Los Angeles
Lakers
111
–
103
FINAL
New Orleans
Pelicans
Date
Tuesday, January 6, 2026
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAL | 29 | 22 | 28 | 32 | 111 |
| NOP | 25 | 29 | 32 | 17 | 103 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Luka Dončić
LAL
30
PTS
2
REB
10
AST
+2
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections5
Contested Shots5
Charges Drawn1
Opp FG% When Defending53.3%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.34
Impact Composite51.4
Hustle: 20.5Defense: 30.4Impact: 0.5
30 pointsDouble-Double5 deflections1 charge drawnonly 21 pts allowed on 61.8 possessions
Box Score MVP
LeBron James
LAL
30
PTS
8
REB
8
AST
+10
+/−
Game Performance
FG10-19 (52.6%)
3PT3-5
FT7-7
TS%67.9%
eFG%60.5%
STL2
BLK1
TOV1
ORTG113
DRTG99
NET+14
30 points+10 plus/minusonly 14 pts allowed on 50.7 possessions
Box Score
| LAL | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James | 33:09 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10-19 | 53% | 3-5 | 60% | 7-7 | 100% | +10 |
| Deandre Ayton | 31:54 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9-16 | 56% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +13 |
| Marcus Smart | 36:39 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5-10 | 50% | 3-7 | 43% | 0-0 | 0% | +14 |
| Jake LaRavia | 34:46 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2-4 | 50% | 0-2 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | 0 |
| Luka Dončić | 37:29 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 11-22 | 50% | 3-10 | 30% | 5-9 | 56% | +2 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Jaxson Hayes | 16:06 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | -5 |
| Dalton Knecht | 10:56 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-5 | 40% | 2-4 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | +5 |
| Nick Smith Jr. | 9:39 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0-3 | 0% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -2 |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | 29:22 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3-4 | 75% | 0-1 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | +3 |
| TOTAL | — | 111 | 44 | 9 | 30 | 11 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 43-85 | 51% | 11-31 | 35% | 14-21 | 67% | — |
Gabe Vincent —
Maxi Kleber —
Bronny James —
| NOP | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derik Queen | 31:42 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5-10 | 50% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -4 |
| Trey Murphy III | 39:04 | 42 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14-26 | 54% | 6-17 | 35% | 8-9 | 89% | -8 |
| Zion Williamson | 33:20 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7-13 | 54% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-5 | 20% | -7 |
| Herbert Jones | 34:55 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1-9 | 11% | 1-6 | 17% | 0-0 | 0% | +2 |
| Jeremiah Fears | 19:55 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4-13 | 31% | 1-6 | 17% | 0-0 | 0% | -7 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Karlo Matković | 9:51 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-3 | 67% | 0-1 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | -1 |
| Yves Missi | 15:41 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-4 | 75% | 0-0 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | -4 |
| Jordan Poole | 18:19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0-4 | 0% | 0-3 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -8 |
| Micah Peavy | 14:29 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2-3 | 67% | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | -10 |
| Jose Alvarado | 22:44 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2-6 | 33% | 1-5 | 20% | 0-0 | 0% | +7 |
| TOTAL | — | 103 | 44 | 14 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 15 | 19 | 40-91 | 44% | 10-40 | 25% | 13-18 | 72% | — |
Kevon Looney —
Jordan Hawkins —
DeAndre Jordan —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
LAL43/85 (51%)
Paint
29/47 (62%)
Mid
9/15 (60%)
3PT
11/31 (35%)
RA 66%ATB3 36%Paint 50%Corner 3 33%Mid 50%
NOP40/91 (44%)
Paint
28/46 (61%)
Mid
2/6 (33%)
3PT
10/40 (25%)
RA 68%ATB3 31%Corner 3 14%Paint 0%Mid 67%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
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Primary Matchup
Herbert Jones
defended Luka Dončić
7.2 min • 3 pts • 25%
Best Defender
Derik Queen
held Deandre Ayton
3.2 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Trey Murphy III
vs Marcus Smart
2.1 min • 5 pts • 33%
| NOP Defense | Dalton Knecht | Deandre Ayton | Jake LaRavia | Jarred Vanderbilt | Jaxson Hayes | LeBron James | Luka Dončić | Marcus Smart | Nick Smith Jr. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trey Murphy III | — | 1.4m 6pts 75% | 5.4m 12pts 71% | 3.3m 6pts 33% | — | — | 1.2m 2pts 33% | 2.1m 5pts 33% | — |
| Zion Williamson | — | 4.1m 4pts 67% | 1.1m 4pts 100% | 1.2m 2pts 50% | — | 2.0m 0pts 0% | 1.4m 4pts 50% | 1.8m 4pts 67% | — |
| Derik Queen | — | 3.2m 0pts 0% | 2.0m 4pts 100% | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | 3.0m 4pts 67% | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — |
| Herbert Jones | — | — | 1.5m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% | 7.2m 3pts 25% | — | — |
| Jose Alvarado | — | — | 1.2m 2pts 100% | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 1.8m 3pts 50% | 2.0m 0pts 0% |
| Jeremiah Fears | — | — | 1.1m 2pts 33% | — | — | — | — | 4.3m 7pts 50% | — |
| Yves Missi | — | 1.4m 2pts 100% | — | — | 1.4m 4pts 50% | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | — |
| Jordan Poole | — | — | — | 2.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 1.4m 0pts 0% | — |
| Micah Peavy | 1.7m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | — |
| Karlo Matković | — | — | — | — | 2.0m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — |
| Other | 2.3m 6pts 100% | — | — | — | 2.9m 4pts 33% | 3.3m 6pts 40% | — | 1.1m 6pts 60% | 2.1m 6pts 67% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = NOP leads, negative = LAL leads
NOP Largest Lead
9
Q3 10:12
LAL Largest Lead
11
Q4 10:36
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
NOP 8-0 run
Q2 10:31 – Q3 0:14
-1 → +5
LAL 8-0 run
Q4 0:19 – Q4 1:56
+4 → -1
LAL 9-0 run
Q4 0:19 – Q4 2:33
+4 → -2