Former D. Sabonis Pacers, near triple double, capitulated at King James Fortress

At the start of the game, Pacers player Malcolm Brogdon sent NBA champions who had recently slipped down and played a fantastic first half.

The host of the invited attacks scored as many as 18 points alone, which was about the same as the Lakers scored during the quarter (20).

Domantas Sabonis also began scoring faster in the second half, and the Pacers took the break with an 8-point lead (54:46).

The Indianapolis club managed to hold off the first rivals of the rivals, but did not stop the decisive attempt of the opponents to snatch the victory.

After the poster, Goga Bitadzes had a record 12-point lead at the start of the three-point quarter (86:74), but then the Los Angeles team jumped 22: 4 and laid the foundation for victory.

Interestingly, during this start, LeBron James scored just 2 points and mostly only distributed effective passes to his teammates – Dennis Schroder, Montrezl Harrell, and Kyle Kuzma, who became the main blacksmiths of victory.

Adjusting the last minute of the quarter, D. Sabonis brought the Pacers within three points (100: 103) with accurate free throws, and guests who had worked successfully on defense had a chance to snatch extra time.

There are 8 seconds left. Brogdon made a mistake and the Lakers’ victory was ensured by pitches from Kentavious Caldwell-Pope.

D. Sabonis was very close to triple double in this match, in almost 34 minutes. he scored 20 points (7/12 doubles, 0/3 trit., 6/8 penalty), bounced 14 balls, distributed 8 assists and made 1 block.

The Lithuanian also made 3 mistakes and committed 4 rapes. The high / + ratio was +2.

The successful game of M.Brogdon also did not save the guests from defeat – the player scored 29 points.

In the Lakers, LeBron James scored a double-double (18 points and 10 assists), but the brightest was Kyle Kuzma, who came off the bench with 24 points and 13 rebounds.

The NBA champions in the West are currently in third place and the Pacers in the East are in 10th.

“Los Angeles Lakers”: Kyle Kuzma 24 (Rev. 13), LeBron James 18 (Rev. 10), Montrezl Harrell 17, Dennis Schroder 11.

“Indiana Pacers”: Malcolm Brogdon 29 (7th rec., 6 res.), Domantas Sabonis 20, Doug McDermott 13, Aaron Holiday 10.

Other nightly results:

„New Orleans Pelicans“ – „Cleveland Cavaliers“ 116: 82 (B.Ingramas 28 / C.Sextonas 19);

“Washington Wizards” – “Philadelphia 76ers” 101: 127 (R. Westbrookas 25 / J.Embiidas 23);

„San Antonio Spurs“ – „Orlando Magic“ 104: 77 (R.Gay’us 19 / N.Vucevičius 26);

“Memphis Grizzlies” – “Denver Nuggets” 102: 103 (D.Brooksas 20 / N.Jokičius 28);

“Chicago Bulls” – “Miami Heat” 90: 101 (Z.LaVine’as 30 / J.Butleris 28);

“Utah Jazz” – “Houston Rockets” 114: 99 (D.Mitchellas 28 / K.Porteris Jr. 27);