Who’s playing
Indiana Pacers @ Los Angeles Clippers
Current records: Indiana 40-32, Los Angeles 44-26
How to watch
- When: Monday March 25, 2024 at 10:30 p.m. ET
- Or: Crypto.com Arena – Los Angeles, California
- TV: Bally Sports Midwest-Indiana
- Follow: CBS Sports app
- Online broadcast: fuboTV (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
- Ticket cost: $19.00
What there is to know
After playing yesterday, the Indiana Pacers will hit the road to take on the Los Angeles Clippers at 10:30 p.m. ET on March 25 at Crypto.com Arena. The Pacers have been dropping the ball more recently, as they have increased their point total in each of their last three games.
The Pacers pushed their score up to 145 on Sunday, but even that wasn’t enough to win. They fell to Los Angeles 150-145. The Pacers haven’t had much luck with the Lakers recently, as the team has come up short in their last two meetings.
Despite the loss, the Pacers got a strong performance from Pascal Siakam, who had a double-double with 36 points and 12 rebounds. In fact, this is the most points Siakam has scored all season.
Even though they lost, the Pacers worked as a unit and finished the game with 39 assists (they are ranked first in assists per game overall). They easily outscored their opponents in this department as the Lakers only had 28 assists.
Meanwhile, the point spread may have favored the Clippers on Sunday, but the final result didn’t. They suffered a heavy fall 121-107 against Philadelphia.
Indiana’s loss ended a five-game road winning streak and brought them to 40-32. As for Los Angeles, they reduced their record to 44-26 with this defeat, which was their fourth in a row at home.
Fans are expected to witness an exciting matchup on Monday as both teams are currently among the most successful teams in the league. The Pacers have had no problem running up the score this season, averaging 123.1 points per game (they are ranked first overall). However, it’s not like the Clippers struggled in that department as they averaged 116.5 points per game. With both teams so easily able to rack up points, the only question that remains is who can run up the score.
The Pacers suffered a dismal 151-127 loss to the Clippers in their last game in December 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of the Clippers’ James Harden, who shot 8 of 11 from long range. and nearly dropped a double-double with 35 points and nine assists. Now that the Pacers know the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There’s only one way to find out.
Odds
Los Angeles is a solid 6-point favorite against Indiana, according to the latest NBA Odds.
Oddsmakers had a good idea of the line for this one, as the game opened with the Clippers as 6.5-point favorites.
The over/under is 233 points.
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History of the series
Los Angeles has won 7 of its last 10 games against Indiana.
- December 18, 2023 – Los Angeles 151 vs. Indiana 127
- December 31, 2022 – Indiana 131 vs. Los Angeles 130
- November 27, 2022 – Los Angeles 114 vs. Indiana 100
- January 31, 2022 – Indiana 122 vs. Los Angeles 116
- January 17, 2022 – Los Angeles 139 vs. Indiana 133
- April 13, 2021 – Los Angeles 126 vs. Indiana 115
- January 17, 2021 – Los Angeles 129 vs. Indiana 96
- December 9, 2019 – Los Angeles 110 vs. Indiana 99
- March 19, 2019 – Los Angeles 115 vs. Indiana 109
- February 7, 2019 – Indiana 116 vs. Los Angeles 92
