Indiana
Pacers
117
–
128
FINAL
Los Angeles
Lakers
Date
Friday, March 6, 2026
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IND | 27 | 24 | 29 | 37 | 117 |
| LAL | 35 | 29 | 35 | 29 | 128 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Austin Reaves
LAL
19
PTS
2
REB
5
AST
-12
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections1
Contested Shots2
Charges Drawn2
Opp FG% When Defending36.4%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.23
Impact Composite58.2
Hustle: 11.0Defense: 48.4Impact: -1.2
2 charges drawnheld opponents to 36.4% FGonly 12 pts allowed on 52.0 possessions
Box Score MVP
Luka Dončić
LAL
44
PTS
9
REB
5
AST
+20
+/−
Game Performance
FG14-25 (56.0%)
3PT7-14
FT9-10
TS%74.8%
eFG%70.0%
STL3
BLK2
TOV3
ORTG129
DRTG99
NET+31
44 points56.0% FG7-14 from 33 steals4 deflections+20 plus/minusonly 27 pts allowed on 53.7 possessions
Box Score
| IND | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pascal Siakam | 29:26 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10-20 | 50% | 0-3 | 0% | 6-9 | 67% | -8 |
| Aaron Nesmith | 22:49 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3-10 | 30% | 1-6 | 17% | 0-0 | 0% | -4 |
| Andrew Nembhard | 31:08 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7-14 | 50% | 1-6 | 17% | 2-2 | 100% | -14 |
| Jarace Walker | 26:51 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4-9 | 44% | 1-3 | 33% | 1-2 | 50% | +9 |
| Jay Huff | 33:13 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6-13 | 46% | 2-6 | 33% | 2-2 | 100% | +2 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Micah Potter | 14:09 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 67% | 1-2 | 50% | 3-4 | 75% | +5 |
| Kobe Brown | 9:57 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-3 | 100% | 1-1 | 100% | 1-2 | 50% | -4 |
| Obi Toppin | 10:59 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-4 | 25% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -12 |
| Quenton Jackson | 17:45 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3-6 | 50% | 0-2 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | -12 |
| T.J. McConnell | 17:47 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5-10 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -9 |
| Ben Sheppard | 25:58 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2-6 | 33% | 1-5 | 20% | 0-1 | 0% | -8 |
| TOTAL | — | 117 | 40 | 12 | 33 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 46-98 | 47% | 8-35 | 23% | 17-24 | 71% | — |
Kam Jones —
| LAL | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luka Dončić | 31:41 | 44 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 14-25 | 56% | 7-14 | 50% | 9-10 | 90% | +20 |
| Jaxson Hayes | 25:21 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3-6 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 3-3 | 100% | +2 |
| Marcus Smart | 28:46 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4-6 | 67% | 3-4 | 75% | 0-0 | 0% | +8 |
| Rui Hachimura | 23:11 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-8 | 63% | 2-3 | 67% | 1-1 | 100% | +6 |
| Austin Reaves | 28:35 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6-14 | 43% | 1-4 | 25% | 6-7 | 86% | -12 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Dalton Knecht | 3:42 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-1 | 100% | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | -7 |
| Luke Kennard | 26:43 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-9 | 67% | 3-5 | 60% | 0-0 | 0% | +26 |
| Jake LaRavia | 15:53 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3-7 | 43% | 0-2 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | +13 |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | 21:07 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1-4 | 25% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +12 |
| Kobe Bufkin | 3:42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-2 | 0% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -7 |
| Drew Timme | 22:39 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2-2 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +9 |
| Chris Mañon | 3:42 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -7 |
| TOTAL | — | 128 | 43 | 6 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 22 | 45-85 | 53% | 17-37 | 46% | 21-23 | 91% | — |
Bronny James —
Adou Thiero —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
IND46/98 (47%)
Paint
31/52 (60%)
Mid
9/22 (41%)
3PT
9/36 (25%)
RA 80%Paint 36%ATB3 33%Corner 3 13%Mid 57%
LAL45/85 (53%)
Paint
26/41 (63%)
Mid
10/18 (56%)
3PT
17/38 (45%)
ATB3 48%RA 64%Paint 57%Corner 3 36%Mid 50%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Jaxson Hayes
defended Jay Huff
6.6 min • 2 pts • 33%
Best Defender
Marcus Smart
held Jarace Walker
4.7 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Luka Dončić
vs Aaron Nesmith
2.8 min • 10 pts • 100%
| LAL Defense | Aaron Nesmith | Andrew Nembhard | Ben Sheppard | Jarace Walker | Jay Huff | Kobe Brown | Micah Potter | Obi Toppin | Pascal Siakam | Quenton Jackson | T.J. McConnell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luka Dončić | 2.8m 10pts 100% | 4.9m 6pts 38% | — | 1.6m 2pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1m 9pts 100% | — |
| Austin Reaves | 2.4m 4pts 67% | 4.3m 0pts 0% | 1.1m 2pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.2m 6pts 50% | — |
| Jaxson Hayes | — | — | — | — | 6.6m 2pts 33% | — | — | — | 2.2m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Luke Kennard | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | 1.9m 0pts 0% | 1.0m 4pts 67% | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.6m 5pts 67% |
| Marcus Smart | — | 1.4m 3pts 100% | — | 4.7m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.5m 0pts 0% |
| Drew Timme | — | — | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% | 2.4m 0pts 0% | — | 1.9m 2pts 100% | — | 1.0m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Rui Hachimura | — | — | — | — | 1.7m 5pts 67% | — | — | 1.4m 3pts 100% | 3.0m 3pts 50% | — | — |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | 1.2m 0pts 0% | 3.2m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Jake LaRavia | — | — | 3.8m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bronny James | — | — | 1.7m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other | 2.6m 2pts 25% | 2.0m 4pts 100% | 1.9m 9pts 100% | 3.1m 4pts 100% | 3.0m 17pts 50% | 3.9m 5pts 67% | 2.3m 2pts 25% | — | 2.6m 15pts 75% | 3.2m 7pts 100% | 1.4m 2pts 33% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = LAL leads, negative = IND leads
LAL Largest Lead
24
Q4 5:40
IND Largest Lead
5
Q1 3:27
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
LAL 10-0 run
Q1 8:35 – Q1 9:59
-2 → +6
LAL 8-0 run
Q2 8:21 – Q2 9:20
+5 → +10
LAL 8-0 run
Q3 6:38 – Q3 8:37
+12 → +18
LAL 8-0 run
Q4 2:52 – Q4 4:26
+15 → +22