Lakers Fueled by Divac : Pro basketball: His 20-foot shot with one second to play beats the Pacers, 102-100, ending L.A.’s five-game slump.

INDIANAPOLIS —  It wasn’t exactly what the Lakers needed Friday night, with their losing streak growing as quickly as their level of frustration.

Reggie Miller vs. Vlade Divac in a shootout.

Loser leaves town? No, the winners left and the Indiana Pacers stayed, forced to live with the memory of Divac’s 20-footer with one second left that gave the Lakers a 102-100 victory before 16,313 at Market Square Arena and an end to their five-game skid.

The Lakers hadn’t won since Nov. 16 and hadn’t won on the road in the regular season since late in 1992-93, a run of eight in a row. But they ended those streaks when Divac came alive late in the fourth quarter, the same period when Miller had 13 of his game-high 25 points.

Miller’s biggest shot lifted the Pacers, once down by 13 points in the second quarter and 10 at the start of the fourth, into a 100-100 tie with 13.7 seconds to play. With the Lakers missing an opportunity to foul and allow him only two free throws when defender Elden Campbell was faked off of his feet, an open Miller made a three-pointer from the left corner.

“Definitely, I think we had the momentum,” Miller said. “But they had the ball with 13 seconds left.”

After a timeout advanced the ball to midcourt, and then another timeout when the Lakers could not get the ball in, James Worthy’s entry pass went to Sedale Threatt. He dribbled the clock down to about seven seconds and then headed left, using a screen and roll with Divac to draw a double team and leave the Laker center wide open.

He had already made seven of nine shots and now caught the ball a few steps in front of the three-point circle with three seconds remaining. Divac then hesitated for an instant as Malik Sealy moved toward him. That saved Divac from possibly getting blocked, and with Sealy standing more next to him than in front of him, the shot went up.

“It was a little foul,” he said. “But now I forget it.”

Divac scored six of the Lakers’ final eight points in the last 1:20, en route to 19 points, eight rebounds and six steals, the latter figure tying his career high.

“You have big confidence now,” Divac said. “You are the man, big time.”

The Pacers, without a timeout to advance the ball, could not get to midcourt or get a shot before time ran out.

“We don’t do it easy, that’s for sure,” said Laker Coach Randy Pfund, whose previous victory came on Campbell’s shot at the buzzer of a second overtime to beat the Clippers.

“It’s great to finish one off with a good play and execution. . . . I saw a team tonight focused, one that seemed to have a game plan and one that believed in it, and they played a great game.”

Laker Notes

Anthony Peeler had 21 points for the second game in a row to lead the Lakers in scoring. He also had eight rebounds, tying Vlade Divac for team-high honors. . . . The Lakers and Sacramento Kings had been the only teams without a road victory. . . . The Pacers are 1-6 at Market Square Arena.

The Lakers will be accepting unwrapped toys at their next four home games for distribution to the Los Angeles Police Dept. Christmas Party for Children, Feliz Navidad Project, Marine Corps Toys for Tots and the Magic Johnson/LA Children’s Toy Drive. Fans who bring gifts will receive a coupon for a halftime drawing of prizes.