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January 4, 2015
9:30 PM ET
Staples Center - Los Angeles, CA

Indiana Pacers
13-21, 4th in Central Division, 9th in Eastern Conference

Starting 5


Rotation
PG - Donald Sloan | C.J. Watson
SG - Rodney Stuckey | Chris Copeland
SF - Solomon Hill
PF - David West | Luis Scola | Lavoy Allen | Damjan Rudez
C - Roy Hibbert | Shayne Whittington

Los Angeles Lakers
10-23, 5th in Pacific Division, 14th in Western Conference

Starting 5


Rotation
PG - Ronnie Price | Jeremy Lin | Jordan Clarkson
SG - Kobe Bryant | Wayne Ellington | Xavier Henry
SF - Wesley Johnson | Nick Young
PF - Ed Davis | Carlos Boozer | Ryan Kelly
C - Jordan Hill | Robert Sacre | Tarik Black

Injury Report
Pacers
Ian Mahinmi (foot) - Out
Paul George (leg) - Likely out for season
George Hill (groin) - Out
C.J. Watson (foot) - Questionable

Lakers
Julius Randle (leg) - Out for season
Steve Nash (ankle) - Out for season

Let's say we can win this. Not a stretch, is it?

G Hill and Watson out tonight.
Still think we can win, but makes it tougher

Well, that sucked.

We could win this game but we failed at the end. Our offense execution was not up to par in the two final possessions. I'm sad

Injuries are obviously holding this team back, but it's incredibly frustrating to watch this team tread water and be stuck in no man's land. Execution down the stretch left a lot to be desired, but once again, at least the guys aren't giving up. We certainly aren't cultivating a culture of losing. We have some pieces that I believe could be valuable to a playoff bound team down the stretch.

Jermainevent wrote:Injuries are obviously holding this team back, but it's incredibly frustrating to watch this team tread water and be stuck in no man's land. Execution down the stretch left a lot to be desired, but once again, at least the guys aren't giving up. We certainly aren't cultivating a culture of losing. We have some pieces that I believe could be valuable to a playoff bound team down the stretch.

Yup. I think your point of a culture of winning holds true with people like Bird and Vogel in charge. Ultimately, I could only see one of Hill, Hibbert, or West dealt so the other two could keep a culture of winning. Otherwise, I would think that Cope could be had in a deal, but maybe not Scola, for better or worse. With the play of Sloan and interest in playing Stuckey at Pg too, maybe Watson could be dealt.