Game ID: 22301032
Indiana Pacers @ Los Angeles Lakers
Sunday, March 24, 2024 at 10:00 PM ET
Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, CA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
LAL 30 42 44 34 150IND 36 32 31 46 145
IND @ LAL ScoutingIND @ LAL Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
LAL availability going into 3/13 · 2 days' restOUT Vanderbilt missed 16 since 2/03, out tonight
OUT Vincent missed 38 since 12/21, out tonight
OUT Wood missed 10 since 2/22, out tonight
LAL availability going into 3/16 · 2 days' restOUT Reddish missed 2 since 3/10, out tonight
OUT Vanderbilt missed 17 since 2/03, out tonight
OUT Vincent missed 39 since 12/21, out tonight
OUT Wood missed 11 since 2/22, out tonight
LAL availability going into 3/18 · 1 day's restOUT Reddish missed 3 since 3/10, out tonight
OUT Vanderbilt missed 18 since 2/03, out tonight
OUT Vincent missed 40 since 12/21, out tonight
OUT Wood missed 12 since 2/22, out tonight
LAL availability going into 3/22 · 3 days' restOUT Reddish missed 4 since 3/10, returns tonight: 19 min (95% of 20)
OUT Vanderbilt missed 19 since 2/03, out tonight
OUT Vincent missed 41 since 12/21, out tonight
OUT Wood missed 13 since 2/22, out tonight
LAL availability going into 3/24 · 1 day's restOUT Vanderbilt missed 20 since 2/03, out tonight
OUT Vincent missed 42 since 12/21, out tonight
OUT Wood missed 14 since 2/22, out tonight
BACK Reddish back 3/22 after 4, 19 min since (95% of 20)
LAL availability going into 3/26 · 1 day's restOUT Vanderbilt missed 21 since 2/03, out tonight
OUT Vincent missed 43 since 12/21, out tonight
OUT Wood missed 15 since 2/22, out tonight
BACK Reddish back 3/22 after 4, 21 min since (103% of 20)
LAL availability going into 3/27 · back-to-backOUT Vanderbilt missed 22 since 2/03, out tonight
OUT Vincent missed 44 since 12/21, out tonight
OUT Wood missed 16 since 2/22, out tonight
BACK Reddish back 3/22 after 4, 16 min since (80% of 20)
NEW Russell 33 to 40 min over the last 4
NEW Dinwiddie 23 to 28 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 3/29 · 1 day's restOUT Vanderbilt missed 23 since 2/03, out tonight
OUT Vincent missed 45 since 12/21, out tonight
OUT Wood missed 17 since 2/22, out tonight
BACK Reddish back 3/22 after 4, 15 min since (72% of 20)
NEW Dinwiddie 23 to 30 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 3/31 · 1 day's restOUT Vanderbilt missed 24 since 2/03, out tonight
OUT Vincent missed 46 since 12/21, returns tonight: 14 min (78% of 18)
OUT Wood missed 18 since 2/22, out tonight
BACK Reddish back 3/22 after 4, 14 min since (71% of 20)
NEW Davis 36 to 42 min over the last 4
NEW Russell 33 to 38 min over the last 4
NEW Reaves 32 to 38 min over the last 5
NEW Dinwiddie 23 to 29 min over the last 5
IND availability going into 3/16 · 2 days' restOUT Jackson missed 2 since 3/12, returns tonight: 3 min (26% of 13)
BACK Sheppard back 3/05 after 2, 18 min since (116% of 16)
IND availability going into 3/18 · 1 day's restBACK Jackson back 3/07 after 2, 7 min since (55% of 13)
IND availability going into 3/20 · 1 day's restBACK Jackson back 3/16 after 2, 3 min since (26% of 13)
IND availability going into 3/22 · 1 day's restBACK Jackson back 3/16 after 2, 16 min since (125% of 13)
NEW Sheppard 16 to 21 min over the last 5
IND availability going into 3/24 · 1 day's restBACK Jackson back 3/16 after 2, 16 min since (125% of 13)
IND availability going into 3/25 · back-to-backBACK Jackson back 3/16 after 2, 15 min since (119% of 13)
IND availability going into 3/27 · 1 day's rest
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IND availability going into 3/29 · 1 day's rest
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IND availability going into 4/01 · 2 days' rest
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I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Lakers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 111, shooting 51 percent and 40 from three, 24 free throws a game; James at 26 and Davis at 20 a game. They have won the glass by 5 a night. Without Vanderbilt (20 straight), Vincent (42 straight), Wood (14 straight). One day's rest. Indiana comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 111, shooting 49 percent and 31 from three, 19 free throws a game; Siakam at 23 and Haliburton at 18 a game. One day's rest.
So: The Lakers win, and the game turns on the arc, the Lakers at 40 percent from three to Indiana's 31 and the glass, where the Lakers have been plus-5 a night and Indiana minus-2. Call it the Lakers 118, Indiana 116, Indiana keeping it close.
3/13 @ SAC 107-120 — LAL notes
LAL lost 107-120. LAL shot 49% (38 of 78) to SAC's 52%, 14 of 32 from three, and went to the line 22 times to SAC's 12 — 17 points from the stripe to their 9. Reaves led with 28 (10 of 17, 7 of 12 from three); Davis added 22, Hachimura 20. Q4 was theirs, 34-32, the deficit cut from 15 to 13, but the other 3 periods went 88-73 against them. Prince's -13 in 13 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/16 vs GSW 121-128 — LAL notes
LAL lost 121-128. LAL shot 51% (47 of 92) to GSW's 53%, 12 of 34 from three. James led with 40 (15 of 23, 3 of 5 from three, 7 of 8 at the line); Russell added 23, Hachimura 14. Q1 was theirs, 36-30, but the other 3 periods went 98-85 against them. Russell's -14 in 40 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/18 vs ATL 136-105 — LAL notes
LAL won 136-105. LAL shot 58% (52 of 90) to ATL's 43%, 15 of 36 from three. Russell led with 27 (8 of 14, 6 of 10 from three); James added 25, Davis 22. The hinge was Q3, 38-27: a lead of 14 became 25, and the lead reached 35. Davis was the night's best plus/minus at +28.
3/22 vs PHI 101-94 — LAL notes
LAL won 101-94. LAL shot 44% (32 of 73) to PHI's 34%, 12 of 31 from three, and went to the line 33 times to PHI's 24 — 25 points from the stripe to their 20. LAL turned it over 21 times to PHI's 8, and PHI turned those into 13 steals. The glass went 54-42 for them. Davis led with 23 (10 of 16); James added 20, Russell 14. The hinge was Q4, 26-18: LAL came in trailing by 1 and left it ahead by 7. LAL trailed 50-52 at the half and won the second half 51-42. Russell was the night's best plus/minus at +9.
3/24 vs IND 150-145 — LAL notes
LAL won 150-145. LAL shot 56% (50 of 89) to IND's 55%, 12 of 25 from three, and went to the line 43 times to IND's 16 — 38 points from the stripe to their 9. Davis led with 36 (15 of 21); James added 26, Dinwiddie 26. The hinge was Q3, 44-31: a lead of 4 became 17. James was the night's best plus/minus at +12.
3/26 @ MIL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Milwaukee comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 111, shooting 52 percent and 45 from three, 16 free throws a game; Antetokounmpo at 28 and Lillard at 24 a game. One day's rest. The Lakers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 118, shooting 52 percent and 41 from three, 27 free throws a game; James at 26 and Davis at 22 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Vanderbilt (21 straight), Vincent (43 straight), Wood (15 straight). One day's rest.
So: Milwaukee wins, and the game turns on the line, where the Lakers take 27 free throws a game to Milwaukee's 16 and the defense, Milwaukee allowing 111 a night to the Lakers' 118. Call it Milwaukee 121, the Lakers 116.
3/27 @ MEM — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Memphis comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 120, shooting 41 percent and 34 from three, 26 free throws a game; Jackson Jr. at 22 and Jackson at 21 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Williams Jr. (8 straight), Kennard (4 straight), Williams (11 straight). One day's rest. The Lakers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 127 a night and allowing 119, shooting 49 percent and 38 from three, 29 free throws a game; James at 28 and Davis at 25 a game. That is 4 straight wins. They have won the glass by 4 a night. Without Vanderbilt (22 straight), Vincent (44 straight), Wood (16 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: The Lakers win, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where the Lakers have been plus-4 a night and Memphis minus-7. Call it the Lakers 117, Memphis 115, Memphis keeping it close.
3/29 @ IND — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Indiana comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 121, shooting 52 percent and 43 from three, 19 free throws a game; Siakam at 26 and Haliburton at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. One day's rest. The Lakers come in 5-0 over their last five, scoring 130 a night and allowing 118, shooting 50 percent and 42 from three, 33 free throws a game; Davis at 29 and James at 24 a game. That is 5 straight wins. They have won the glass by 6 a night. Without Vanderbilt (23 straight), Vincent (45 straight), Wood (17 straight). One day's rest.
So: Indiana wins, and the game turns on the glass, where the Lakers have been plus-6 a night and Indiana minus-7 and the line, where the Lakers take 33 free throws a game to Indiana's 19. Call it Indiana 122, the Lakers 121, the Lakers keeping it close.
3/31 @ BKN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Brooklyn comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 107, shooting 46 percent and 36 from three, 19 free throws a game; Thomas at 26 and Bridges at 20 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Cam. Johnson (3 straight), Smith Jr. (3 straight). One day's rest. The Lakers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 119, shooting 47 percent and 37 from three, 32 free throws a game; Davis at 29 and James at 21 a game. They have won the glass by 5 a night. Without Vanderbilt (24 straight), Vincent (46 straight), Wood (18 straight). One day's rest.
So: Brooklyn wins, and the game turns on the line, where the Lakers take 32 free throws a game to Brooklyn's 19 and the defense, Brooklyn allowing 107 a night to the Lakers' 119. Call it Brooklyn 115, the Lakers 114, the Lakers keeping it close.
3/16 vs BKN 121-100 — IND notes
IND won 121-100. IND shot 48% (50 of 105) to BKN's 43%, 6 of 30 from three, and got to the line 16 times to BKN's 31. IND turned it over 10 times to BKN's 20. Siakam led with 28 (11 of 22, 6 of 6 at the line); Nesmith added 16, Haliburton 14. The hinge was Q4, 35-22: a lead of 8 became 21, and the lead reached 27. Siakam was the night's best plus/minus at +22.
3/18 vs CLE 103-108 — IND notes
IND lost 103-108. IND took 11 more shots (91 to 80), fed by 14 offensive rebounds, but shot 46% to CLE's 48%, 9 of 38 from three, and got to the line 16 times to CLE's 28. Siakam led with 19 (9 of 18); Haliburton added 14, McConnell 14. Q1 was theirs, 34-25, but the other 3 periods went 83-69 against them. They led by as many as 15. Siakam's -12 in 32 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/20 @ DET 122-103 — IND notes
IND won 122-103. IND shot 57% (50 of 88) to DET's 41%, 11 of 29 from three, and got to the line 18 times to DET's 30. Siakam led with 25 (10 of 15, 2 of 3 from three, 3 of 6 at the line); Haliburton added 20, Nesmith 14. The hinge was Q3, 35-26: a lead of 11 became 20, and the lead reached 28. Haliburton was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
3/22 @ GSW 123-111 — IND notes
IND won 123-111. IND shot 48% (48 of 99) to GSW's 41%, 15 of 36 from three. The glass went 50-64 against them. Haliburton led with 26 (9 of 18, 4 of 8 from three); Siakam added 25, Nembhard 17. The hinge was Q3, 36-21: IND came in trailing by 1 and left it ahead by 14, and the lead reached 17. IND trailed 66-67 at the half and won the second half 57-44. Haliburton was the night's best plus/minus at +25.
3/24 @ LAL 145-150 — IND notes
IND lost 145-150. IND took 18 more shots (107 to 89), fed by 10 offensive rebounds, but shot 55% to LAL's 56%, 18 of 36 from three, and got to the line 16 times to LAL's 43. Siakam led with 36 (16 of 29, 4 of 8 at the line); Turner added 20, McConnell 17. Q4 was theirs, 46-34, the deficit cut from 17 to 5, but the other 3 periods went 116-99 against them. They led by as many as 11. Haliburton's -12 in 33 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/25 @ LAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Clippers come in 2-3 over their last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 113, shooting 49 percent and 37 from three, 22 free throws a game; George at 26 and Leonard at 23 a game. Without Westbrook (12 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Indiana comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 114, shooting 51 percent and 35 from three, 16 free throws a game; Siakam at 27 and Haliburton at 17 a game. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Indiana wins, on the road, and the game turns on the line, where the Clippers take 22 free throws a game to Indiana's 16. Call it Indiana 117, the Clippers 116, the Clippers keeping it close.
3/27 @ CHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Chicago comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 113, shooting 49 percent and 34 from three, 23 free throws a game; Dosunmu at 24 and DeRozan at 22 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Green (2 straight). One day's rest. Indiana comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 118, shooting 53 percent and 42 from three, 18 free throws a game; Siakam at 27 and Haliburton at 19 a game. One day's rest.
So: Indiana wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, Indiana at 42 percent from three to Chicago's 34 and the line, where Chicago takes 23 free throws a game to Indiana's 18. Call it Indiana 118, Chicago 117, Chicago keeping it close.
3/29 vs LAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Indiana comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 121, shooting 52 percent and 43 from three, 19 free throws a game; Siakam at 26 and Haliburton at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. One day's rest. The Lakers come in 5-0 over their last five, scoring 130 a night and allowing 118, shooting 50 percent and 42 from three, 33 free throws a game; Davis at 29 and James at 24 a game. That is 5 straight wins. They have won the glass by 6 a night. Without Vanderbilt (23 straight), Vincent (45 straight), Wood (17 straight). One day's rest.
So: Indiana wins, and the game turns on the glass, where the Lakers have been plus-6 a night and Indiana minus-7 and the line, where the Lakers take 33 free throws a game to Indiana's 19. Call it Indiana 122, the Lakers 121, the Lakers keeping it close.
4/01 vs BKN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Indiana comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 118, shooting 50 percent and 42 from three, 18 free throws a game; Siakam at 26 and Haliburton at 19 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. 2 days' rest. Brooklyn comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 107, shooting 46 percent and 37 from three, 19 free throws a game; Thomas at 29 and Schröder at 18 a game. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Indiana wins, and the game turns on the defense, Brooklyn allowing 107 a night to Indiana's 118 and the glass, where Brooklyn has been plus-0 a night and Indiana minus-7. Call it Indiana 118, Brooklyn 113.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
INDAN A. Nembhard
AN A. Nesmith
BS B. Sheppard
DM D. McDermott
IJ I. Jackson
JS J. Smith
MT M. Turner
OT O. Toppin
PS P. Siakam
TH T. Haliburton
TM T. McConnell
LALAD A. Davis
AR A. Reaves
CR C. Reddish
JH J. Hayes
LJ L. James
MC M. Christie
RH R. Hachimura
SD S. Dinwiddie
TP T. Prince
IND/LAL the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Anthony Davis scores 36 points while the Lakers hold off another Pacers comeback in a 150-145 win
LOS ANGELES -- — Anthony Davis had 36 points and 16 rebounds, LeBron James added 26 points and 10 assists, and the Los Angeles Lakers produced their franchise's highest-scoring performance in 37 years in a 150-145 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Sunday night.
Spencer Dinwiddie scored 26 points in his biggest offensive game since joining the Lakers, who have won three straight and five of seven. Los Angeles led 116-99 entering the fourth quarter, but Indiana closed the gap to three points down the stretch while putting up a 46-point final period.
Los Angeles held on by scoring 10 points in the final minute — including six free throws by Austin Reaves , who finished with 25 points in the highest-scoring performance by this 17-time NBA champion team since Jan. 2, 1987.
“We played them in the (In-Season Tournament) championship, and we know how high-powered an offense they are," James said. "They’re never going to stop playing no matter how far they get down or how far they’re up, so it’s a good win for us.”
All-Star Tyrese Haliburton awoke from a quiet 12-point performance to hit two 3-pointers in the final seconds, trimming the Lakers’ lead to three points with 20 seconds to play. LA survived when Dinwiddie made one free throw and Haliburton missed a 3 before Cam Reddish stole Doug McDermott’s pass with three seconds left.
“We allowed them to score 145, so ... it was terrible defensively,” Davis said. “They hit some shots toward the end, but we can do what we want offensively, as you could see tonight. But we’ve got to defend, especially when we’ve got a team (in trouble) like that. We don’t need to give them life, but at this point in the season, a win is a win. We’ll take it, but we’ve got to learn from it as well.”
Indiana coach Rick Carlisle was annoyed after the Lakers shot 43 free throws to the Pacers' 16, while Indiana was called for 31 fouls to Los Angeles' 14.
“I thought our guys really battled in this game," Carlisle said. "There were just certain things that were impossible to overcome. A 27 free throw differential is one, and a 17-foul differential is the other.”
Pascal Siakam scored 19 of his 36 points in the third quarter for the Pacers, who dropped to 2-1 on their five-game road trip after playing dismal defense in the second and third quarters, allowing 86 points by Los Angeles. Myles Turner added 20 points and TJ McConnell had 17 for the Pacers, who had eight double-digit scorers.
“Sometimes when you have difficult challenges, it's easy to drop your head and just say, ‘Hey, it’s not our night,' but our guys don't do that,” Carlisle said. “Our second unit battled in the second half. That last five-minute stretch, the first unit came back in there, and they were defiant about hanging in the game. At a certain point, you've got to play absolutely perfectly, and that was going to be very, very difficult.”
Dinwiddie stepped up while the Lakers won for the first time in six games this season without sharpshooting guard D’Angelo Russell, who was out with a non-COVID illness.
Offensive fireworks were no surprise in this matchup. In the Pacers' last visit to face the Lakers in November 2022, they rallied from a 17-point deficit in the fourth quarter before Andrew Nembhard hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer for a stunning 116-115 victory .
The teams met for the first time since the Lakers beat the Pacers 123-109 in Las Vegas to win the inaugural In-Season Tournament last December. The Lakers, who will play at Indiana on Friday, went into a 3-10 slump immediately after raising that trophy, and they haven't been able to rise higher than ninth in the Western Conference despite going 22-13 since that skid.
Russell's absence and the Pacers' speedy play caused problems for the Lakers early on, but Davis had 15 points and nine rebounds in the first half to keep it close. The Lakers scored a season-high 116 points through three quarters, but Siakam kept Indiana in it by himself.
Most of Argentina's national soccer team attended the game ahead of La Albiceleste's exhibition match at the Coliseum on Tuesday.