Where: Staples Center, Los Angeles, California
Officials: #62 Brian Forte, #71 Rodney Mott, #22 Bill Spooner
Attendance: 18997
Roy Hibbert scored 24 points and the Indiana Pacers withstood a furious rally by Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers for a 95-92 victory at Staples Center on Sunday night.
Bryant scored 41 points and had the Lakers' final 15 points in the third quarter, but missed a tying three-pointer with 9.9 seconds left in the game and the Lakers (13-4) lost their second in a row.
Hibbert also had 11 rebounds for the Pacers. Danny Granger scored 18 and Darren Collison added 14 for the Pacers (8-7).
T.J. Ford made it 93-88 with 1:30 left in the contest. Bryant pulled the Lakers to 93-90 with 1:07 left, and Pau Gasol's two free throws with 34.1 seconds made it 93-92.
Hibbert made it 95-92 with slam with 16.4 seconds left.
Lamar Odom had 15 points and 11 rebounds and Gasol had 13 points and 12 rebounds.
| Indiana | L.A. Lakers | |
| Roy Hibbert 24 | Scoring | Kobe Bryant 41 |
| Roy Hibbert 6 | Assists | Derek Fisher 5 |
| Roy Hibbert 12 | Rebounds | Pau Gasol 12 |
| Roy Hibbert 6 | Free Throws Made | Kobe Bryant 10 |
| Darren Collison 1 | Steals | Shannon Brown 2 |
| Josh McRoberts 4 | Blocks | Pau Gasol 3 |
| Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
| Indiana | 95 | 43.2 | 4-23 | 15-19 | 26 | 48 | 6 | 7 | 14 |
| L.A. Lakers | 92 | 38.6 | 7-23 | 17-21 | 21 | 45 | 5 | 8 | 14 |
- L.A. Lakers will play their next game on the road against Memphis. The Lakers have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
- Indiana will play their next game on the road against Sacramento. The Pacers have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.