On Thursday, the Los Angeles Lakers took on the Indiana Pacers, looking to build on their overtime win on Tuesday over the New York Knicks.
But for much of the night, it looked as if Indiana simply had the Lakers’ number. The Pacers jumped to a double-digit lead and were still up by 14 early in the fourth quarter.
However, behind their dynamic duo of LeBron James and Anthony Davis, the Purple and Gold gradually pecked away at that deficit and ended up on top, 112-111.
It was an important win, as it drew L.A. within one game of the 10th spot in the Western Conference and 3.5 games out of fourth.
Fans on Twitter were reasonably impressed with the victory.
That was another heart attack win from #Lakeshow which was huge on this road trip
And #Lakers were owed a 1 point win over #Pacers based on what happened last time
— Chris Camello (@Chris_Camello) February 3, 2023
@CourtneyRCronin @ColemanESPN I was at the Lakers-Pacers game tonight guys and it felt like 80% Lakers fans in Indy!
— Jimmy Eggleston (@jweggleston) February 3, 2023
You would think that but for someone reason teams like to play like it’s the nba finals when they play the lakers. Pacers could not miss tonight. You would think they hadn’t miss 9 or 10 in a row before the 1st 3 quarters of tonight’s game. I like our chances tho Saturday
— @IDontMiss (@3ndless5upply) February 3, 2023
Meanwhile in Indiana:
Points in the paintLakers: 60
Pacers: 48Free Throw Attempts
Lakers: 31
Pacers: 6— Orlando (@NotOnGTA) February 3, 2023
AD proved why he should be an all star 💪🏽💪🏽
— Sadaddy (@slaydott) February 3, 2023
With the @Lakers getting the win, and holding the Pacers to 111 pts., you all know what THAT means…. pic.twitter.com/KSjUNkyxDM
— Michael Howard (@dirkjently) February 3, 2023
the lakers had a comeback win vs. the pacers pic.twitter.com/DB9ByM0NCo
— buckets (@buckets) February 3, 2023
November 28: @Pacers trail by 17 in 4th at Lakers, come back to win
Tonight: @Lakers trail by 14 in 4th at Pacers, come back to winIt's the only time in the last 20 years two NBA teams each had a 14+ point 4th-quarter comeback win against the other in the same season.
— OptaSTATS (@OptaSTATS) February 3, 2023
Lakers hit the bonus around the 7 minute mark of the 4th qtr 😭😭 they attacked the paint like any smart team would if they were in the bonus and with that came free throws. The pacers were camping on the perimeter. It’s not rocket science 🤣🤣 https://t.co/p9u0xB8fz5
— Lakeshow Danish ⁶𓅓 (@Brownmamba30) February 3, 2023
