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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Lakers | 36 | 27 | 28 | 19 | 110 |
 Pelicans | 28 | 31 | 17 | 22 | 98 |
LALTeam statsNOP| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAL | 45-9646.9% | 11-3531.4% | 9-1560.0% | 42 | 30 | 9 |
| NOP | 37-7847.4% | 9-2536.0% | 15-2171.4% | 47 | 26 | 21 |
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 Lakers110| 30 | 14 | 5-12 | 0-3 | 0 | 4-6 | 0 | 0 | +12 | −3.3 | |||||
| 29 | 12 | 5-11 | 2-6 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | +0.8 | |||||
| 27 | 10 | 4-8 | 2-6 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +17 | +1.3 | |||||
| 27 | 25 | 11-22 | 2-5 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | −2 | +5.6 | ||||||
| 21 | 13 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 0 | 1-3 | −1 | +3.6 | |||||||
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| 27 | 3 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | +13 | −0.8 | ||||||||
| 27 | 8 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +7 | +0.6 | |||
| 19 | 9 | 4-8 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 | +13 | +1.4 | |||||||
| 14 | 6 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.3 | ||||||
| 11 | 8 | 3-6 | 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | +1.6 | |||
| 4 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −2.2 | ||
| 1 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | +0.8 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −0.3 | |
| Team | 110 | 45-9646.9% | 11-3531.4% | 42 | 30 | 9 | 16 | 9-1560.0% | 8 | 14 | 5 | |||
Bench 36 points on 14 for 32 shooting
Did not play: Markieff Morris and Montrezl Harrell (coach’s decision).
New Orleans Pelicans98| 37 | 14 | 5-15 | 2-8 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | −2 | −5.4 | ||||||
| 35 | 18 | 6-13 | 4-6, Career high (his best before, 3) | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −8 | −2.0 | ||||||
| 30 | 19 | 8-11 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 0 | −16 | +5.7 | |||||||
| 26 | 8 | 4-11 | 0-2 | 0-3 | 0 | 0 | −16 | −7.9 | ||||||
| 22 | 13 | 5-9 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −12 | +3.8 | ||||
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| 26 | 12 | 4-6 | 1-2 | 0 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2.6 | |||||
| 20 | 4 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +4 | −5.2 | ||||
| 20 | 10 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | +4 | +4.7 | ||||||
| 19 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −16 | −8.7 | |||||
| 6 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −2.3 | |||
| Team | 98 | 37-7847.4% | 9-2536.0% | 47 | 26 | 21 | 18 | 15-2171.4% | 8 | 4 | 5 | |||
Bench 26 points on 9 for 19 shooting
Did not play: Wes Iwundu and Lonzo Ball (injury/illness).
Lakers110Pelicans98ClickTap 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 scored 25 points (18 in the paint), and the defending champion Los Angeles Lakers beat the New Orleans Pelicans 110-98 for their fifth straight win.
The Lakers never trailed and led by as many as 15.
For the Pelicans, Willy Hernangomez had 19 points (16 in the paint) and 13 rebounds on 8 for 11 shooting.
The Pelicans turned it over 21 times, about 7 more than usual for this many possessions. The Lakers outscored the Pelicans 28-12 in 8 minutes with Gasol, Davis, Caldwell-Pope, Caruso and Kuzma on the floor together. Wenyen Gabriel fouled out.
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).
101 points from the field on 96 shots: 7.0 fewer than the league scores from the same zones.
Point at a shooter to see his shots light up; click for his shots alone.
| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 27-41 | 65.9% | 64% |
| In the paint | 4-10 | 40.0% | 43% |
| Mid-range | 3-10 | 30.0% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 2-8 | 25.0% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 9-27 | 33.3% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naji Marshall | 32 | 2 | 1-6 | −10 |
| Nickeil Alexander-Walker | 8 | 6 | 3-4 | +3 |
| James Johnson | 6 | 5 | 2-4 | +3 |
| Willy Hernangomez | 5 | 8 | 4-6 | +6 |
| Everyone else | 12 | 12 | 5-7 | +7 |
The tracking credits him with 33 points on 63 possessions. He usually scores about 25 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Johnson | 36 | 2 | 1-4 | −11 |
| Wenyen Gabriel | 12 | 4 | 2-4 | 0 |
| Willy Hernangomez | 5 | 2 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Naji Marshall | 4 | 2 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 11 | 4 | 2-4 | 0 |
The tracking credits him with 14 points on 68 possessions. He usually scores about 24 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willy Hernangomez | 23 | 6 | 3-5 | −1 |
| Jaxson Hayes | 11 | 2 | 1-4 | −1 |
| Naji Marshall | 6 | 4 | 2-2 | +2 |
| Nickeil Alexander-Walker | 4 | 2 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 6 | 1 | 0-0 | −1 |
The tracking credits him with 15 points on 50 possessions. He usually scores about 15 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
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NOP
Highest Leverage Moments
Marshall 25' 3PT Jump Shot (11 PTS) (Lewis Jr. 3 AST)
Q2 1:13
11.1%
32→43
Marshall 33' 3PT Jump Shot (14 PTS)
Q2 0:00
11.1%
32→43
Caldwell-Pope 3PT Jump Shot (10 PTS) (James 4 AST)
Q3 10:48
9.9%
47→37
James 24' 3PT Jump Shot (21 PTS) (Gasol 3 AST)
Q4 9:30
9.7%
21→11
Johnson 2' Putback Layup (6 PTS)
Q3 10:15
9.5%
37→47
