The Los Angeles Lakers were without Anthony Davis for only the second game of this season but they also suffered only their second road loss of the season and their first loss away from Staples Center, 105-102 against the Indiana Pacers on Tuesday night. The Lakers snapped both a 14-game win-streak
LeBron James had 20 points, nine rebounds and nine assists but he also had five turnovers. James was also 0 for 6 from the 3-point line after being the lone 3-point marksman for the Lakers in Sunday night’s win over the Hawks, hitting four of the team’s five made 3-pointers. The Lakers as a whole were awful from the 3-point line again, going eight for 31 (25%) from the 3-point line.
On the other side, the Pacers were 10 for 25 (40%) from the 3-point line and they also made the requisite clutch plays to get the win. Malcolm Brogdon hit a big driving lay-up in the last few seconds of the game and the Lakers missed multiple chances to hit big shots in final seconds of the game.
The Lakers followed the Bucks in losing their win-streak prior to Thursday night’s showdown. But now both the Bucks and Lakers have a clean slate, with no win-streaks to protect. All that will be on everyone’s mind now is whether we will see this match-up come June.
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