Lakers player grades: L.A. ends road trip with win over Pacers
The Lakers finished their six-game road trip with a 5-1 record after downing the Pacers on Wednesday.
The Los Angeles Lakers ' six-game road trip concluded on Wednesday with a trip to the Hoosier State for a matchup against the Indiana Pacers . The Pacers came into this contest with the NBA's worst record, and they looked like the perfect opponent for a Lakers team that had its nine-game winning streak snapped on Monday by the Detroit Pistons. The Lakers began with a bang by scoring the game's first 10 points and rolling up a 45-28 lead at the end of the first quarter.
This game was never truly competitive, as they led by as many as 29 points in the third quarter. Although Indiana chopped that lead down to under 10 points in the final minute or so, it was too little, too late, as L. A.
ended up with a 137-130 victory. While L. A.
had some defensive deficiencies, it did force 18 Indiana turnovers, which turned into 29 points off turnovers and 22 fast-break points. It also shot 11 more free throws and had a 16-point edge in the paint, and four of its players scored over 20 points. The Lakers will finally return home to host the Brooklyn Nets on Friday.
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