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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Lakers | 29 | 34 | 30 | 29 | 122 |
 Pelicans | 33 | 28 | 34 | 19 | 114 |
LALTeam statsNOP| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAL | 50-9751.5% | 13-3537.1% | 9-1090.0% | 36 | 23 | 13 |
| NOP | 40-9542.1% | 7-3221.9% | 27-3381.8% | 52 | 24 | 16 |
Point at or clickTap a player to see his shots, then his whole game from there. ClickTap a number under REB, AST, STL, BLK, TO or PF to see those plays.
Los Angeles Lakers122| 36 | 34 | 14-21 | 3-5 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | +22 | +14.2 | ||||||
| 35 | 20 | 8-18 | 2-8 | 0 | 2-3 | 0 | +11 | −1.8 | ||||||
| 25 | 10 | 3-8 | 2-4 | 0 | 2-2 | +5 | +1.7 | |||||||
| 24 | 8 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +6 | +2.3 | ||||||
| 23 | 10 | 4-9 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2.2 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 31 | 13 | 5-11 | 1-5 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | +9 | +0.2 | ||||||
| 22 | 8 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | +8 | −0.8 | |||||||
| 17 | 4 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −6.3 | ||||
| 15 | 10 | 4-8 | 2-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −9 | +1.4 | |||||
| 12 | 5 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −7 | −3.0 | ||
| Team | 122 | 50-9751.5% | 13-3537.1% | 36 | 23 | 13 | 26 | 9-1090.0% | 6 | 9 | 10 | |||
Bench 40 points on 17 for 35 shooting
Did not play: Alex Caruso and Anthony Davis (injury/illness); Jared Dudley (coach’s decision).
New Orleans Pelicans114| 39 | 15 | 5-23 | 1-9 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | +4 | −15.1 | ||||||
| 38 | 11 | 4-10 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 0 | −7 | −2.0 | |||||||
| 38 | 19 | 7-15 | 1-7 | 0 | 4-6 | 0 | −4 | +5.9 | ||||||
| 33 | 35, Career high (his best before, 32) | 12-16 | 0-0 | 0 | 11-13 | 0 | 0 | −10 | +5.9 | |||||
| 27 | 12 | 5-12 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | −8 | +6.3 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 22 | 7 | 3-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | +1.5 | ||||||
| 21 | 10 | 2-8 | 1-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-6 | 0 | 0 | −0.7 | ||||
| 16 | 5 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | +1.0 | |||
| 5 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −7 | −2.1 | |||||
| Team | 114 | 40-9542.1% | 7-3221.9% | 52 | 24 | 16 | 11 | 27-3381.8% | 15 | 7 | 3 | |||
Bench 22 points on 7 for 19 shooting
Did not play: JJ Redick (injury/illness); Jahlil Okafor, Jaxson Hayes and Nickeil Alexander-Walker (coach’s decision).
Lakers122Pelicans114ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
LeBron James had 34 points (18 in the paint), 12 rebounds and 13 assists, his 13th triple-double of the season, and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the New Orleans Pelicans 122-114.
JaVale McGee’s alley oop dunk put the Lakers ahead for good with 4:13 left in the fourth quarter.
The Pelicans got within 110-109 on Lonzo Ball’s free throw with 4:02 to play, but Kyle Kuzma answered with a corner 3-pointer, and the Pelicans got no closer than 113-111.
During clutch time, the Lakers outscored the Pelicans 10-6. James scored 5 of the Lakers’ 10 on 1 for 1 shooting and 2 for 2 at the line.
Kuzma scored 20 points.
For the Pelicans, Zion Williamson scored a career-high 35 points (24 in the paint) on 12 for 16 shooting, and Brandon Ingram went 1 for 9 from 3. Derrick Favors had 12 points and 14 rebounds. Ball had 19 points, 9 rebounds, 9 assists and 3 steals.
The Lakers shot 51.5% from the field and 37.1% from 3 to the Pelicans’ 42.1% and 21.9%. The Pelicans did not make a field goal in the last 3:18.
Los Angeles LakersNew Orleans PelicansPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
113 points from the field on 97 shots: 6.7 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 28-38 | 73.7% | 64% |
| In the paint | 2-10 | 20.0% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 7-14 | 50.0% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 6-16 | 37.5% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 7-19 | 36.8% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Ingram | 28 | 8 | 2-5 | −2 |
| Josh Hart | 17 | 11 | 5-8 | +5 |
| Jrue Holiday | 14 | 6 | 3-3 | +1 |
| Zion Williamson | 9 | 5 | 2-3 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 13 | 8 | 4-5 | +3 |
The tracking credits him with 38 points on 80 possessions. He usually scores about 29 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zion Williamson | 38 | 7 | 3-8 | −3 |
| Lonzo Ball | 9 | 2 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Josh Hart | 8 | 3 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Brandon Ingram | 7 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 11 | 6 | 2-7 | +3 |
The tracking credits him with 18 points on 72 possessions. He usually scores about 19 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lonzo Ball | 19 | 5 | 2-3 | +2 |
| Jrue Holiday | 12 | 2 | 0-2 | 0 |
| Josh Hart | 10 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Brandon Ingram | 9 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 13 | 2 | 1-2 | 0 |
The tracking credits him with 11 points on 62 possessions. He usually scores about 11 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
NOP win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
LAL
50/50
NOP
Highest Leverage Moments
Kuzma 3PT Jump Shot (20 PTS) (James 13 AST)
Q4 3:40
22.9%
47→24
James 25' 3PT Jump Shot (32 PTS)
Q4 2:27
19.1%
34→15
Ball 3' Driving Layup (17 PTS) (Hart 3 AST)
Q4 4:29
15.5%
37→53
Bradley 27' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (James 9 AST)
Q3 5:52
14.6%
55→40
Ball 25' 3PT Jump Shot (13 PTS) (Ingram 2 AST)
Q3 6:00
14.5%
41→55
