Clippers (151) vs Pacers (127) · Dec 18, 2023 · NBA Scores

FINAL

Dec 18, 2023

Game Recap

Led by James Harden's (35 points (21 in the 4th), nine assists, eight 3PM), Kawhi Leonard's (28 points, 12-18 FG) and Paul George's (27 points, four assists, five 3PM) 90 combined points, the Clippers defeated the Pacers, 151-127. Bennedict Mathurin tallied 34 points and six rebounds for the Pacers in the losing effort. The Clippers have won their eighth consecutive game and improve to 16-10 on the season, while the Pacers fall to 13-12.

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
LAC	37	40	37	37	151
IND	38	28	28	33	127

CLIPPERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
13Paul GeorgeSF	31	9-21	5-11	4-4	3	4	1	1	1	3	27	+22
2Kawhi LeonardPF	26	12-18	2-5	2-2	2	1	1	0	3	2	28	+27
40Ivica ZubacC	26	7-10	0-0	4-5	16	3	0	3	0	2	18	+27
14Terance MannSG	28	2-5	0-3	0-0	2	1	0	1	1	0	4	+10
1James HardenPG	28	12-16	8-11	3-3	3	9	1	1	1	2	35	+32
0Russell Westbrook	17	4-6	0-0	2-4	4	5	1	1	1	2	10	-2
7Amir Coffey	18	0-1	0-1	0-0	3	2	0	0	0	2	0	-9
10Daniel Theis	21	1-4	0-0	2-2	9	0	0	2	2	2	4	0
24Norman Powell	29	6-11	4-6	3-3	3	0	0	0	0	1	19	+23
21Kobe Brown	6	0-2	0-1	0-0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	-5
4Brandon Boston Jr.	6	3-4	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	2	6	-5
17P.J. Tucker	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL		56-9857.1%	19-3850.0%	20-2387.0%	46	26	4	9	11	19	151

PACERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
7Buddy HieldSF	30	5-9	3-7	1-2	0	4	0	1	2	2	14	-12
1Obi ToppinPF	30	6-8	2-3	0-0	3	4	0	2	0	3	14	-26
22Isaiah JacksonC	24	6-9	0-0	3-5	4	2	0	1	0	1	15	-21
11Bruce BrownSG	20	4-11	0-4	3-3	4	3	1	0	2	4	11	-26
0Tyrese HaliburtonPG	30	3-12	1-5	1-2	2	11	0	0	4	1	8	-37
23Aaron Nesmith	26	4-7	2-3	2-2	6	2	2	3	1	3	12	0
00Bennedict Mathurin	34	12-20	3-7	7-7	6	2	1	0	1	3	34	-11
9T.J. McConnell	20	5-10	0-0	0-0	5	8	1	0	0	2	10	+16
13Jordan Nwora	16	4-8	1-4	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	1	9	-5
16James Johnson	6	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	2	1	0	1	1	0	+2
33Myles Turner	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL		49-9551.6%	12-3336.4%	17-2181.0%	34	38	6	7	11	21	127

Play-by-Play

Scores Only

1st quarterlacind

(11:56) Jump Ball Jackson vs. Zubac: Tip to George
(11:44) Leonard OFF.Foul (P1) (T.Washington)
(11:44) Leonard Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T1)
(11:33) Haliburton Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T1)
+2 (11:26) George 15' Fadeaway Jumper (2 PTS) (Harden 1 AST)
20
+2 (11:15) Brown 11' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
22
(10:55) MISS George 13' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(10:51) Brown REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:41) Brown 2' Driving Finger Roll Layup (4 PTS)
24
(10:26) MISS George 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:22) Toppin REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:04) MISS Haliburton 3PT Jump Shot
(10:02) Harden REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:57) Brown P.FOUL (P1.T1) (S.Foster)
+2 (9:51) Zubac 3' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Harden 2 AST)
44
(9:38) Zubac S.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.Conley)
(9:38) MISS Jackson Free Throw 1 of 2
(9:38) PACERS Rebound
(9:38) MISS Jackson Free Throw 2 of 2
(9:36) Harden REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(9:27) MISS Harden 3' Driving Layup
(9:27) Hield BLOCK (1 BLK)
(9:27) Clippers Rebound
+2 (9:17) Harden 13' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Zubac 1 AST)
64
(9:09) MISS Haliburton 13' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot
(9:06) Zubac REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (8:55) Leonard 9' Fadeaway Jumper (2 PTS)
84
+3 (8:37) Hield 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Toppin 1 AST)
87
+2 (8:21) Leonard 13' Pullup Jump Shot (4 PTS)
107
+2 (8:10) Jackson 1' Cutting Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Haliburton 1 AST)
109
(7:59) MISS George 17' Step Back Jump Shot
(7:55) Jackson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (7:47) Toppin 2' Driving Reverse Layup (2 PTS) (Brown 1 AST)
1011
+2 (7:28) Zubac 8' Hook Shot (4 PTS) (George 1 AST)
1211
(7:17) Haliburton Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T2)
(7:17) George STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (7:12) George 3' Running Finger Roll Layup (4 PTS)
1411
(7:12) PACERS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
+2 (6:57) Brown 11' Driving Floating Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Hield 1 AST)
1413
(6:57) Leonard S.FOUL (P2.T2) (S.Foster)
+1 (6:57) Brown Free Throw 1 of 1 (7 PTS)
1414
+2 (6:46) Leonard 12' Fadeaway Jumper (6 PTS) (George 2 AST)
1614
+2 (6:33) Jackson 1' Dunk (4 PTS) (Brown 2 AST)
1616
+3 (6:22) George 26' 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Westbrook 1 AST)
1916
+2 (6:10) Jackson 1' Cutting Finger Roll Layup Shot (6 PTS) (Nesmith 1 AST)
1918
+2 (5:56) Westbrook 3' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Leonard 1 AST)
2118
+2 (5:34) Jackson 3' Reverse Layup (8 PTS) (Haliburton 2 AST)
2120
(5:34) Westbrook S.FOUL (P1.T3) (S.Foster)
+1 (5:34) Jackson Free Throw 1 of 1 (9 PTS)
2121
+2 (5:17) Leonard 10' Pullup Jump Shot (8 PTS)
2321
+2 (5:07) Jackson 15' Jump Shot (11 PTS) (Haliburton 3 AST)
2323
(4:59) Mathurin S.FOUL (P1.T2) (S.Foster)
(4:59) MISS Westbrook Free Throw 1 of 2
(4:59) Clippers Rebound
(4:59) MISS Westbrook Free Throw 2 of 2
(4:57) Westbrook REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (4:51) Mann 2' Cutting Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Westbrook 2 AST)
2523
(4:38) MISS Brown 3PT Jump Shot
(4:35) Zubac REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (4:23) Leonard 5' Pullup Jump Shot (10 PTS)
2723
(4:13) MISS Jackson 9' Floating Jump Shot
(4:09) Nesmith REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(4:08) MISS Mathurin 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:04) Brown REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (3:50) Brown 2' Driving Reverse Layup (9 PTS)
2725
+3 (3:35) George 27' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (10 PTS)
3025
(3:23) MISS Brown 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:21) Mathurin REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (3:21) Mathurin Tip Layup Shot (2 PTS)
3027
(3:21) Clippers Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(3:08) MISS George 4' Driving Finger Roll Layup
(3:08) Nesmith BLOCK (1 BLK)
(3:05) Toppin REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(3:03) Brown OFF.Foul (P2) (S.Foster)
(3:03) Brown Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T3)
(2:55) MISS George 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:50) Mathurin REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(2:32) MISS Mathurin 3' Pullup Jump Shot
(2:32) George BLOCK (1 BLK)
(2:29) Westbrook REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (2:25) Westbrook 2' Running Finger Roll Layup (4 PTS)
3227
(2:16) Mathurin Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T4)
(2:16) Westbrook STEAL (1 STL)
(2:05) Westbrook Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(2:05) McConnell STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (2:00) McConnell 12' Running Pull-Up Jump Shot (2 PTS)
3229
+3 (1:44) George 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (13 PTS)
3529
(1:29) MISS McConnell 8' Pullup Jump Shot
(1:28) Theis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:20) MISS George 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(1:17) McConnell REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (1:07) Toppin 1' Driving Dunk (4 PTS) (Hield 2 AST)
3531
(0:49) Toppin P.FOUL (P1.T3) (S.Foster)
(0:43) George Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T3)
(0:43) Nesmith STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (0:39) Toppin 1' Running Dunk (6 PTS) (McConnell 1 AST)
3533
(0:33) McConnell P.FOUL (P1.PN) (J.Conley)
+1 (0:33) Westbrook Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
3633
+1 (0:33) Westbrook Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
3733
(0:13) Theis S.FOUL (P1.T4) (J.Conley)
+1 (0:13) Mathurin Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
3734
+1 (0:13) Mathurin Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
3735
(0:04) Theis OFF.Foul (P2) (S.Foster)
(0:04) Theis Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T4)
+3 (0:01) Hield 25' 3PT Fadeaway Jumper (6 PTS) (Nesmith 2 AST)
3738

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

LAC

IND

151Points127

56-98(57.1%)Field Goal(%)49-95(51.6%)

19-38(50.0%)3-Point(%)12-33(36.4%)

20-23(87.0%)Free Throw(%)17-21(81.0%)

46(14)Rebounds(Offensive)34(11)

26Assists38

4Steals6

9Blocks7

11Turnovers11

19Fouls21

60Pts In The Paint62

11Fast Break Pts20

17Pts Off Turnovers18

39Bench Pts65

33Largest Lead6

Game Details

Monday, December 18, 2023 · 7:00 PM

Gainbridge Fieldhouse · Indianapolis, IN

attendance: 16,665 (93.0%)