Anthony Davis was held out with the flu, but even in his absence Indiana still had its hands full with James.

After Pacers rookie Chris Duarte buried a 3 to send the game to overtime, it was James who made play after play in the extra period to lead the Lakers to a 124-116 victory.

Duarte made the biggest shot of his young career when he nailed a 3-pointer from the corner right in front of the Lakers' bench to tie the game at 112 with 6.5 seconds left.

The game was tied at 114 with just under three minutes left in overtime when James drilled a 3 over Domantas Sabonis to put his squad ahead.

James scored 17 of his 39 points in the fourth quarter and overtime and also had five rebounds and six assists in the game.

He ended the game with four 3s and 14 points.

Even without Davis, the Lakers still had a host of future Hall of Famers to rely on in James, Russell Westbrook, Carmelo Anthony and Dwight Howard.

James made five 3s in a game for the third time this season, Westbrook totaled 20 points and seven rebounds, Anthony had 14 points off the bench and Howard also chipped in as a reserve with eight points and nine rebounds.

"I was watching (the Lakers) on a broadcast, it was two games back or it might've been three games back." Carlisle said before the game.

LAKERS (124): Horton-Tucker 3-10 2-2 8, James 13-29 8-9 39, Jordan 2-5 0-0 4, Bradley 0-1 0-0 0, Westbrook 5-15 9-11 20, Anthony 4-13 4-5 14, Howard 4-4 0-0 8, Ellington 5-7 0-0 14, Monk 6-11 2-2 17.

Lakers 15-37 (James 5-12, Ellington 4-6, Monk 3-6, Anthony 2-7, Westbrook 1-3, Horton-Tucker 0-2), Indiana 13-46 (Brogdon 5-10, Holiday 4-12, Duarte 3-10, Turner 1-6, LeVert 0-3, Martin 0-3)

Lakers 20 (James 6), Indiana 25 (McConnell 8)