LA Clippers 151, Indiana Pacers 127 — Recap

December 18, 2023 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): LA Clippers 151, Indiana Pacers 127. Scoring by quarter: Q1 LAC 37-38 IND; Q2 LAC 40-28 IND; Q3 LAC 37-28 IND; Q4 LAC 37-33 IND.

Top performers (box score): James Harden (LAC) 35 points, 3 rebounds, 9 assists, 8 threes on 12-of-16 shooting; Bennedict Mathurin (IND) 34 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 threes on 12-of-20 shooting; Kawhi Leonard (LAC) 28 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assists, 2 threes on 12-of-18 shooting; Paul George (LAC) 27 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists, 5 threes on 9-of-21 shooting; Norman Powell (LAC) 19 points, 3 rebounds, null assists, 4 threes on 6-of-11 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · LAC

James Harden

35 PTS, 3 REB, 9 AST, 8 3PM · 12-16 FG

Scoring · IND

Bennedict Mathurin

34 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 3 3PM · 12-20 FG

Scoring · LAC

Kawhi Leonard

28 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST, 2 3PM · 12-18 FG

Season highs

James Harden · Season-high 35 pointsBennedict Mathurin · Season-high 34 pointsIvica Zubac · Season-high 16 reboundsJames Harden · Season-high 8 threes

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

Linescore

	1	2	3	4		T
LAC	37	40	37	37		151
IND	38	28	28	33		127

🧮 How They Scored

LACIND

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

68.3%Effective FG%58.7%

7.5%Turnover %9.5%

31.0%Offensive rebound %26.3%

0.233Free-throw rate0.244

Box Score

LA Clippers

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Paul George F	31	27	3	4	1	1	1	9-21	5-11	4-4	+22
Norman Powell F-G	30	19	3	—	—	—	—	6-11	4-6	3-3	+23
James Harden G	28	35	3	9	1	1	1	12-16	8-11	3-3	+32
Terance Mann G	28	4	2	1	—	1	1	2-5	0-3	—	+10
Kawhi Leonard F	27	28	2	1	1	—	3	12-18	2-5	2-2	+27
Ivica Zubac C	26	18	16	3	—	3	—	7-10	—	4-5	+27
Amir Coffey G	18	—	3	2	—	—	—	0-1	0-1	—	-9
Russell Westbrook G	17	10	4	5	1	1	1	4-6	—	2-4	-2
Kobe Brown F	6	—	1	1	—	—	1	0-2	0-1	—	-5

Indiana Pacers

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Bennedict Mathurin G-F	35	34	6	2	1	—	1	12-20	3-7	7-7	-11
Tyrese Haliburton G	31	8	2	11	—	—	4	3-12	1-5	1-2	-37
Buddy Hield G	30	14	—	4	—	1	2	5-9	3-7	1-2	-12
Obi Toppin F	30	14	3	4	—	2	—	6-8	2-3	—	-26
Aaron Nesmith G-F	26	12	6	2	2	3	1	4-7	2-3	2-2	—
Isaiah Jackson F	25	15	4	2	—	1	—	6-9	—	3-5	-21
Bruce Brown G	20	11	4	3	1	—	2	4-11	0-4	3-3	-26
T.J. McConnell G	20	10	5	8	1	—	—	5-10	—	—	+16

🔬 Advanced Stats

LA ClippersTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
James Harden	Bench	28	35	101.0	25.0	+49.8	29.2
Kawhi Leonard	Bench	27	28	74.2	33.8	+47.4	12.2
Paul George	Bench	31	27	59.3	30.0	+28.1	11.1
Norman Powell	Bench	30	19	77.1	16.4	+34.1	9.1
Ivica Zubac	Bench	26	18	73.8	18.5	+49.1	19.8
Russell Westbrook	Bench	17	10	64.4	20.5	-8.9	10.3
Terance Mann	Bench	28	4	40.0	8.1	+14.3	2.0
Amir Coffey	Bench	18	—	0.0	1.9	-26.6	2.1
Kobe Brown	Bench	6	—	0.0	17.6	-35.7	-6.5

Indiana PacersTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Bennedict Mathurin	Bench	35	34	73.7	28.2	-11.0	15.3
Isaiah Jackson	Bench	25	15	67.0	18.3	-40.4	10.0
Buddy Hield	Bench	30	14	70.9	17.1	-14.4	5.8
Obi Toppin	Bench	30	14	87.5	11.3	-35.0	9.9
Aaron Nesmith	Bench	26	12	76.1	13.8	+2.3	11.0
Bruce Brown	Bench	20	11	44.6	28.0	-60.5	4.0
T.J. McConnell	Bench	20	10	50.0	20.4	+36.9	15.3
Tyrese Haliburton	Bench	31	8	31.1	22.1	-58.7	3.3
Myles Turner	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0