Indiana Pacers vs. LA Clippers
March 27, 2026 · 2025-26 season
The Clippers beat the Pacers 114-113 on 2026-03-27 on the road against the Pacers. The Pacers started Pascal Siakam, Andrew Nembhard, Aaron Nesmith, Jay Huff, and Jarace Walker. The Clippers started Brook Lopez, Kawhi Leonard, Derrick Jones Jr., John Collins, and Darius Garland. Kawhi Leonard (Clippers) scored 12 points (5/8) in his matchups, with Aaron Nesmith as his primary defender. Pascal Siakam (Pacers) scored 5 points (2/16) in his matchups, with Derrick Jones Jr. as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
IND
Indiana Pacers
113
Did not play: Kam Jones (DNP - Coach's Decision), Taelon Peter (DNP - Coach's Decision), Ethan Thompson (DNP - Coach's Decision)
LAC
LA Clippers
114
Did not play: Bogdan Bogdanović (DNP - Coach's Decision), Cam Christie (DNP - Coach's Decision), Sean Pedulla (DNP - Coach's Decision), Kobe Sanders (DNP - Coach's Decision)
Lineups
IND
Indiana Pacers
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Pascal Siakam · Andrew Nembhard · Aaron Nesmith · Jay Huff · Jarace Walker Starter 4.3 min
- Pascal Siakam · Andrew Nembhard · Obi Toppin · Aaron Nesmith · Ben Sheppard 6.2 min
- Pascal Siakam · Aaron Nesmith · Jay Huff · Quenton Jackson · Kobe Brown 5.4 min
- T.J. McConnell · Obi Toppin · Aaron Nesmith · Ben Sheppard · Jalen Slawson 4.1 min
- Pascal Siakam · Andrew Nembhard · Aaron Nesmith · Jay Huff · Kobe Brown 4.0 min
LAC
LA Clippers
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Brook Lopez · Kawhi Leonard · Derrick Jones Jr. · John Collins · Darius Garland Starter 16.1 min
- Nicolas Batum · Kris Dunn · Isaiah Jackson · Bennedict Mathurin · Jordan Miller 9.3 min
- Brook Lopez · Kawhi Leonard · Derrick Jones Jr. · Darius Garland · Bennedict Mathurin 6.5 min
- Brook Lopez · Kawhi Leonard · Darius Garland · Bennedict Mathurin · Jordan Miller 2.6 min
- Nicolas Batum · Kawhi Leonard · Kris Dunn · Isaiah Jackson · Bennedict Mathurin 2.6 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Pacers defense
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Kawhi Leonard 12 pts (5/8) in 68 possessions
Guarded by: Aaron Nesmith (33 %, 4 pts) · Kobe Brown (23 %, 2 pts) · Quenton Jackson (7 %, 0 pts)
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Darius Garland 20 pts (9/15) in 66 possessions
Guarded by: Andrew Nembhard (25 %, 3 pts) · Quenton Jackson (22 %, 5 pts) · Ben Sheppard (13 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Aaron Nesmith | Kawhi Leonard: 22 poss., 4 pts (2/3) · John Collins: 13 poss., 9 pts (3/3) |
| Andrew Nembhard | Darius Garland: 17 poss., 3 pts (1/3) · Bennedict Mathurin: 15 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Pascal Siakam | Derrick Jones Jr.: 23 poss., 4 pts (1/5) · Nicolas Batum: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Kobe Brown | Kawhi Leonard: 16 poss., 2 pts (0/1) · John Collins: 9 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Obi Toppin | Derrick Jones Jr.: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Brook Lopez: 9 poss., 5 pts (2/2) |
| Jay Huff | Brook Lopez: 27 poss., 3 pts (1/3) · Kawhi Leonard: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Ben Sheppard | Darius Garland: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Bennedict Mathurin: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |
| Micah Potter | Isaiah Jackson: 12 poss., 2 pts (1/3) · Brook Lopez: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Quenton Jackson | Darius Garland: 15 poss., 5 pts (2/4) · Kawhi Leonard: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| T.J. McConnell | Kris Dunn: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Bennedict Mathurin: 4 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Jarace Walker | Kawhi Leonard: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · John Collins: 2 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Jalen Slawson | Nicolas Batum: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Bennedict Mathurin: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
Clippers defense
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Pascal Siakam 5 pts (2/16) in 66 possessions
Guarded by: Derrick Jones Jr. (42 %, 0 pts) · Nicolas Batum (12 %, 0 pts) · Kris Dunn (9 %, 0 pts)
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Obi Toppin 7 pts (2/5) in 44 possessions
Guarded by: Brook Lopez (29 %, 0 pts) · Derrick Jones Jr. (22 %, 2 pts) · Isaiah Jackson (9 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Kawhi Leonard | Aaron Nesmith: 40 poss., 14 pts (6/11) · Kobe Brown: 12 poss., 8 pts (4/5) |
| Darius Garland | Quenton Jackson: 17 poss., 4 pts (2/3) · Andrew Nembhard: 17 poss., 9 pts (3/4) |
| Brook Lopez | Jay Huff: 26 poss., 12 pts (4/7) · Obi Toppin: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Bennedict Mathurin | Andrew Nembhard: 33 poss., 6 pts (0/3) · Aaron Nesmith: 8 poss., 5 pts (1/2) |
| Derrick Jones Jr. | Pascal Siakam: 27 poss., 0 pts (0/5) · Obi Toppin: 10 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| John Collins | Kobe Brown: 17 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jarace Walker: 6 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Kris Dunn | T.J. McConnell: 15 poss., 2 pts (1/4) · Pascal Siakam: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |
| Isaiah Jackson | Micah Potter: 14 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Obi Toppin: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Nicolas Batum | Pascal Siakam: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/3) · Jalen Slawson: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jordan Miller | Ben Sheppard: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Kobe Brown: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |