INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Everything seemed to have been going the Pacers way late in games this month. Tyrese Haliburton’s crazy and-one three-pointer to beat the Bucks. Obi Toppin’s three-pointer to beat the Timberwolves. Myles Turner’s block that sealed the game against the Nets. Bu t on Wednesday night, it went the other way for the Pacers. They took the lead with 42 seconds left after Haliburton hit an and-one floater and converted on the free throw. With the seconds ticking down, the Pacers held a one point lead. Luka Dončić drove into the lane, but his floater was short. It hit off the front rim, the backboard, and the rim again before falling off the basket. It fell right into the outstretched hand of LeBron James. He tipped the ball right into the basket as time expired. The Pacers lost to the Lakers, 120-119. Despite the loss, Pacers center Myles Turner thought it was something the Pacers needed. He said it brought them back to Earth. “You get on these Cinderella, historic type runs for a couple weeks and at times you need to be humbled,” Turner said. “You obviously want to win games, don’t misquote me there, but at the same time, it’s also a humbling thing that happened,” Turner added. The Pacers had a foul to give at the end of the game. Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle said they talked about it in the huddle and everyone on the sideline was yelling to foul, but they did not do it. In the Pacers last possession of the game, Bennedict Mathurin threw up a three-point shot at the top of the key at the end of the shot clock. The Pacers had a timeout remaining, but did not take it. Carlisle said he considered it and added that it certainly would have been the thing to do given the result. The Pacers were down by as many as 17 points in the game. “This is a resilient group,” Carlisle said. “Tough guys.” “Just hanging in and have the wherewithal to give ourselves a chance, you know, was huge,” Carlisle said. The second quarter was a major difference in the game. The Pacers were outscored 40-22 and went into halftime down 13 points. Carlisle mentioned poor ball movement and giving up a lot of transition opportunities were issues. “I thought the second quarter, we really stalled offensively and didn’t get enough stops and that’s why the game resulted the way it did,” Haliburton said. “We had to be better in the second quarter there. It’s obviously not a one play game at the end there. But, I mean, it happens.” Bennedict Mathurin led the Pacers with 23 points. Haliburton had 16 points and 18 assists. Dončić led the Lakers with 34 points. The Pacers are back in action on Thursday on the road against the Wizards. Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. More Pacers coverage PHOTOS | Pacers take on LeBron James and Luka Dončić ...read more read less