At 11:00 p.m. Beijing time on January 20, 2022, the NBA regular season continued, and in the Game of pacers vs Lakers, the Lakers lost a good game with a total score of 104-111 to 32-23, 24, 27, 24-26, 24-35, respectively, and was reversed by the Pacers. Many fans said that watching the Lakers' game, after they lead, they must first prepare a "quick-acting heart-saving pill", otherwise, the heart can't stand it.
Currently, the Lakers are seventh in the West with 22 wins and 22 losses, while the Pacers are 13th in the East with a record of 15 wins and 29 losses. In the past 5 meetings between the two teams, the Lakers have won 3 and lost 2, especially since March 13, 2021, the Lakers have won 3 consecutive wins, but the point difference is not very large.
In the last four rounds of the game, the Lakers first suffered three consecutive losses, and then defeated the Jazz 101-95, which can be regarded as temporarily retaining the coach Vogel's position. The Pacers, on the other hand, haven't been in great shape lately, losing four straight and just one of their last 11 games.
Let's take a look at the startings, the Lakers start: Westbrook, Bradley, James, Ariza, Howard; Pacers starters: Brogdon, LeVert, J Holliday, Craig, Sabonis.
In the first quarter, the Pacers only played a 4-2 score at the beginning, and the Pacers have not led since then, in the first quarter, the Lakers blossomed more inside and outside the line, while the Pacers were tired of fighting, and finally fell behind the Lakers by 9 points 23-32.
In the second quarter, the Pacers made four consecutive substitutions, Le Vere replaced Lamb, Brog replaced Brisette, Clegg replaced Stephenson, Holliday Duarte, these substitutions have achieved good results, Bass is Malcom to play extremely well, at halftime, the Lakers 24-27, 56-50 overall score 56-50 ahead of the Pacers by 6 points.
In terms of players' half-court scoring, on the Lakers side, James had 18 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists, Westbrook 9 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist, Howard 4 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist, Bradley 3 points and 1 rebound, Tucker 10 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist, Munch 6 points and 2 assists, Anthony 4 points and 3 rebounds, and Johnson 2 points.
On the Pacers side, Brogdon had 10 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists, Sabonis 8 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists, LeVert 6 points and 4 rebounds, Clegg 5 points and 7 rebounds, Holliday 5 points and 2 rebounds, Duarte 6 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists, Brisette 3 points, 2 rebounds, and Lamb 2 points and 1 assist.
In the third quarter, the Lakers showed an iron-blooded defense, which well limited the opponent's play under the premise of their own low shooting rate. The Pacers played much better than the Lakers in the third quarter, and when there were 4:55 left in the third quarter, the Pacers briefly turned the score back to 67-66 after Holliday was assisted by Brogdon and hit a three-point shot. But in the end of the 3rd quarter, the overall score was 80-76, and the Pacers were still four points behind.
In the third quarter, the 37-year-old Zhan da had the feeling of a king in the world, and his stagnant back buckle aroused the enthusiasm of the fans on the spot.
In the fourth quarter, the two teams struggled to score in the early stages, and after LeVille received an assist from Sabonis and hit a three-point shot, the Pacers reversed the score to 88-87. The Lakers saw that this was not okay, and quickly called a pause.
After the timeout, the Lakers' offense did not improve, but the Pacers continued to break through the brush king to dominate the penalty area, and the score expanded to 95-87. The Lakers had no choice but to call a timeout again.
After the timeout, the Lakers replaced Austin Reeves and Munch with Horton Tucker and Bradley. But the Pacers' offensive momentum seems to be somewhat unstoppable.
In the final stages of the game, LeVert played a decisive role, shooting two consecutive 3-pointers plus a basket jump shot, the score came to 109-98, when the game was 1 minute and 29 seconds left, and the Lakers completely lost hope of returning to the game.
In the end, the Lakers scored 104-111 and were greatly reversed by the Pacers. This loss, I am afraid that the Lakers coach's coach will not be secured.
This game also set 3 new records. First, the Pacers have finally beaten their opponents against their opponents after losing three straight games against the Lakers for the first time since March 13, 2021; second, the Pacers' previous four-game losing streak ended. Third, the Pacers' victory hero LeVille had 30 points and eight rebounds in this game, and two assists, and his score set a new single-game high.