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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Lakers | 29 | 22 | 28 | 32 | 111 |
 Pelicans | 25 | 29 | 32 | 17 | 103 |
LALTeam statsNOP| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAL | 43-8550.6% | 11-3135.5% | 14-2166.7% | 44 | 30 | 14 |
| NOP | 40-9144.0% | 10-4025.0% | 13-1872.2% | 44 | 28 | 15 |
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Los Angeles Lakers111| 37 | 30 | 11-22 | 3-10 | 5-9 | 0 | +2 | +2.6 | |||||||
| 37 | 13 | 5-10 | 3-7 | 0-0 | +14 | −3.4 | ||||||||
| 35 | 5 | 2-4 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −4.5 | |||||
| 33 | 30 | 10-19 | 3-5 | 7-7 | 0 | +10 | +12.0 | |||||||
| 32 | 18 | 9-16 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | +13 | +5.0 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 29 | 7 | 3-4 | 0-1 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | +3 | +2.3 | ||||||
| 16 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-1 | −5 | −3.3 | |||||||
| 11 | 6 | 2-5 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | −1.8 | ||
| 10 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −5.9 | |||||
| Team | 111 | 43-8550.6% | 11-3135.5% | 44 | 30 | 14 | 21 | 14-2166.7% | 9 | 11 | 6 | |||
Bench 15 points on 6 for 14 shooting
Did not play: Gabe Vincent (injury/illness); Maxi Kleber and Bronny James (coach’s decision).
New Orleans Pelicans103| 39 | 42, Career high (his best before, 41) | 14-26 | 6-17 | 0 | 8-9 | 0 | 0 | −8 | +10.1 | |||||
| 35 | 3 | 1-9 | 1-6 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +2 | −12.0 | ||||||
| 33 | 15 | 7-13 | 0-0 | 1-5 | −7 | −3.6 | ||||||||
| 32 | 10 | 5-10 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | −4 | +1.1 | |||||||
| 20 | 9 | 4-13 | 1-6 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −7 | −3.3 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 23 | 5 | 2-6 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +7 | −1.1 | ||||||
| 18 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −8 | −10.5 | ||||||
| 16 | 8 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −4 | +5.0 | |||||
| 14 | 5 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | −10 | −0.1 | |||||||
| 10 | 6 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | +0.1 | |||
| Team | 103 | 40-9144.0% | 10-4025.0% | 44 | 28 | 15 | 19 | 13-1872.2% | 14 | 8 | 2 | |||
Bench 24 points on 9 for 20 shooting
Did not play: Jordan Hawkins, DeAndre Jordan and Kevon Looney (coach’s decision).
Lakers111Pelicans103ClickTap 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 30 points, and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the New Orleans Pelicans 111-103.
Dalton Knecht’s 3-pointer put the Lakers ahead for good with 8:28 left in the fourth quarter.
The Pelicans got within 91-90 on Zion Williamson’s cutting layup with 8:18 to play, but Deandre Ayton answered with a floater, and the Pelicans got no closer.
During clutch time, the Lakers outscored the Pelicans 7-1. Late in the fourth quarter, Jake LaRavia had 2 steals.
Luka Dončić had 30 points and 10 assists. The Lakers had 2 30-point scorers.
For the Pelicans, Trey Murphy III scored a career-high 42 points (20 in the third quarter) with 6 3-pointers.
The Lakers shot 50.6% from the field and 35.5% from 3 to the Pelicans’ 44.0% and 25.0%. They outscored the Pelicans 24-9 on the fast break.
Los Angeles LakersNew Orleans PelicansPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. Wins: how much his shots, free throws, turnovers and passes moved his team’s chance to win (1.00 is a whole win).
97 points from the field on 85 shots: 3.1 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 21-28 | 75.0% | 67% |
| In the paint | 8-19 | 42.1% | 45% |
| Mid-range | 3-7 | 42.9% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 3-9 | 33.3% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 8-22 | 36.4% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zion Williamson | 27 | 7 | 2-3 | −2 |
| Herbert Jones | 9 | 2 | 1-1 | −1 |
| Derik Queen | 6 | 2 | 1-5 | 0 |
| Micah Peavy | 6 | 4 | 2-3 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 19 | 15 | 4-7 | +9 |
The tracking credits him with 30 points on 66 possessions. He usually scores about 21 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herbert Jones | 34 | 8 | 3-7 | −7 |
| Trey Murphy III | 12 | 2 | 1-4 | −3 |
| Zion Williamson | 9 | 3 | 1-2 | −1 |
| Derik Queen | 7 | 8 | 3-3 | +5 |
| Everyone else | 18 | 9 | 3-5 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 30 points on 80 possessions. He usually scores about 34 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derik Queen | 26 | 4 | 2-8 | −2 |
| Yves Missi | 9 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Zion Williamson | 8 | 2 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Trey Murphy III | 6 | 2 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 13 | 8 | 4-4 | +5 |
The tracking credits him with 18 points on 62 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.
Score margin over time — positive = NOP leads, negative = LAL leads
NOP Largest Lead
9
Q3 1:48
LAL Largest Lead
11
Q4 1:24
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
NOP 8-0 run
Q2 1:29 – Q3 11:46
-3 → +5
LAL 9-0 run
Q4 11:41 – Q4 9:27
+7 → -2
