INDIANAPOLIS -- — LeBron James had a buzzer-beating tip-in to cap a 10-point fourth quarter, Luka Doncic scored 34 points and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Indiana Pacers 120-119 on Wednesday night.

James extended his NBA-record streak of 10 or more points to 1,283 games — barely. He was 0 for 6 with three points through the first three quarters. He finished with 13 points, 13 rebounds and seven assists.

Doncic also had seven rebounds, seven assists and made six 3-pointers. Austin Reaves added 24 points as the Lakers snapped a three-game losing streak to move into a tie with Memphis for the fourth seed in the Western Conference.

Bennedict Mathurin had 23 points to lead Indiana. Tyrese Haliburton had a season-high 18 assists and 16 points, the last of which gave Indiana a 119-118 lead with 42.2 seconds left. Indiana had streaks of five straight wins overall and eight straight at home snapped.

The Lakers led the entire second and third quarters and were still up 118-112 with 1:44 to go. But Haliburton's three-point play capped a 7-0 run that gave Indiana the lead. Both teams then had empty possessions and Doncic missed a midrange floater in the waning seconds, setting up James for the winner.

Takeaways

Lakers: Los Angeles desperately needed something to go right after losing seven of its previous 10. And despite seeing James go 4 of 12, the Lakers — and James — still found a way to finish the job.

Pacers: Indiana fought back from an 18-0 first half run that threatened to turn this one into a blowout. But its this kind of resilience that could propel them to a strong postseason run.

Key moment

James beat the Pacers to rim for the winner, then was careful to just touch it and pull his hand away.

Key stat

While James was 0 for 5 from the field in the first half, the Lakers shot 52.4% and made made 10 3s, two more than Indiana.

Up next

Los Angeles makes its next stop on a four-game trip Thursday night at Chicago. Indiana visits Washington on Thursday in its final back-to-back this season.

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Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Jaxson Hayes vs. Myles Turner (LeBron James gains possession)	0	0
11:42	Jaxson Hayes makes 1-foot alley oop dunk shot (Luka Doncic assists)	0	2
11:23	Aaron Nesmith misses 26-foot three point jumper	0	2
11:20	LeBron James defensive rebound	0	2
11:07	Austin Reaves makes 9-foot driving floating jump shot (Luka Doncic assists)	0	4
10:46	Myles Turner misses 8-foot two point shot	0	4
10:43	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	0	4
10:32	Luka Doncic misses two point shot	0	4
10:31	Myles Turner defensive rebound	0	4
10:30	Pascal Siakam lost ball turnover (Austin Reaves steals)	0	4
10:26	Jaxson Hayes makes 3-foot dunk (Austin Reaves assists)	0	6
10:13	Aaron Nesmith makes 23-foot three point jumper	3	6
9:46	LeBron James misses driving floating jump shot	3	6
9:43	Myles Turner defensive rebound	3	6
9:33	Pascal Siakam makes driving layup (Aaron Nesmith assists)	5	6
9:21	LeBron James misses 20-foot jumper	5	6
9:19	Pascal Siakam defensive rebound	5	6
9:16	Aaron Nesmith makes 22-foot three point shot (Tyrese Haliburton assists)	8	6
8:59	Jaxson Hayes makes 1-foot alley oop dunk shot (LeBron James assists)	8	8
8:45	Tyrese Haliburton misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot	8	8
8:42	Austin Reaves defensive rebound	8	8
8:36	Austin Reaves bad pass (Aaron Nesmith steals)	8	8
8:31	Pascal Siakam makes two point shot (Tyrese Haliburton assists)	10	8
8:15	Luka Doncic bad pass (Aaron Nesmith steals)	10	8
8:12	Andrew Nembhard makes two point shot (Aaron Nesmith assists)	12	8
8:10	Lakers Full timeout	12	8
7:57	Rui Hachimura makes 25-foot three point jumper (Luka Doncic assists)	12	11
7:43	Aaron Nesmith makes 9-foot two point shot (Tyrese Haliburton assists)	14	11
7:26	Austin Reaves misses 24-foot three point jumper	14	11
7:23	Andrew Nembhard defensive rebound	14	11
7:16	Pascal Siakam misses 13-foot two point shot	14	11
7:14	Jaxson Hayes defensive rebound	14	11
7:06	Tyrese Haliburton shooting foul	14	11
7:06	Rui Hachimura makes free throw 1 of 2	14	12
7:06	Rui Hachimura makes free throw 2 of 2	14	13
6:56	Jaxson Hayes shooting foul	14	13
6:56	Andrew Nembhard makes free throw 1 of 2	15	13
6:56	Andrew Nembhard makes free throw 2 of 2	16	13
6:39	Luka Doncic makes 27-foot three point step back jumpshot	16	16
6:22	Aaron Nesmith misses 27-foot three point jumper	16	16
6:17	Andrew Nembhard offensive rebound	16	16
6:15	Tyrese Haliburton misses 26-foot three point jumper	16	16
6:14	Rui Hachimura defensive rebound	16	16
6:13	Rui Hachimura bad pass (Pascal Siakam steals)	16	16
6:00	Rui Hachimura personal foul	16	16
6:00	Obi Toppin enters the game for Pascal Siakam	16	16
6:00	Jordan Goodwin enters the game for LeBron James	16	16
6:00	Dorian Finney-Smith enters the game for Jaxson Hayes	16	16
6:00	Bennedict Mathurin enters the game for Aaron Nesmith	16	16
5:56	Obi Toppin makes 25-foot three pointer (Tyrese Haliburton assists)	19	16
5:35	Luka Doncic misses 17-foot two point shot	19	16
5:32	Austin Reaves offensive rebound	19	16
5:29	Jordan Goodwin misses 24-foot three point jumper	19	16
5:27	Myles Turner defensive rebound	19	16
5:14	Tyrese Haliburton makes 27-foot three point step back jumpshot	22	16
5:03	Dorian Finney-Smith makes 27-foot three point jumper (Rui Hachimura assists)	22	19
4:50	Myles Turner out of bounds bad pass turnover	22	19
4:50	Gabe Vincent enters the game for Rui Hachimura	22	19
4:41	Luka Doncic makes 27-foot three pointer	22	22
4:21	Obi Toppin makes 1-foot two point shot (Tyrese Haliburton assists)	24	22
4:21	Gabe Vincent shooting foul	24	22
4:21	Obi Toppin misses free throw 1 of 1	24	22
4:21	Luka Doncic defensive goaltending violation	24	22
4:20	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	24	22
4:05	Myles Turner personal foul	24	22
4:05	Pascal Siakam enters the game for Myles Turner	24	22
4:05	Jarred Vanderbilt enters the game for Austin Reaves	24	22
4:03	Luka Doncic makes 25-foot three pointer (Jordan Goodwin assists)	24	25
3:52	Tyrese Haliburton lost ball turnover (Gabe Vincent steals)	24	25
3:47	Dorian Finney-Smith misses 26-foot three point shot	24	25
3:44	Bennedict Mathurin defensive rebound	24	25
3:37	Tyrese Haliburton makes dunk (Bennedict Mathurin assists)	26	25
3:13	Luka Doncic misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	26	25
3:11	Jordan Goodwin offensive rebound	26	25
3:10	Pascal Siakam blocks Jordan Goodwin 's 2-foot two point shot	26	25
3:08	Jarred Vanderbilt offensive rebound	26	25
3:04	Gabe Vincent misses 26-foot three point jumper	26	25
3:02	Jordan Goodwin offensive rebound	26	25
3:01	Tyrese Haliburton blocks Jordan Goodwin 's 3-foot two point shot	26	25
2:59	Bennedict Mathurin defensive rebound	26	25
2:59	Jarred Vanderbilt personal foul	26	25
2:59	Pacers Full timeout	26	25
2:59	T.J. McConnell enters the game for Tyrese Haliburton	26	25
2:59	LeBron James enters the game for Jordan Goodwin	26	25
2:39	Bennedict Mathurin misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	26	25
2:35	Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound	26	25
2:27	Luka Doncic traveling	26	25
2:13	T.J. McConnell makes 5-foot two point shot	28	25
1:52	Jarred Vanderbilt misses 22-foot three point jumper	28	25
1:51	Bennedict Mathurin defensive rebound	28	25
1:44	Pascal Siakam misses driving floating jump shot	28	25
1:41	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	28	25
1:34	Dorian Finney-Smith misses 22-foot three point shot	28	25
1:32	T.J. McConnell defensive rebound	28	25
1:24	T.J. McConnell misses 13-foot jumper	28	25
1:21	Andrew Nembhard offensive rebound	28	25
1:17	T.J. McConnell makes 26-foot three point jumper (Andrew Nembhard assists)	31	25
59.1	T.J. McConnell personal foul	31	25
59.1	Jordan Goodwin enters the game for Luka Doncic	31	25
59.1	Ben Sheppard enters the game for Andrew Nembhard	31	25
57.1	Gabe Vincent misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	31	25
55.1	Pacers defensive team rebound	31	25
35.1	Bennedict Mathurin makes 8-foot two point shot (T.J. McConnell assists)	33	25
35.1	Jordan Goodwin shooting foul	33	25
35.1	Bennedict Mathurin misses free throw 1 of 1	33	25
34.1	LeBron James defensive rebound	33	25
15.1	LeBron James misses driving floating jump shot	33	25
13.0	Jarred Vanderbilt offensive rebound	33	25
12.0	Gabe Vincent makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jarred Vanderbilt assists)	33	28
2.1	T.J. McConnell misses 6-foot two point shot	33	28
2.1	LeBron James defensive rebound	33	28
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	33	28

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Time, Location & Referees

Venue

Gainbridge Fieldhouse

Indianapolis, IN

Date & Time

11:30 PM, March 26, 2025

Coverage

ESPN, FanDuel SN IN, Spectrum Sports Net, ERADM

Attendance

17,274

Referees

David Guthrie, Nick Buchert, Andy Nagy

2025-26 Pacific Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
LA Lakers	35	24	.593	W1
Phoenix	34	26	.567	W1
Golden State	31	29	.517	L1
LA Clippers	27	31	.466	L3
Sacramento	14	47	.230	W1

2025-26 Central Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Detroit	44	14	.759	W2
Cleveland	37	24	.607	L2
Milwaukee	26	32	.448	L1
Chicago	24	36	.400	L11
Indiana	15	45	.250	L5

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