Pacers 110, Lakers 91: Rodney Stuckey collected 20 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists and C.J. Miles scored 20 points off the bench as host Indiana snapped an eight-game skid with a blowout of Los Angeles.
Donald Sloan scored 15 of his 17 in the fourth quarter for Indiana, which led 34-15 after one quarter and had the margin as wide as 39 points in the first half. David West racked up 12 points and nine rebounds and C.J. Watson also scored 12 for the Pacers.
Kobe Bryant scored 21 points on 8-of-26 shooting and Nick Young added 18 points for the Lakers, who had won a season-high three straight games. Carlos Boozer collected 13 points and 10 boards and Wesley Johnson added 13 points.
The Pacers led from wire-to-wire, racing out to a 14-2 lead and never letting the Lakers get back within single digits. Los Angeles shot 16.3 percent in the first half and needed back-to-back 3-pointers from Bryant and Wesley Johnson in the final 30 seconds of the half to get within 60-27 at the break.
Los Angeles trimmed the deficit to 81-58 on Bryant's dunk with 1:35 left in the third quarter, but the Pacers put to rest any notion of a comeback with an 8-0 run to end the period. The Lakers used an 11-0 run to outscore Indiana 33-21 in the fourth quarter and make the final more respectable.
GAME NOTEBOOK: The Lakers' 33-point halftime deficit was their largest since the team moved to Los Angeles in 1960. … The Pacers improved to 3-9 against Western Conference opponents. … Indiana held a 53-38 edge on the glass.
L.A. Lakers | Indiana | |
Kobe Bryant 21 | Scoring | C.J. Miles 20 |
Kobe Bryant 3 | Assists | Rodney Stuckey 7 |
Carlos Boozer 10 | Rebounds | Rodney Stuckey 10 |
Carlos Boozer 7 | Free Throws Made | Rodney Stuckey 8 |
Kobe Bryant 2 | Steals | Solomon Hill 2 |
Ed Davis 1 | Blocks | Lavoy Allen 1 |
Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
L.A. Lakers | 91 | 33.0 | 10-26 | 23-29 | 14 | 38 | 5 | 10 | 9 |
Indiana | 110 | 48.2 | 7-17 | 23-27 | 21 | 53 | 2 | 7 | 14 |