LOS ANGELES -- — Austin Reaves scored a career-high 45 points and the streaking Los Angeles Lakers beat the Indiana Pacers 124-117 on Saturday without LeBron James or Luka Doncic.

Rui Hachimura scored 24 points for LA on his 27th birthday. The Lakers have won five straight and 11 of 13.

Los Angeles jumped to a 25-point lead in the first half, and Reaves scored 14 points in the fourth quarter while the Lakers held off Indiana, the fourth-place team in the Eastern Conference, even without their two superstars.

James sat with left ankle soreness, while Doncic watched his third straight game from the Lakers’ bench as he nears a return from the strained left calf that has sidelined him since Christmas. James and Doncic sat together and talked throughout the game ahead of their expected joint debut Monday against Utah.

Pascal Siakam scored 23 points and Tyrese Halliburton had 19 for the Pacers, who erased most of their huge deficit before fading in the fourth quarter. Indiana lost for only the fourth time in 17 games.

Reaves nearly didn’t play because of a sore left elbow, but elected to suit up with the Lakers’ two stars sidelined. He scored 14 points in the first quarter and added a flurry of eight points early in the fourth, setting his career high on a steal and a dunk with 7:37 to play amid a standing ovation.

Takeaways

Pacers: An awful first half without Myles Turner, who sat with a head injury.

Lakers: In his Lakers debut, journeyman guard Jordan Goodwin played 25 minutes and hit a key 3-pointer with 2:26 to play.

Key moment

The Lakers had a third straight phenomenal first half, making 15 of 21 shots and leading 53-28 midway through the second quarter.

Key stat

Indiana went 31 of 32 from the free-throw line.

Up next

The Pacers host the Knicks on Tuesday. The Lakers host the Jazz on Monday.

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Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Thomas Bryant vs. Jaxson Hayes (Tyrese Haliburton gains possession)	0	0
11:56	Bennedict Mathurin makes driving layup (Thomas Bryant assists)	0	2
11:41	Austin Reaves makes two point shot (Dorian Finney-Smith assists)	2	2
11:33	Pascal Siakam misses 11-foot two point shot	2	2
11:33	Jaxson Hayes defensive rebound	2	2
11:20	Tyrese Haliburton blocks Rui Hachimura 's 5-foot driving dunk	2	2
11:19	Jaxson Hayes offensive rebound	2	2
11:18	Jaxson Hayes makes dunk	4	2
11:09	Bennedict Mathurin makes 27-foot running pullup jump shot (Pascal Siakam assists)	4	5
10:54	Bennedict Mathurin shooting foul	4	5
10:54	Jaxson Hayes misses free throw 1 of 2	4	5
10:54	Lakers offensive team rebound	4	5
10:54	Jaxson Hayes makes free throw 2 of 2	5	5
10:46	Tyrese Haliburton misses driving floating jump shot	5	5
10:43	Jaxson Hayes defensive rebound	5	5
10:34	Rui Hachimura makes 22-foot three point jumper (Dorian Finney-Smith assists)	8	5
10:21	Bennedict Mathurin makes 8-foot two point shot (Thomas Bryant assists)	8	7
10:10	Thomas Bryant personal foul	8	7
10:10	Obi Toppin enters the game for Thomas Bryant	8	7
10:06	Gabe Vincent makes two point shot (Austin Reaves assists)	10	7
9:47	Tyrese Haliburton misses 24-foot three point jumper	10	7
9:43	Austin Reaves defensive rebound	10	7
9:27	Austin Reaves makes 28-foot three point jumper (Jaxson Hayes assists)	13	7
9:27	Andrew Nembhard shooting foul	13	7
9:27	Austin Reaves makes free throw 1 of 1	14	7
9:17	Rui Hachimura personal foul	14	7
9:11	Tyrese Haliburton misses driving floating jump shot	14	7
9:10	Jaxson Hayes defensive rebound	14	7
8:55	Austin Reaves makes 6-foot two point shot	16	7
8:42	Austin Reaves shooting foul	16	7
8:42	Bennedict Mathurin makes free throw 1 of 2	16	8
8:42	Bennedict Mathurin makes free throw 2 of 2	16	9
8:30	Dorian Finney-Smith bad pass (Pascal Siakam steals)	16	9
8:21	Bennedict Mathurin misses 20-foot step back jumpshot	16	9
8:19	Rui Hachimura defensive rebound	16	9
8:07	Gabe Vincent makes 27-foot three point step back jumpshot	19	9
8:05	Pacers Full timeout	19	9
7:51	Obi Toppin makes 26-foot three point jumper (Andrew Nembhard assists)	19	12
7:30	Dorian Finney-Smith makes layup (Gabe Vincent assists)	21	12
7:09	Obi Toppin misses 6-foot two point shot	21	12
7:08	Rui Hachimura defensive rebound	21	12
6:56	Gabe Vincent misses 23-foot three point step back jumpshot	21	12
6:55	Pascal Siakam defensive rebound	21	12
6:47	Pascal Siakam misses two point shot	21	12
6:45	Rui Hachimura defensive rebound	21	12
6:41	Austin Reaves makes 24-foot three point step back jumpshot	24	12
6:17	Pascal Siakam misses 25-foot three point jumper	24	12
6:14	Rui Hachimura defensive rebound	24	12
6:04	Dorian Finney-Smith misses driving floating jump shot	24	12
6:02	Jaxson Hayes offensive rebound	24	12
6:02	Jaxson Hayes makes dunk	26	12
5:55	Tyrese Haliburton misses driving layup	26	12
5:52	Jaxson Hayes defensive rebound	26	12
5:32	Austin Reaves misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	26	12
5:27	Bennedict Mathurin defensive rebound	26	12
5:09	Obi Toppin misses 22-foot three point jumper	26	12
5:05	Rui Hachimura defensive rebound	26	12
5:03	Andrew Nembhard shooting foul	26	12
5:03	Rui Hachimura makes free throw 1 of 2	27	12
5:03	Jarred Vanderbilt enters the game for Gabe Vincent	27	12
5:03	Shake Milton enters the game for Jaxson Hayes	27	12
5:03	Aaron Nesmith enters the game for Bennedict Mathurin	27	12
5:03	T.J. McConnell enters the game for Andrew Nembhard	27	12
5:03	Thomas Bryant enters the game for Pascal Siakam	27	12
5:03	Rui Hachimura makes free throw 2 of 2	28	12
4:47	Aaron Nesmith misses 24-foot three point jumper	28	12
4:44	Dorian Finney-Smith defensive rebound	28	12
4:37	Shake Milton misses driving layup	28	12
4:35	Obi Toppin defensive rebound	28	12
4:29	T.J. McConnell misses 8-foot two point shot	28	12
4:27	Shake Milton defensive rebound	28	12
4:17	Rui Hachimura makes 2-foot two point shot (Austin Reaves assists)	30	12
4:02	Obi Toppin offensive goaltending turnover	30	12
4:02	Trey Jemison III enters the game for Rui Hachimura	30	12
4:02	Ben Sheppard enters the game for Tyrese Haliburton	30	12
3:43	Austin Reaves makes 15-foot pullup jump shot (Jarred Vanderbilt assists)	32	12
3:14	Thomas Bryant misses 22-foot three point jumper	32	12
3:12	Austin Reaves defensive rebound	32	12
3:07	Shake Milton misses 23-foot three point jumper	32	12
3:03	Obi Toppin defensive rebound	32	12
2:59	Shake Milton shooting foul	32	12
2:59	Lakers Full timeout	32	12
2:59	Jordan Goodwin enters the game for Dorian Finney-Smith	32	12
2:59	Obi Toppin makes free throw 1 of 2	32	13
2:59	Obi Toppin misses free throw 2 of 2	32	13
2:57	Aaron Nesmith offensive rebound	32	13
2:48	T.J. McConnell makes 16-foot pullup jump shot (Aaron Nesmith assists)	32	15
2:34	Trey Jemison III makes 1-foot dunk (Shake Milton assists)	34	15
2:17	Obi Toppin misses driving layup	34	15
2:17	Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound	34	15
2:15	Rick Carlisle technical foul	34	15
2:15	Austin Reaves makes technical free throw	35	15
2:15	Gabe Vincent enters the game for Austin Reaves	35	15
2:04	Trey Jemison III makes 3-foot driving floating jump shot (Gabe Vincent assists)	37	15
1:55	T.J. McConnell makes 7-foot pullup jump shot	37	17
1:40	Gabe Vincent makes 25-foot three pointer (Shake Milton assists)	40	17
1:18	Ben Sheppard misses 22-foot three point jumper	40	17
1:16	Obi Toppin offensive rebound	40	17
1:16	Jordan Goodwin shooting foul	40	17
1:16	Obi Toppin makes free throw 1 of 2	40	18
1:16	Obi Toppin makes free throw 2 of 2	40	19
58.0	Gabe Vincent misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot	40	19
55.1	Obi Toppin defensive rebound	40	19
49.1	T.J. McConnell misses 23-foot three point jumper	40	19
45.1	Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound	40	19
40.1	Trey Jemison III makes 2-foot layup (Gabe Vincent assists)	42	19
22.1	Ben Sheppard makes 23-foot three point jumper (Obi Toppin assists)	42	22
2.1	Shake Milton makes driving layup (Gabe Vincent assists)	44	22
2.1	Thomas Bryant defensive goaltending violation	44	22
2.1	Aaron Nesmith shooting foul	44	22
2.1	Shake Milton misses free throw 1 of 1	44	22
2.1	Ben Sheppard defensive rebound	44	22
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	44	22

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Time, Location & Referees

Venue

crypto.com Arena

Los Angeles, CA

Date & Time

9:00 PM, February 8, 2025

Coverage

ESPN, NBA League Pass, Spectrum Sports Net, WTHR Channel 13, FanDuel SN IN, Spectrum Sports Net +

Attendance

18,997

Referees

J.T. Orr, Ben Taylor, Jonathan Sterling

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

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

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