-10-0-7
Kobe Bufkin G 40010000-20-20-0-7
Chris Mañon G 40200000-10-10-0-7

🔬 Advanced Stats

Indiana PacersTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact
PlayerRoleMINPTSTS%USG%NETPIE
Pascal Siakam Starter 292654.333.8-14.014.0
Andrew Nembhard Starter 311757.121.3-19.611.3
Jay Huff Starter 331657.617.9+4.610.5
Jarace Walker Starter 271050.618.5+23.911.8
Aaron Nesmith Starter 23735.019.3-7.80.9
T.J. McConnell Bench 181050.022.2-25.410.8
Micah Potter Bench 14884.013.9+16.723.5
Quenton Jackson Bench 18858.115.9-33.46.8
Kobe Brown Bench 108103.116.7-21.114.1
Ben Sheppard Bench 26538.810.6-10.13.2
Obi Toppin Bench 11225.014.8-45.52.3
Kam Jones Bench 0000.00.00.00.0
Los Angeles LakersTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact
PlayerRoleMINPTSTS%USG%NETPIE
Luka Doncic Starter 324474.845.8+30.930.7
Austin Reaves Starter 281955.630.3-15.96.3
Rui Hachimura Starter 231377.015.1+14.116.1
Marcus Smart Starter 291191.712.7+15.47.2
Jaxson Hayes Starter 25961.512.1+3.78.5
Luke Kennard Bench 271583.314.1+44.815.2
Jake LaRavia Bench 16850.822.0+35.11.7
Drew Timme Bench 224100.05.7+16.04.3
Dalton Knecht Bench 043150.025.0-108.930.8
Jarred Vanderbilt Bench 21225.010.0+26.15.3
Kobe Bufkin Bench 0400.025.0-108.9-23.1
Bronny James Bench 0500.00.0-98.90.0
Adou Thiero Bench 0000.00.00.00.0
Chris Mañon Bench 0400.012.5-108.9-7.7

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

2025-26 season series IND 0 – 1 LAL
Last 12 meetings · since 2020-21 IND 3 – 9 LAL
Previous meetingsOpen the recap
After this game
Indiana Pacers 15-48 L8 L10 2-8 Next game recap: @ POR · Sun, Mar 8
Los Angeles Lakers 38-25 W1 L10 6-4 Next game recap: vs NYK · Sun, Mar 8

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