The Pacers won their fourth consecutive game, beating the Clippers 116-92, while withstanding the occasional appearance of a Fieldhouse bat who was fed up hibernating in the rafters with all the good hoops going on below.
This trade deadline special against the Clippers didn’t start well as the Clips made their first 11 shots, including three 3-balls by Danilo Gallinari. The perfect start put the Clips up 25-21 before the Pacers eventually took a 28-27 lead with just under three minutes remaining in the first quarter.
The reserve unit then took the floor and pushed the reserve-less Clips to the brink, extending the lead to 36-31 by the end of the first quarter.