Looking to snap a two-game losing streak as they began a homestand, the Los Angeles Lakers were dominant from the jump against the Indiana Pacers.
The 38 points the Lakers scored were a season-high for a first quarter this season, and the 15 points allowed in the first 12 minutes was another season-best mark. As the Lakers opened the game on a 13-0 run, they blocked seven shots in less than seven minutes and forced the Pacers into 11 consecutive misses.
“It was as good as we could play defensively, really,” Walton said of the first quarter.