Indiana Pacers at LA Clippers
· National Basketball Association
Leonard scores 29 as the Clippers beat the Pacers 130-107 for a third straight win
Brook Lopez had 17 points for the Clippers while Darius Garland had 12 in his first home game since being acquired in a trade from the Cleveland Cavaliers last month.
Pascal Siakam had 29 points in his return after sitting out three games with a left wrist sprain to lead Indiana, but the Pacers lost their seventh in a row and fell to the bottom of the Eastern Conference standings with a 15-47 record.
Jay Huff had 18 and was 4 of 8 on 3-pointers, and Jarace Walker finished with 17.
The Clippers led 42-25 after one quarter and 63-51 at halftime, with Leonard racking up 20 points. The Clippers pulled away with a 16-2 run in the third quarter to extend a seven-point lead to 21 points.
The Clippers shot 12.2 percentage points better from the field (55.1%) than the Pacers (42.9%).
Norchad Omier had only one basket but according to the Clippers, became the first Nicaraguan to score in the NBA.
Clippers: Visit San Antonio on Friday night.
Regular Season Series
LAC lead series 1-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 107 - 130 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 107 - 130 |
| 4th 8.8 |  |
Norchad Omier offensive rebound | 107 - 130 |
| 4th 11.5 | |
TyTy Washington Jr. misses 28-foot three point step back jumpshot | 107 - 130 |
| 4th 34.7 |  |
Ben Sheppard makes 2-foot running dunk (Kobe Brown assists) | 107 - 130 |
Statistics
 IND |
 LAC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 36-84 | FG | 49-89 |
| 43 | Field Goal % | 55 |
| 10-36 | 3PT | 12-32 |
| 28 | Three Point % | 38 |
| 25-31 | FT | 20-25 |
| 81 | Free Throw % | 80 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 5 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 33 | Defensive Rebounds | 41 |
| 26 | Assists | 28 |
| 2 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 2 | Technical Fouls | 2 |
| 2 | Total Technical Fouls | 2 |
| 1 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 22 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 10 |
| 11 | Fast Break Points | 13 |
| 48 | Points in Paint | 66 |
| 21 | Fouls | 23 |
| 2 | Largest Lead | 37 |
| 3 | Lead Changes | 3 |
| 2 | Percent Led | 96 |
LA Clippers Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Yanic Konan Niederhauser, C | Out | Mar 5 |
| Bradley Beal, G | Out | Nov 12 |
Indiana Pacers Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Ben Sheppard, G | Out | Apr 12 |
| Jarace Walker, F | Out | Apr 12 |
| Andrew Nembhard, G | Out | Apr 11 |
| Aaron Nesmith, G | Out | Apr 11 |
| Pascal Siakam, F | Out | Apr 11 |
Game Information
Location: Inglewood, CA
Attendance: 17,093 · Capacity:
Detroit
Cleveland
Milwaukee
Chicago2025-26 Pacific Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 LA Lakers |
53 | 29 | .646 | - | W3 |
 Phoenix |
45 | 37 | .549 | 8 | W1 |
 LA Clippers |
42 | 40 | .512 | 11 | W1 |
 Golden State |
37 | 45 | .451 | 16 | L3 |
 Sacramento |
22 | 60 | .268 | 31 | L1 |
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