After more than a month, Croatian basketball player Ivica Zubac made his debut for his new NBA club, the Indiana Pacers.
Indiana played on its floor in Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, but the guests from Phoenix were more successful, celebrating 123-108.
Zubac was in the Pacers’ starting lineupand spent 16:07 minutes in the game with eight points (4/6 field goal), six rebounds and two assists.
The Croatian center joined Indiana in a trade at the beginning of February, arriving at the Pacers from the Los Angeles Clippers. Back in December, Zubac sprained his ankle and waited for his debut for the new team to fully recover repaired the injuryit says HRT.
The Blue & Gold looks good on you, Zu 😤 pic.twitter.com/kZWXZ9iFki
— Indiana Pacers (@Pacers) March 13, 2026
The Suns were led to victory by Devin Booker with 43 points (14/31 field goal shooting, 4/7 three-pointers, 11/11 free throws) with seven rebounds and five assists, and Jalen Green, who scored 36 points (14/23 shooting).
In the ranks of Indiana, Andrew Nembhard was in the best mood with 23 points.
This was for the Pacers 11th consecutive defeatand with a ratio of 15-51, they are the worst team in the league.
On the other hand, the Suns are currently seventh in the Western Conference (39-27) and every win is important for them in the fight for the playoffs.
Doncic scored 51 points in celebration of the Lakers
Los Angeles Lakers they overcame in their Crypto.com Arena Chicago 142-130, and their victory was directed by the Slovenian Luka Dončić, scoring 51 points.
The Slovenian representative added to the performance ten rebounds and nine assists. He was well followed by Austin Reaves, who scored 30 points in the Lakers’ victory, and Deandre Ayton scored 23 points with ten rebounds.
It is the seventh victory of the Lakers in the last eight games and they are currently the third team in the West (41-25).
With the Bulls, seven players had double-digit points, the most among them being Josh Giddey, who scored 27 points with 15 assists.
Results of NBA games played on March 12:
Detroit Pistons – Philadelphia 76ers 131-109
Indiana Pacers – Phoenix Suns 108-123 (Ivica Zubac played 16:07 minutes for Indiana and scored eight points, had six rebounds and two assists)
Orlando Magic – Washington Wizards 136-131 (overtime)
Atlanta Hawks – Brooklyn Nets 108-97
Miami Heat – Milwaukee Bucks 112-105
Memphis Grizzlies – Dallas Mavericks 112-120
San Antonio Spurs – Denver Nuggets 131-136
Oklahoma City Thunder – Boston Celtics 104-102
Los Angeles Lakers – Chicago Bulls 142-130
(Hina | Photo: Indiana Pacers)
