<p>LOS ANGELES — Kyle Kuzma scored 15 of his 24 points in the fourth quarter, LeBron James added 18 points and 10 assists, and the Los Angeles Lakers rallied late for a 105-100 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Friday night.</p>
<p>Montrezl Harrell had 17 points and Kuzma added 13 rebounds as the defending NBA champions returned from the All-Star break with just their fourth win in 11 games.</p>
<p>Los Angeles trailed by 12 points early in the fourth quarter before Kuzma led a ferocious rally to keep the Pacers winless against the Lakers at Staples Center since November 2015.</p>
<p>Malcolm Brogdon scored 23 of his 29 points in the first half for the Pacers, who opened a three-game road trip with their 11th loss in 16 games. Domantas Sabonis added 20 points, 14 rebounds and eight assists, but Indiana wilted down the stretch.</p>
<p>The Pacers still had the ball at midcourt down 103-100 with 9.9 seconds left, but Kentavious Caldwell-Pope stole Brogdon’s inbounds pass and hit two free throws to ice it.</p>
<p>Brogdon lit up the Lakers for 18 points in the first quarter. Indiana had an 86-74 lead early in the fourth, but the Lakers made a 22-4 run and seized the lead on Kuzma’s back-to-back 3-pointers.</p>
<p>TIP-INS</p>
<p>Pacers: Caris LeVert hasn’t been officially cleared to play, coach Nate Bjorkgren said, but the guard is getting close to making his Pacers debut. LeVert underwent surgery to remove a cancerous growth from his kidney nine days after he was traded to Indiana from Brooklyn in the James Harden/Victor Oladipo trade. … LA-area native Justin Holiday went 1 for 10 on 3-pointers, scoring five points.</p>
<p>Lakers: Alex Caruso was sidelined with a bruise on his head during the first half. … C Marc Gasol is still out under the NBA’s health and safety protocols. … Damian Jones scored seven points in his second start for Los Angeles. The big man signed a second 10-day contract Thursday.</p>
<p>A.D. UPDATE</p>
<p>The Lakers announced Anthony Davis will be out for <a href="https://apnews.com/article/nba-los-angeles-los-angeles-lakers-indiana-pacers-anthony-davis-15a54d58362034a7e06a21333cc85fa7">at least two more weeks</a> with the leg injuries that have kept him sidelined since Feb. 14. The eight-time All-Star selection has been cleared to enter the next phase of his rehabilitation after an examination by team doctors, but he won’t be re-evaluated until late March.</p>
<p>The Lakers improved to 8-7 without their All-NBA big man, who has a strained right calf and Achilles tendinosis.</p>
<p>UP NEXT</p>
<p>Pacers: At Suns on Saturday.</p>
<p>Lakers: At Warriors on Monday.</p>
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