For the first time all season, the Indiana Pacers truly gutted out a win, topping the Los Angeles Lakers in thrilling fashion behind a 22-point fourth quarter from Employee #22. Caris LeVert was quiet for much of the night, but warmed up in a hurry, scoring 11 of 12 Pacers points to turn an 85-81 deficit into a 93-87 advantage.
LeVert, along with timely buckets from both Jeremy Lamb and Domantas Sabonis, made a patchwork lineup featuring Torrey Craig and Chris Duarte work, outscoring the Lakers 28-13, somehow turning a double figure second quarter deficit into a double figure advantage with just 90 seconds remaining.