Fresh from the success against the 76ers, i Los Angeles Lakers ???????? (38-32) face the Indiana Pacers (40-31), already beaten in the final of theNBA In-Season Tournament
I yellowpurple they are devoid of D’Angelo Russell (influenza), Jalen Hood-Schifino, Jarred Vanderbilt, Gabe Vincent e Christian Wood. The team of Circle City does not have Bennedict Mathurin. Ham launches the new quintet composed of Dinwiddie, Reaves, Hachimura, James and Davis; Carlisle replies with Haliburton, Nembhard, Nesmith, Siakam and Turner.
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???? Lakers vs Pacers: Recap
At the start, both teams favor the offensive phase: Indiana executes better and pushes the transition, LA relies more on isolations. While James and Siakam try to get into rhythm (1/5 for the former, 1/6 for the latter), the Los Angelesnians score with Davis and Spencer DinwiddieIndiana replica with Turner ed Andrew Nembhard: 3-4pm with 6:00 on the clock.
The Lakers continue to produce with only AD and Dinwiddie, but it is too little: the Pacers continue to run and extend (+11) with Siakam’s baskets, followed by Turner’s triples and Doug McDermott.Unlayup di Taurean Prince stop it run of the guests, then the plays of The Mayor and McConnell close the quarter, with LA down 30-36.
The Californians come back with two-man games between James and Dinwiddie then Max Christie scores the triple of overtaking. Carlisle stops the match and his team restart with Toppin and Aaron Nesmiththen Reaves lights up the crypto.com Arena: first he completes a three-point play, then serves Hachimura in the corner, finally catches Reddish with an incredible no look pass. Turner scores the jumper to make it 54-55 six minutes before halftime.
Confirmed: Austin Reaves has eyes in the back of his head pic.twitter.com/nZjXzgchdC
— Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) March 25, 2024
Despite Haliburton’s lackluster evening, the Pacers remain ahead with Nembhard and Miles Turnerwhile the Lakers remain in the wake with free throws Cam Reddish and a pair of layups by James. At the end of the half Indiana wastes a couple of balls and allows the Los Angelesnians to get back ahead with seven points from Prince. Baskets by Siakam and Reaves close the half, with LA ahead 72 to 68.
???? The Lakers resist the return of the Pacers
Upon returning to the field i yellowpurple they reached their maximum lead (+13) with two triples by Dinwiddie, followed by nine consecutive points by Austin Reaves. Indiana wastes a few possessions, but only responds with energy plays Pascal I’m sorry. The Cameroonian wing is the go-to guy of the guests and also responds to the baskets of Davis and James: 93-83 with 6:57 on the clock.
But the Pacers produce on their own Spicy P (17 points in the quarter), consequently the Lakers extend further with a triple by Davis and a nice layup by LeBron James. The timeout requested by Carlisle has no effect: the Chosen One he serves Prince on the perimeter and raises an alley-oop for AD, who then also scores the jumper of +19. A couple of baskets of T.J. McConnell they set the score at 116 to 99 at the end of the third quarter.
Indiana tries to close the gap with the duo of McConnell & McDermott, LA responds with Dinwiddie and Reaves but Jackson’s dunk forces Darwin Ham to stop the race. James and Davis get the hosts moving again, but the guests close the gap again with triples from Obi Toppin and McDermott. Hachimura and Prince score baskets to make it 127-118 with 6:42 on the clock.
The Lakers remain ahead with a double from Dinwiddie and a providential putback from Davis, but the ball of the match is in the hands of the Pacers: a triple from Nesmith, another six points from Siakam make it -4. James scores from the corner, then intercepts a pass from McDermott for a reverse layup Anthony Davis: 136-127 less than three minutes before the siren.
Siakam & LeBron trade buckets late in LA ???? pic.twitter.com/BVPBYbeBGW
— NBA TV (@NBATV) March 25, 2024
???? Reaves closes the game from the foul line
Nembhard and Siakam keep Indiana in contact, then Reaves serves Davis and stoppa Nesmith generating the transition closed by James. Turner clears a layup from AR, but misses a key ball that The Brow turns into the soft floater of +8 with 56″ on the clock.
But the game isn’t over: after Nembhard’s basket, the Pacers commit a systematic foul on Austin Reaves (6/6 for the Lakers’ number 15) and they close the gap with triples from Toppin and Tyrese Haliburton (two). Then Dinwiddie misses a free throw, but Status he badly misses the basket of the possible minus one. Reddish scores the free throw that sets the final score: 150 to 145, Lakers Win!
???? On February 15, 2021, Gobert, Ingles, Mitchell and Clarkson succeeded in the match between the Jazz and the Bucks.
???? The last Gialloviola to do it were Wilt Chamberlain (35), Jerry West (32), Happy Hairston (28) and Keith Erickson (25) in the Lakers’ W over the Royals on January 24, 1971. pic.twitter.com/J7ubkEkhAz
— Giovanni Rossi (@spawnix) March 25, 2024
???? Stats & Box Score
James finished with 26 points (8/19 from the field, 2/4 from beyond the arc and 8/8 from the foul line), 5 rebounds, 10 assists, 1 steal, 1 block and 2 turnovers in just over 38 minutes on the court. Davis scored 36 points (15/21 shooting and 5/5 free throws), 16 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals, 1 block and 2 turnovers in 40 minutes of play.
Dinwiddie (26+2+5 with 8/11 from the field and 3 stocks) and Reaves (25+5+8 with 11/12 from the foul line) were also productive, while Hachimura (9+5+1 with 1/4 from the line) was seen little. Three). Lots of minutes from the bench for Reddish (7 points with 1/5 shooting and 2 steals) and Prince (14+2 with 2/3 from the arc), Hayes (4+4) and Christie (3+2+) also on the scoresheet 1).
The Pacers’ top scorer is Siakam (36+12+2 with 16/29 from the field). Also in double figures were Turner (20+5+3 with 2 blocks), McConnell (17+3+7), Nembhard (15+3+5 with 7/9 shooting), McDermott (14 with 4/7 threes) , Nesmith (13+3+4 with 3/5 from beyond the arc), Haliburton (12+6+10 with 5/13 from the field) and Toppin (11+3).
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I Los Angeles Lakers they return to the field at night (00:30 ????????) between Tuesday 26th and Wednesday 27th March to face the Milwaukee Bucks al Fiserv Forum.
On the cover: Anthony Davis dunks on Jalen Smith during the game between the Lakers and Pacers at the crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. (Jayne Kamin-Oncea, USA TODAY Sports)
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