Clippers vs. Pacers Game Day 2026-03-04

Indiana Pacers

15-46 • 5-24 road

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LA Clippers

29-31 • 15-13 home

· 7:30 PM PT · TV: FanDuel SN IN / FanDuel SN SoCal

Spread: LAC -12.5 ·O/U: 227.5

Pacers

111.4 PPG

Clippers

112.1 PPG

Team Leaders

Pacers

Andrew Nembhard 17.4 PPG

Jarace Walker 4.9 RPG

Andrew Nembhard 7.4 APG

Clippers

Kawhi Leonard 27.8 PPG

Kawhi Leonard 6.3 RPG

Kawhi Leonard 3.7 APG

Key Matchup

Kawhi Leonard (27.8 PPG, 6.3 RPG, 3.7 APG, 2.0 SPG, 0.5 BPG) vs Andrew Nembhard (17.4 PPG, 2.8 RPG, 7.4 APG, 0.9 SPG, 0.1 BPG)

Injury Report

Pacers

Out: Ivica Zubac

Day-To-Day: Obi Toppin

Out: Aaron Nesmith

Out: Pascal Siakam

Day-To-Day: Andrew Nembhard

Clippers

Out: John Collins

Day-To-Day: Sean Pedulla

Out: Bradley Beal

Season Series: Tied 0-0

The Clippers (15-13 at home) host the Pacers, who are 5-24 on the road. LAC is favored by 12.5 points.

What are your predictions? Are there any injury/player availability updates?

It's going to be a sad day playing against Zubac for the first time, but I'm already loving these new additions. And this will force the Clippers to give Yanic more play time.

It's going to be a sad day playing against Zubac for the first time, but I'm already loving these new additions. And this will force the Clippers to give Yanic more play time.

For sure, though he's listed as being out for now. Clipper fans are gonna give big Zu a giant ovation- that's going to be touching to see.

Zu is not playing, though he's sitting on their bench in street clothes. Kobe Sanders starts

Ooo that's nice- DJJ the reverse dunk on the break

Huge standing ovation for Big Zu- so well deserved. Zu looks really happy after that celebratory package of clips and highlights lol

Kawhi is heating up- drills another bingo. Clips only up 4 though.

Darius Garland and Mathurin in now. Garland in and assists the cutting DJJ right away.

Clippers just dominating the Pacers who are going through the motions. Garland the underhand lob, Konan the monster jam to end the first! Clips up 42-25.

Nifty spin move by Mathurin for another layup!

Ugh that's AWFUL- Niederhauser hurts his right foot badly and has to be helped off the floor to the locker room. Hope it's not as bad as it seems.

Garland reminds me of of a better shooting, shorter Ja Morant. Flies into the front court, dishes to Lopez for the easy deuce

Clippers sputtering to end the half as their 23 point lead is down to 12.

Ugh that's AWFUL- Niederhauser hurts his right foot badly and has to be helped off the floor to the locker room. Hope it's not as bad as it seems.

So f’ing sad. YKN has been incredible and can do things on the court that very few can. He adds a whole new dimension to our team. Praying he’s not hurt as badly as it looked.

So f’ing sad. YKN has been incredible and can do things on the court that very few can. He adds a whole new dimension to our team. Praying he’s not hurt as badly as it looked.

For sure- hopefully it's a a couple-weeks thing vs a season-ender. TBH the way he goes after those blocks at times- I don't want to say it's reckless, but it's perhaps with a bit too little concern for his own well-being. Reminds me a bit of Blake Griffin when he would just try to dunk on everybody until he started hurting, and he realized he had to tone things down a level.

Kawhi still wincing from that flagrant 1 hit to the neck by Jay Huff

Bingo by Lopez, Clips able to push their lead to 21

Isiah Jackson has done a nice job playing in Niederhauser's stead. Another bucket inside.

Nice to see former Clipper Kobe Brown who is in the game now for the Pacers with the Clips up 120-92.

Highlights from the game:

I like Clipper wins. But would this game been worth a tank to help Pacers not get 1-4th draft pick, blocking us from a good pick this year?

I like Clipper wins. But would this game been worth a tank to help Pacers not get 1-4th draft pick, blocking us from a good pick this year?

True but would’ve been a bad look. Also very tiny difference in probability if the Pacers had won.