10:35 pm
November 29

Pacers @ Lakers

Who will WIN this matchup?

Indiana Pacers (13-8)

@ Los Angeles Lakers (11-9)

 

Current odds:

Indiana Pacers: (+180)

Los Angeles Lakers: (-220)

 

• The line for the game is Los Angeles by 5 points.

• LeBron James scored a season-low 14 points on Tuesday but the most concerning part of the loss for Los Angeles was when point guard Lonzo Ball went down with a sprained ankle and had to be removed from the game. X-rays came back negative and Ball insisted that he will play on Thursday, but the Lakers are being cautious. “It hurts,” coach Luke Walton told reporters of being without both Ball and fellow point guard Rajon Rondo (wrist). “We have other guys that we trust – Brandon (Ingram), LeBron that can play that for us – but they do other things for us, too. So, it’s not ideal, but we’ll get a better feel for what we’re looking at probably after this flight and into tomorrow morning with (Ball).”

• Indiana played its last five games without leading scorer Victor Oladipo (21.4 points) due to a knee injury, but is finding ways to score up and down the roster. The reserves took charge in Tuesday’s win, with power forward Domantas Sabonis collecting 21 points and 16 rebounds and small forward Doug McDermott scoring 21 points while knocking down 5-of-7 from beyond the arc. “I think I’m just getting a little better rhythm, getting some screens, some pin-downs, just getting a little ball movement out there,” McDermott told reporters. “It’s really helping us out a lot. Domantas has done a really good job of setting the tone and finding me and screening me, which has been huge, because as a shooter I rely on big guys like him.”

5/10
Confidence
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Los Angeles Lakers
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