The Indiana Pacers have gone from not being
able to win in the Staples Center against the Los Angeles Lakers to now not
being able to lose in the building.
George Hill made a layup with 0.1 seconds
left to give the Pacers a 79-77 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday
night.
The Pacers have won three straight against
the Lakers at Staples Center after never winning in the building before.
Hill led the Pacers with 19 points, and
David West added 16 points and 10 rebounds.
With the score tied at 77, Hill turned the
corner, got a step on Pau Gasol and with Dwight Howard coming, Hill laid it up
over the big man's outstretched arms to give the Pacers a 79-77 lead with 0.1
seconds left.
Lakers guard Kobe Bryant didn't play like
he was a game-time decision because of the flu.
The All-star guard scored a game-high 40
points on 12-of-28 shooting.
The rest of Bryant's teammates were
12-of-48 from the field.
The Pacers went up 77-74 with 35 seconds
remaining when Hill made a teardrop over the out-stretched arms of Howard.
Rather than call a timeout, the Lakers gave
the ball to Bryant and got out of the way.
The decision worked.
The Lakers tied the score on Bryant's
3-pointer over Paul George and Ian Mahinmi with 24.5 seconds left.
In a game that was far from a thing of
beauty, the Pacers withstood Bryant's performance to go up by 13 points with
4:31 left in the third quarter.
But unlike games against Atlanta and San
Antonio, the Pacers didn't lose this one.
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