Through 1 Quarter

The Indiana Pacers are ahead after one, as expected, but they’ll have to keep working the rest of the way. It’s still tight after one quarter, with Indiana leading 31-26 over the Los Angeles Lakers.

The Pacers have been relying on center Myles Turner, who has seven points along with two boards, and shooting guard Chris Duarte, who has seven points. Los Angeles hasn’t had any offensive standouts so far with all players held to seven points or fewer.

Who’s Playing

Los Angeles @ Indiana

Current Records: Los Angeles 9-10; Indiana 8-11

What to Know

The Los Angeles Lakers’ road trip will continue as they head to Gainbridge Fieldhouse at 7 p.m. ET Wednesday to face off against the Indiana Pacers. Indiana will be strutting in after a win while the Lakers will be stumbling in from a loss.

It looks like Los Angeles got the smaller half of the wishbone at Thanksgiving dinner. They were within striking distance but couldn’t close the gap on Tuesday as they fell 106-100 to the New York Knicks. Power forward Carmelo Anthony wasn’t much of a difference maker for Los Angeles; Melo played for 27 minutes with 3-for-14 shooting.

As for Indiana, they can’t say they have nothing to be thankful for this Thanksgiving week. They took their game on the road on Monday with ease, bagging a 109-77 victory over the Chicago Bulls. The team ran away with 67 points in the first half and mostly just sat on those in the second to pick up the victory. Indiana’s success was spearheaded by the efforts of power forward Domantas Sabonis, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and 11 boards, and point guard Malcolm Brogdon, who had 16 points and seven assists.

The Lakers are expected to lose this next one by 6.5. They have failed bettors playing the spread in their past three games, so buyers beware.

Los Angeles is now 9-10 while the Pacers sit at 8-11. A couple numbers to keep in mind before tip-off: Los Angeles comes into the contest boasting the fourth most blocked shots per game in the league at 5.95. But Indiana is even better: they rank first in the league when it comes to blocked shots per game, with 6.84 on average. Points in the paint might be hard to come by.

How To Watch

• When: Wednesday at 7 p.m. ET
• Where: Gainbridge Fieldhouse — Indianapolis, Indiana
• TV: Bally Sports Midwest – Indiana
• Online streaming: fuboTV (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
• Follow: CBS Sports App
• Ticket Cost: $84.14

Odds

The Pacers are a solid 6.5-point favorite against the Lakers, according to the latest NBA odds.

The line on this game has moved quite a bit since it opened, as it started out with the Pacers as a 1.5-point favorite.

Over/Under: -112

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Series History

Indiana have won seven out of their last 12 games against Los Angeles.

• May 15, 2021 – Los Angeles 122 vs. Indiana 115
• Mar 12, 2021 – Los Angeles 105 vs. Indiana 100
• Aug 08, 2020 – Indiana 116 vs. Los Angeles 111
• Dec 17, 2019 – Indiana 105 vs. Los Angeles 102
• Feb 05, 2019 – Indiana 136 vs. Los Angeles 94
• Nov 29, 2018 – Los Angeles 104 vs. Indiana 96
• Mar 19, 2018 – Indiana 110 vs. Los Angeles 100
• Jan 19, 2018 – Los Angeles 99 vs. Indiana 86
• Jan 20, 2017 – Los Angeles 108 vs. Indiana 96
• Nov 01, 2016 – Indiana 115 vs. Los Angeles 108
• Feb 08, 2016 – Indiana 89 vs. Los Angeles 87
• Nov 29, 2015 – Indiana 107 vs. Los Angeles 103

Injury Report for Indiana

Injury Report for Los Angeles

• Anthony Davis: Game-Time Decision (Illness)
• Austin Reaves: Out (Hamstring)
• Kendrick Nunn: Out (Knee)
• Trevor Ariza: Out (Ankle)