Late game execution once again eluded the Indiana Pacers in their latest heartbreaking loss, falling to the Los Angeles Lakers despite leading for nearly the entire way. Things got so bad late for Indiana that they needed a corner prayer from Chris Duarte to even force overtime, an extra period that also didn’t go well for the struggling blue and gold.
Duarte would score just past the halfway mark of the fourth quarter to put the Pacers ahead 100-96, a steady response to a Lakers surge to end the third and open the fourth.