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Post-Game Grades: Indiana Pacers Get Caught Up In the Nightlife, Lose to Los Angeles Lakers

Updated Mar. 4, 2020 8:08 p.m. ET

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The Indiana Pacers suffered a brutal loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday night.

The Good: Al Jefferson had 20 points in back-to-back games, which is good. Other than that, nothing really good came out of this one. Ugly loss for Indiana.

The Bad: Plenty. Another loss on the road, and another loss to a sub .500 team. Plus, they have the Utah Jazz waiting for them in Utah tomorrow night. The Jazz are a very tough team, especially at home. This is a game you just have to get.

MVP: The Lakers got a lot from everyone, but Lou Williams was the killer. He got to the foul line, as usual, and scored a game-high 27 points off the bench.

LVP: Jeff Teague had a rough outing. He had another turnover prone game (six), and shot just 3 of 9 from the field for 11 points. He definitely deserves a pass, though. He’s been playing terrific ball.

X-Factor: Nick Young. Hot and cold. He hit timely shots. All of Nick’s field goals were from three (five of them), and he finished with 15 points despite suffering an injury in the game.

Paul George

Small Forward, Indiana Pacers

CDidn’t provide much effort tonight at all, but got his 21 points and 6 rebounds. The Pacers aren’t in good shape when they get this kind of production from their best player. He was also a -15, and got outplayed by rookie Brandon Ingram.

Jeff Teague

Point Guard, Indiana Pacers

C-Teague struggled again with turnovers (6), and couldn’t find his shot, shooting 3-9 from the field. Again, Teague deserves a pass.

Myles Turner

Center, Indiana Pacers

B-Didn’t rebound well tonight (3), in a game in which the Pacers were killed on the glass, but at least he played with effort 100% of the time. He made some great defensive plays. Finished with 15 points on 6-12 shooting.

Thaddeus Young

Power Forward, Indiana Pacers

CThad struggled tonight offensively, shooting 3-9 from the field for 9 points. He had 5 steals and 8 rebounds, though.

Glenn Robinson III

Shooting Guard, Indiana Pacers

C-He had the best plus-minus of any starter tonight, but III missed some bunnies and again lost his minutes to Monta Ellis down the stretch.

Monta Ellis

Shooting Guard, Indiana Pacers

CDidn’t look for his shot at all, shooting just one field goal attempt — he missed it. Was great getting his teammates involved, especially Al Jefferson. Finished with 4 assists off the bench.

Al Jefferson

Center, Indiana Pacers

B+Big Al did what he had to. He scored 20 points in the first half (finished with 20), and grabbed 6 rebounds in just 17 minutes. Al did his part.

C.J. Miles

Small Forward, Indiana Pacers

C+Hit a couple of three-pointers, including one in which he was fouled. Looked like he was getting hot, so maybe he can carry that momentum into Utah. Finished with 6 points off the bench.

Aaron Brooks

Point Guard, Indiana Pacers

CHad a tough go, but at least he wasn’t a negative in the plus-minus category. Missed 3 free-throws in a row when he got fouled on a three-point attempt.

Kevin Seraphin

Power Forward, Indiana Pacers

D+Struggled tonight. It’ll be interesting to see if his spot in the rotation is safe. Lavoy Allen is a better fit at the four.