LeBron James posts 13 points, 10 assists as Sixers rally past Pacers 114-109

LeBron James finished with 13 points, five rebounds and 10 assists with no turnovers on Wednesday night, Oct. 28, 2026, as the Philadelphia 76ers came back to beat the Indiana Pacers 114-109 in Indianapolis, according to ESPN's recap. The win moved the Sixers to 4-1 to open the 2026-27 season, per Yahoo Sports.

The stat line

James shot 5 of 12 from the field, 2 of 3 from three-point range and 1 of 2 at the line, and added two blocks and a steal, according to RotoWire. Bleacher Report's box score carries the same 13/5/10 line. ESPN's game leaders list him with zero turnovers.

How the deficit built

Philadelphia led by 10 at halftime, per PhillyVoice. Indiana then opened the second half on a 17-0 run and outscored the Sixers 36-13 in the third quarter, according to Yahoo Sports. That left the Pacers ahead 88-75 entering the fourth. PhillyVoice called it Philadelphia's worst period of the season by far, and noted that Indiana was without Tyrese Haliburton.

Quarter by quarter, the Sixers scored 25, 37, 13 and 39 points, while the Pacers scored 25, 27, 36 and 21, per ESPN. Philadelphia outscored Indiana 39-21 in the fourth.

James in the fourth

Yahoo Sports detailed several of his plays during the rally. He blocked Kelly Oubre Jr. to start a fast break that ended in a Tyrese Maxey layup. He hit a three-pointer that cut Indiana's lead to five. He also found Joel Embiid for a layup and a foul.

Maxey scored 27 points, including two three-pointers in the final 1½ minutes, according to the AP account carried by CBS Sports. Embiid had 21 points and 11 rebounds, Jaylen Brown 20 points and 10 rebounds, and Anfernee Simons 20 off the bench. For Indiana, Pascal Siakam scored 26 points with 11 rebounds, and Andrew Nembhard had 18 points and 14 assists, per ESPN and the AP.

Where it sits in his career

The game was not an isolated rally. On opening night at home, the Sixers erased a 29-point deficit to beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 114-106, according to ESPN. Yahoo Sports described that as the biggest comeback of James's 24-year career. TalkBasket reported that Philadelphia later beat Charlotte after trailing by 15 and entering the fourth quarter down nine.

Earlier in the Indiana game, Yahoo Sports noted, Pacers forward Jalen Slawson chased James down and blocked his layup early in the second quarter.