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Indiana Pacers vs. Los Angeles Lakers

March 25, 2026 · 2025-26 season

The Lakers beat the Pacers 137-130 on 2026-03-25 on the road against the Pacers. The Pacers started Pascal Siakam, Andrew Nembhard, Aaron Nesmith, Jay Huff, and Jarace Walker. The Lakers started LeBron James, Luka Dončić, Jaxson Hayes, Austin Reaves, and Jake LaRavia. Luka Dončić (Lakers) scored 30 points (12/19) in his matchups, with Aaron Nesmith as his primary defender. Pascal Siakam (Pacers) scored 21 points (6/10) in his matchups, with LeBron James as his primary defender.

Box score

In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.

IND
Indiana Pacers
Indiana Pacers 130

Player MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF FG 3PT FT +/-
Andrew Nembhard GS 33:34 14 2 19 0 0 2 4 3-9 2-6 6-6 +4
Aaron Nesmith GS 32:07 14 3 1 1 0 3 5 6-13 2-8 0-2 +11
Jay Huff GS 31:36 18 6 1 0 1 1 1 7-10 2-5 2-2 +6
Pascal Siakam GS 29:48 20 8 1 1 0 4 6 7-15 1-2 5-7 -20
Jarace Walker GS 29:34 15 6 4 0 0 3 3 5-9 4-8 1-2 -9
Obi Toppin 19:51 15 3 2 3 0 3 0 7-10 1-3 0-0 +6
Ben Sheppard 17:30 13 2 2 1 0 0 3 4-6 4-5 1-1 +5
Micah Potter 16:03 4 2 0 0 0 0 2 1-1 0-0 2-2 -12
T.J. McConnell 14:26 17 2 3 1 1 0 0 8-10 0-0 1-1 -11
Kobe Brown 8:25 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0-2 0-2 0-0 -1
Quenton Jackson 7:07 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0-1 0-0 0-0 -14
Totals 130 34 35 7 2 18 25 48-86 16-39 18-23

Did not play: Kam Jones (DNP - Coach's Decision)

LAL
Los Angeles Lakers
Los Angeles Lakers 137

Player MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF FG 3PT FT +/-
Austin Reaves GS 37:58 25 1 8 2 0 2 3 7-16 2-7 9-9 +14
Luka Dončić GS 37:30 43 6 7 1 0 5 5 15-30 4-11 9-10 +6
Jaxson Hayes GS 36:16 21 10 1 2 2 0 1 9-11 0-0 3-6 +2
LeBron James GS 34:28 23 9 9 1 0 1 1 9-17 0-1 5-5 +24
Jake LaRavia GS 28:37 6 5 1 4 1 3 3 3-3 0-0 0-0 -1
Luke Kennard 28:00 8 2 2 0 0 1 3 2-4 2-2 2-2 -9
Bronny James 13:22 4 1 1 2 1 0 3 2-4 0-1 0-0 +4
Jarred Vanderbilt 12:27 5 1 0 1 0 0 1 2-2 1-1 0-0 -9
Maxi Kleber 11:23 2 4 1 2 0 1 2 1-2 0-0 0-2 +4
Totals 137 39 30 15 4 13 22 50-89 9-23 28-34

Did not play: Kobe Bufkin (DNP - Coach's Decision), Dalton Knecht (DNP - Coach's Decision), Drew Timme (DNP - Coach's Decision)

Lineups

IND
Indiana Pacers
Indiana Pacers

Starting lineup

The 5 most-used lineups:

LAL
Los Angeles Lakers
Los Angeles Lakers

Starting lineup

The 5 most-used lineups:

Who guarded whom

Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.

Pacers defense

Defender Guarded most
Andrew Nembhard Austin Reaves: 22 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Jaxson Hayes: 10 poss., 2 pts (0/1)
Jay Huff Jaxson Hayes: 38 poss., 10 pts (4/6) · Luka Dončić: 7 poss., 2 pts (1/1)
Aaron Nesmith Luka Dončić: 27 poss., 5 pts (2/5) · Austin Reaves: 15 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Pascal Siakam Jake LaRavia: 18 poss., 8 pts (3/7) · LeBron James: 17 poss., 2 pts (0/0)
Jarace Walker LeBron James: 16 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Jake LaRavia: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Obi Toppin LeBron James: 13 poss., 2 pts (1/3) · Luka Dončić: 10 poss., 5 pts (2/2)
Ben Sheppard Luke Kennard: 17 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Luka Dončić: 7 poss., 3 pts (1/2)
Micah Potter Maxi Kleber: 11 poss., 2 pts (0/0) · Jaxson Hayes: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
T.J. McConnell Bronny James: 11 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Maxi Kleber: 4 poss., 2 pts (1/1)
Kobe Brown Jarred Vanderbilt: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Luka Dončić: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Quenton Jackson Luke Kennard: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Luka Dončić: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0)

Lakers defense

Defender Guarded most
Luka Dončić Aaron Nesmith: 36 poss., 8 pts (2/12) · Ben Sheppard: 9 poss., 6 pts (2/2)
Austin Reaves Andrew Nembhard: 38 poss., 5 pts (1/4) · Ben Sheppard: 12 poss., 3 pts (1/2)
LeBron James Pascal Siakam: 28 poss., 2 pts (0/1) · Obi Toppin: 17 poss., 2 pts (1/1)
Jaxson Hayes Jay Huff: 46 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Micah Potter: 10 poss., 6 pts (3/4)
Jake LaRavia Jarace Walker: 20 poss., 6 pts (3/3) · Andrew Nembhard: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Luke Kennard Ben Sheppard: 13 poss., 2 pts (0/0) · Aaron Nesmith: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Jarred Vanderbilt Pascal Siakam: 10 poss., 5 pts (2/2) · Obi Toppin: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Bronny James T.J. McConnell: 13 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Quenton Jackson: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Maxi Kleber Micah Potter: 12 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Jay Huff: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/1)