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The Los Angeles Lakers (42-25) take on the Indiana Pacers (15-52) at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:00 PM EST. Los Angeles Lakers average 116.5 points per game while Indiana Pacers put up 111 per contest. On the injury report for this matchup — Los Angeles Lakers: Maxi Kleber (Out), Marcus Smart (Day-To-Day), Jaxson Hayes (Day-To-Day), Lebron James (Out); Indiana Pacers: Ben Sheppard (Out), Andrew Nembhard (Out), Pascal Siakam (Out), Johnny Furphy (Out), Tyrese Haliburton (Out), Aaron Nesmith (Day-To-Day), T.j. Mcconnell (Day-To-Day), Obi Toppin (Day-To-Day), Quenton Jackson (Day-To-Day), Ivica Zubac (Day-To-Day). Follow this NBA game live on SportBusy for real-time scores, odds updates, and full box score coverage.
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Rosters & Player Stats
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22.8 | 9.9 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 16 | 1 | |
Smart is out for Thursday's game against the Bulls with a bruised right hip, per Daniel Starkand of LakersNation.com. | 28.4 | 9.4 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 55 | 48 |
| 25.5 | 8.8 | 3.9 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 66 | 33 | |
Hayes (back) is listed as probable for Saturday's game against Denver. | 17.7 | 7.0 | 4.0 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 54 | 8 |
| 12.7 | 5.8 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 25 | 1 | |
| 19.3 | 4.8 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 29 | 7 | |
| 17.8 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 55 | 3 | |
| 10.6 | 4.2 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 48 | 1 | |
| 35.5 | 32.9 | 7.9 | 8.5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 4.0 | 54 | 54 | |
| 8.5 | 3.4 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 21 | 0 | |
| 8.2 | 3.0 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 11 | 1 | |
| 33.7 | 23.9 | 4.8 | 5.5 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 3.0 | 40 | 34 | |
James (hip/foot) is questionable for Thursday's game versus the Bulls, Daniel Starkand of LakersNation.com reports. | 33.1 | 21.4 | 5.7 | 7.0 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 3.1 | 45 | 45 |
Kleber is expected to miss additional time while recovering from a lumbar injury, Dave McMenamin of ESPN.com reports. | 10.9 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 35 | 1 |
| 7.0 | 2.1 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 32 | 1 | |
| 27.5 | 12.6 | 8.3 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 57 | 57 | |
| 29.3 | 11.6 | 3.3 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 54 | 35 | |
| 5.5 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 19 | 0 | |
| 4.2 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 6 | 0 | |
| 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 |