LA Clippers – Indiana Pacers · NBA

Win probability changed during the game. · 27 March 2026

LAC114–113IND

Is it worth watching?

Highly recommended

It was more exciting than 97% of NBA games since 2017

· It was still open in the final minutes
· The win probability swung between the two teams 32 times

It measures how much the win probability moved during the game —without looking at who won or at the score— and compares it with the 10,950 NBA games with a curve since 2017. “Highly recommended” is the most intense 20%, “recommended” runs from 50% to 80%, and “skippable” is the rest. Source: ESPN.

↑ IND winsLAC wins ↓

Home team's win probability across the game (source: ESPN). The band rises when IND leads and falls when LAC does.

This is how the game was decided.

Darius Garland decided it, the LA Clippers player with the most points (30, with 0 rebounds and 5 assists; +2 with him on the floor); the winner's best plus-minus was Kawhi Leonard's (+17). The criterion: the winner's points in the box score; plus-minus says who was on the floor when the game opened up.

The game-winner in Indiana Pacers 113-114 LA Clippers (March 27, 2026) was hit by Kawhi Leonard: a jump shot with 1.0 s left in the fourth quarter, putting the LA Clippers up 114-113. They never trailed again.

The biggest run of Indiana Pacers 113-114 LA Clippers (March 27, 2026) was a 13-0 run by the Indiana Pacers in the first quarter (from 8:57 to 5:55), from 8-11 to 21-11. The LA Clippers' best was a 13-0 run between the second quarter and the third quarter, from 42-60 to 55-60.

What were the keys of the last Indiana Pacers vs LA Clippers game?

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Play: Kawhi Leonard makes 7-foot pullup jump shot (Bennedict Mathurin assists).

I count as the game-winner the basket that puts the winning team ahead for good. Source: the official NBA play-by-play (since 2002-03) and each team's official box scores.

A run here is consecutive points by one team without the opponent scoring. Source: the official NBA play-by-play (since 2002-03) and each team's official box scores.

Source: the game's official box score and play-by-play.

Kawhi Leonard decided this game: his points put his team ahead with one second left in the fourth quarter, and the opponent never led again.

It is one of the 11 games he has decided this way in the NBA since the 2002-03 season.

His profile shows the games Leonard decided

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A game is decided by the last basket that puts a team ahead in the final ten seconds of the fourth quarter or of an overtime, if that team wins.

27 March 2026 · The source is the ESPN play-by-play, play espn:401810921:685; the date is the one on the NBA box score.

Rotations · who was on the floor

Closing lineup · LAC

Leonard · Lopez · Jones · Mathurin · Batum

Closing lineup · IND

Nesmith · Siakam · Nembhard · Huff · Toppin

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LAC

Darius Garland

35′ · +2

Kawhi Leonard

35′ · +17

Brook Lopez

33′ · +10

Derrick Jones Jr.

26′ · -5

John Collins

20′ · -7

Bennedict Mathurin

29′ · +2

Kris Dunn

21′ · -3

Nicolas Batum

14′ · -3

Isaiah Jackson

14′ · -6

Jordan Miller

13′ · -2

IND

Aaron Nesmith

35′ · -11

Pascal Siakam

33′ · -6

Andrew Nembhard

32′ · +8

Jay Huff

20′ · -6

Jarace Walker

4′ · +6

Quenton Jackson

13′ · +4

Kobe Brown

27′ · +5

Obi Toppin

23′ · +6

Micah Potter

16′ · +6

T.J. McConnell

13′ · -2

Ben Sheppard

19′ · -13

Jalen Slawson

4′ · -2

Each bar is a stint on the floor (source: NBA). The number is minutes played and the team's +/− with him on the court. LAC and IND.

These lineups played the most minutes together.

LA Clippers

Jones, Collins, Garland, Lopez, and Leonard played 16.1 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 1 point.
Dunn, Jackson, Mathurin, Miller, and Batum played 9.3 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 9 points.
Jones, Garland, Mathurin, Lopez, and Leonard played 6.5 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 4 points.

Indiana Pacers

Siakam, Nembhard, Toppin, Nesmith, and Sheppard played 6.2 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 1 point.
Siakam, Nesmith, Huff, Jackson, and Brown played 5.4 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 3 points.
Siakam, Nembhard, Nesmith, Huff, and Walker played 4.3 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 3 points.

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LA Clippers

Garland, Mathurin, Miller, Lopez, and Leonard played 2.6 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 7 points.
Dunn, Jackson, Mathurin, Batum, and Leonard played 2.6 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 2 points.
Dunn, Collins, Garland, Lopez, and Leonard played 2.5 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 1 point.
Dunn, Garland, Mathurin, Lopez, and Batum played 1.7 minutes together.
Their team tied that stretch.
Dunn, Jones, Garland, Mathurin, and Lopez played 1.4 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 1 point.
Jones, Collins, Garland, Mathurin, and Lopez played 1.1 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 6 points.
Dunn, Garland, Jackson, Mathurin, and Leonard played 1.1 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 2 points.
Garland, Jackson, Mathurin, Miller, and Leonard played 1.1 minutes together.
Their team tied that stretch.

Indiana Pacers

Toppin, Nesmith, Sheppard, Slawson, and McConnell played 4.1 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 2 points.
Siakam, Nembhard, Nesmith, Huff, and Brown played 4.0 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 2 points.
Siakam, Nembhard, Potter, Brown, and Sheppard played 3.9 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 3 points.
Siakam, Nembhard, Potter, Brown, and McConnell played 3.4 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 3 points.
Nembhard, Toppin, Potter, Brown, and McConnell played 2.4 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 7 points.
Siakam, Nembhard, Nesmith, Potter, and McConnell played 2.2 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 2 points.
Nembhard, Toppin, Potter, Jackson, and Brown played 2.0 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 2 points.
Nembhard, Toppin, Nesmith, Potter, and Sheppard played 1.8 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 3 points.
Toppin, Nesmith, Huff, Jackson, and Brown played 1.5 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 3 points.
Toppin, Nesmith, Huff, Jackson, and Sheppard played 1.4 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 2 points.
Siakam, Toppin, Nesmith, Jackson, and Brown played 1.3 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 2 points.
Nembhard, Toppin, Nesmith, Huff, and Brown played 1.2 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 1 point.

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The lineups come from the NBA's official rotation: who was on the floor and when. Each lineup's plus-minus is worked out from every player's stints and is only shown when they all add up with each other and with the final score.

Aaron Nesmith covered 4.52 km, more than anyone in the game.

Andrew Nembhard touched the ball 86 times, a game high.
Andrew Nembhard made 67 passes, a game high.
Brook Lopez defended 9 shots at the rim, a game high, and opponents made 4.
Brook Lopez had 12 rebound chances, a game high.

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LA Clippers

Player	km	km/h	Touches	Passes
Darius Garland	4.10	6.7	82	56
Kawhi Leonard	4.10	6.6	62	32
Brook Lopez	3.81	6.4	40	26
Bennedict Mathurin	3.59	6.7	38	18
Derrick Jones Jr.	3.28	7.0	39	30
Kris Dunn	2.54	6.9	39	31
John Collins	2.51	7.2	24	17
Jordan Miller	1.87	7.8	23	13
Isaiah Jackson	1.85	7.1	15	11
Nicolas Batum	1.69	6.3	21	14

Indiana Pacers

Player	km	km/h	Touches	Passes
Aaron Nesmith	4.52	7.1	61	40
Andrew Nembhard	3.89	6.7	86	67
Pascal Siakam	3.81	6.4	62	38
Kobe Brown	3.39	7.0	44	33
Obi Toppin	2.98	7.1	50

How far does Aaron Nesmith run per game?

The figures come from the NBA's optical tracking (NBA.com) for this game; speed is each player's average while on the floor.

Who guarded whom

Aaron Nesmith guarded Kawhi Leonard for 9.3 minutes, over 40 possessions.
In that time, Kawhi Leonard scored 14 points and made 6 of 11 shots.
Andrew Nembhard guarded Bennedict Mathurin for 7.3 minutes, over 33 possessions.
In that time, Bennedict Mathurin scored 6 points and made 0 of 3 shots.
Pascal Siakam guarded Derrick Jones Jr. for 6.4 minutes, over 27 possessions.
In that time, Derrick Jones Jr. scored 0 points and made 0 of 5 shots.

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LA Clippers defending

Defender	Attacker	Min	Poss	Pts (FG)
Lopez	Huff	5.7	27	3 (1/3)
Jones	Siakam	5.5	23	4 (1/5)
Leonard	Nesmith	4.3	22	4 (2/3)
Garland	Nembhard	3.5	17	3 (1/3)
Garland	Jackson	3.2	15	5 (2/4)
Leonard	Brown	3.1	16	2 (0/1)
Mathurin	Nembhard	2.9	15	3 (1/1)
Jackson	Potter	2.9	12	2 (1/3)
Dunn	McConnell	2.6	13	0 (0/0)
Collins	Nesmith	2.6	13	9 (3/3)
Lopez	Toppin	2.1	9	5 (2/2)
Garland	Sheppard	2.0	9	0 (0/0)
Mathurin	Brown	2.0	7	0 (0/1)

Indiana Pacers defending

Defender	Attacker	Min	Poss	Pts (FG)
Nesmith	Leonard	9.3	40	14 (6/11)
Nembhard	Mathurin	7.3	33	6 (0/3)
Siakam	Jones	6.4	27	0 (0/5)
Huff	Lopez	6.1	26	12 (4/7)
Brown	Collins	4.2	17	0 (0/0)

Matchups come from the NBA's tracking (NBA.com) for this game: how long each defender guarded each attacker and what the attacker produced in that time. Only matchups of two minutes or more are shown.

Who stood out on defense during the season

These figures cover the whole 2025-26 regular season, not this game.

LA Clippers

Brook Lopez defended 4.5 shots at the rim per game over his 75 games, and opponents made 11 fewer out of every 100 than usual.
He ranks 3 of 118 in the league.
Kris Dunn deflected 3.6 passes per game over his 82 games.
He ranks 10 of 399 in the league.
Kawhi Leonard deflected 3.4 passes per game over his 65 games.
He ranks 15 of 399 in the league.

Indiana Pacers

Jay Huff contested 8.7 shots per game over his 81 games.
He ranks 14 of 399 in the league.
Aaron Nesmith drew 0.09 charges per game over his 45 games.
He ranks 31 of 399 in the league.
T.J. McConnell recovered 0.6 loose balls per game over his 54 games.
He ranks 46 of 399 in the league.

Hustle figures come from the hustle stats the NBA publishes (NBA.com) and rim defense comes from its tracking; both cover the regular season. For each player in this game we show the figure that ranks him highest in the league, and for each team, the three best ranked. Ranks count players with at least 30 games and, at the rim, at least 4 defended shots per game.

The Indiana Pacers have won 49 of their 80 games against the LA Clippers.

49-31record of the Indiana Pacers · NBA 1984-85 – 2025-26, regular season and playoffs

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Official NBA box scores, regular season and playoffs, 1984-85 – 2025-26. It counts every game between the two teams that the house holds, this one included.

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Game context

Attendance

16.645

92.9% of capacity

Gainbridge Fieldhouse · Indianapolis

Scoring

227

combined points

4.2 below the season average (231.2)