Because rookie Bennedict Mathurin challenged LeBron James for the first time after rowdy declarations, and because the two teams were in contact this summer for a sensational exchange, this match between the Lakers and the Pacers was much more than interesting than we didn’t think so. The scenario of the meeting, with this buzzer-beater, confirmed that this meeting should not be missed, and the Pacers did not seem disturbed by the rumors…
“The current players are doing a good job of dealing with rumours. I just think there are so many…” reacted Rick Carlisle. “Our guys are extremely professional, if you’re referring to Buddy (Hield) and Myles (Turner), and we all know that stuff. These guys are very good for us this year. They are reliable veterans and both had some of the best years of their careers. It’s great to have them. »
With a smile on his face, he adds: “I can see why people are interested in my players… But you know, I have every interest in not trading them…”
On the side of Darvin Ham, whose leaders planned to send Russell Westbrook to Indianapolis, we assure that the current group is perfect, and that there is no need to look elsewhere. “I can put it this way: we are totally excited about the way the band is progressing, and we are satisfied to have had success recently. »
In the end, the Pacers seem to have done well not to fall for Westbrook and a first round of Draft since they are surprising 4th in the East, while the Lakers remain stuck in 13th place in their conference.
| Shots | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Players | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | bp | Int | CT | party | Points |
| Tyrese Haliburton | 19 | 33.7 | 47.7 | 37.8 | 87.7 | 0.8 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 11.1 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 19.6 |
| Bennedict Mathurin | 19 | 27.9 | 43.8 | 42.1 | 80.5 | 1.3 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 2.0 | 18.8 |
| Myles Turner | 14 | 28.7 | 55.9 | 43.1 | 82.9 | 1.4 | 6.8 | 8.1 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 18.2 |
| Buddy Hield | 19 | 31.4 | 42.1 | 37.4 | 90.3 | 1.1 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 17.3 |
| Jalen Smith | 19 | 24.0 | 42.9 | 26.6 | 73.8 | 1.9 | 5.6 | 7.5 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 10.9 |
| Chris Duarte | 9 | 19.6 | 39.4 | 34.2 | 91.7 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 8.9 |
| isaiah jackson | 18 | 17.5 | 58.6 | 0.0 | 69.8 | 1.6 | 3.2 | 4.8 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 2.6 | 7.7 |
| Aaron Nesmith | 15 | 21.7 | 35.7 | 31.0 | 77.3 | 0.5 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 7.0 |
| Andrew Nembhard | 14 | 20.2 | 44.9 | 40.5 | 100.0 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 2.4 | 6.7 |
| Tj McConnell | 18 | 17.8 | 47.4 | 33.3 | 90.9 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 4.2 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 5.7 |
| Oshae Brissett | 14 | 14.7 | 40.0 | 35.1 | 66.7 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 4.8 |
| Goga Bitadze | 12 | 11.2 | 51.4 | 11.1 | 50.0 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 2.2 | 3.8 |
| James Johnson | 5 | 11.2 | 42.9 | 16.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 2.6 | 2.6 |
| Terry Taylor | 12 | 9.4 | 40.7 | 22.2 | 80.0 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 2.3 |
| Kendall Brown | 2 | 4.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
