THE ANGELS- Nicolas Batum scored a season-high 32 points, Reggie Jackson added 26 points and the Los Angeles Clippers beat the Indiana Pacers 139-133 on Monday in a matchup of teams under .500.
Marcus Morris had 21 points for the Clippers, who snapped a two-game losing streak with their highest-scoring game this season. Batum and Jackson had 33 points of their team’s 35 in the fourth quarter.
Caris LeVert had 26 points and nine rebounds before fouling out with 28 seconds left in the game and down five points.
Chris Duarte added 24 points, seven rebounds and six assists in a game in which seven Pacers players had at least 10 points. They have four straight losses and have given up 10 of their last 11.
The Pacers pulled within three with 30 seconds remaining on a basket by LeVert and trailing by 13 points in the fourth quarter. But Jackson scored the Clippers’ last seven points to end the game.
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