On February 3, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, the Lakers beat the Pacers 112-111 on the road, the Lakers won two straight games, the Pacers suffered four consecutive losses, and lost 11 of the last 12 games. The Lakers trailed by as many as 15 points in this game, trailing by 14 points at the start of the fourth quarter, and James teamed up to lead the team to a comeback in the final quarter. Thick eyebrows 31 points and 14 rebounds, James 26 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists, 63 points short of breaking the total scoring record held by Abdul-Jabbar. Haliburton returned to contribute 26 points and 12 assists to the Pacers.
Statistics
Lakers: James 26 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists, Thick Eyebrows 31 points and 14 rebounds, Wilson 10 points and 10 assists.
Pacers: Haliburton 26 points and 12 assists, Nesmith 24 points, Turner 20 points and 13 rebounds.
Star of the field: Thick eyebrows
Thick eyebrows showed their inside advantage and led the Lakers to complete a comeback winning streak while trailing by as many as 15 points.
Race tidbits
Even on the road, James is huge.
Highlight moments
Hield scored at the basket.
Turner cuts into the slam dunk.
Haliburton burst into assists.
James scored a three-pointer.
Halliburton breakthrough projectile.
Thick eyebrows are beaten into 2+1.
Thick eyebrows send out a violent buckle.
McConnell burst into a three-point line.
Wei Shao Miao Chuan James.
James scored points on a mid-range shot.
James forced the basket.
Nesmith 3+1.
Haliburton shows Indiana basketball magician style show assists.
Isaiah Jackson brutally made up the buckle.
Thick eyebrows are key to attack and defense.
Match Review
The Lakers and Pacers have met twice in the regular season this season, the second time, and the first time the two teams met was on November 29, when Pacers rookie guard Nembhard hit a three-point shooter to give the Pacers a 116-115 victory over the Lakers. This time again, Haliburton returned after missing 10 consecutive games due to elbow and knee injuries.
The Lakers had a poor start and missed their first five shots, and Schroder was whistled for a technical foul after complaining to the referee. It wasn't until nearly 3 minutes into the first quarter that the Lakers broke the scoring drought with a thick eyebrow of 2+1. Hield and Haliburton shot three points, thick eyebrows attacked the box and scored 3 consecutive goals, James hit a three-point shot, the two teams launched a confrontation, and Haliburton, who was selected as an All-Star, played a sudden tactic, and the Pacers opened an 11-point gap inside and outside to stop the Lakers. After the timeout, the two teams continued to fight each other, with Mathurin hitting a 3-pointer to give the Pacers a 12-point lead. Beverley added two assists in a row, and Wei Shaozao made two free throws to close the gap to four points with an 8-0 run. McConnell scored a three-pointer, Toub scored both free throws, and the Lakers trailed the Pacers by five points 30-35 to end the first quarter. Both Thick Brow and Haliburton scored 11 points in the first quarter.
At the start of the second quarter, Turner scored four goals in a row to help the Pacers maintain their advantage in the back-to-head attack, and Haliburton led the team to blossom with consecutive shots, and the Pacers scored a 14-point lead midway through the second quarter. James hit a mid-range shot, then broke through for a layup, and hit a basket, and the Lakers countered to narrow the gap to 6 points. Haliburton hit a shot to stabilize the situation for the Pacers, who once again showed their all-out offensive pattern, with Nembhard making a three-pointer and Nesmith hitting a 3+1 to give the Pacers a 15-point lead. Schroder hit a free throw, and the Lakers trailed the Pacers 54-67 by 13 points to complete the first-half scramble. Haliburton had 16 points and six assists in the first half, with 17 points and James 11. The Pacers made 12 of 22 three-pointers in the first half and the Lakers made 2 of 8 three-pointers.
At the start of the third quarter, Hachimura scored from the basket, Schroder hit two consecutive three-pointers, James first hit the basket, then assisted Beverley to cut into a layup, and the Lakers narrowed the gap to 5 points on a 12-4 run. Haliburton assisted Nesmith and Turner to score points, and the Pacers steadied the game, Haliburton scored seven consecutive points to give the Pacers a 14-point lead. The thick eyebrows led the Lakers to catch up, and the Pacers quickly responded, Isaiah Jackson made a dunk, and the Pacers led the Lakers 96-84 by 12 points into the fourth quarter.
In the fourth quarter finale, McConnell hit a free throw to give the Pacers a 14-point lead. James hit a layup to lead the Lakers on an 8-0 run to close the gap to six points. Haliburton returned to the game and assisted Nesmith on a three-point shot. Wilson and Schroder made two fouls and scored both free throws, and the Lakers trailed by five points. Haliburton made a three-point shot, then assisted Turner's layup, James added six straight points, Beverley provided a three-point support, and the Lakers narrowed the gap to one point. The Pacers failed to attack twice in a row, James received a three-point pass from Wilson, and the Lakers rallied over. Haliburton assisted Hield on a three-point shot and the Pacers went over by one point. James offensive foul, Turner made a mistake and was tackled by Beverley, James shot and grabbed two consecutive shots without scoring, Schroder grabbed an offensive rebound, James made a foul under the basket and made two free throws, and the Lakers exceeded again. Nembuchad hit a shot, thick eyebrows back jumper scored, thick eyebrows blocked Haliburton's shot, Turner fouled Beverley to the free throw line, Beverley missed two free throws, 10 seconds left in the fourth quarter, the Lakers led by one point. Hield missed a jumper, thick eyebrows protected the rebound, and the game time was over, and the Lakers narrowly won.
Both sides start
Lakers: Thick Eyebrows, Hachimura, James, Beverley, Schroder
Pacers: Turner, Nesmith, Nembhard, Hield, Halliburton