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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pelicans | 33 | 18 | 27 | 23 | 101 |
 Lakers | 31 | 23 | 22 | 34 | 110 |
NOPTeam statsLAL| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOP | 38-9042.2% | 8-2927.6% | 17-1989.5% | 41 | 29 | 18 |
| LAL | 39-8347.0% | 11-3729.7% | 21-2680.8% | 48 | 29 | 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| 38 | 27 | 10-22 | 3-10 | 4-5 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −3.3 | ||||||
| 37 | 15 | 4-15 | 2-7 | 5-5 | 0 | −1 | −7.5 | |||||||
| 33 | 21 | 8-12 | 1-5 | 4-8 | 0 | +3 | +1.8 | |||||||
| 30 | 10 | 3-9 | 2-6 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | +13 | +6.0 | ||||||
| 25 | 13 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0 | −7 | +1.9 | |||||||
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| 23 | 8 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | +16 | +4.0 | ||||||
| 21 | 9 | 3-5 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | +16 | −2.1 | ||||||
| 19 | 2 | 0-4 | 0-4 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | −6.5 | |||
| 14 | 5 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +10 | +2.3 | |||||
| Team | 110 | 39-8347.0% | 11-3729.7% | 48 | 29 | 21 | 17 | 21-2680.8% | 11 | 7 | 12 | |||
Bench 24 points on 8 for 17 shooting
Did not play: Jarred Vanderbilt, Kobe Bufkin, Adou Thiero, Dalton Knecht, Maxi Kleber and Bronny James (coach’s decision).
New Orleans Pelicans101| 36 | 18 | 7-18 | 2-9 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −9 | −3.5 | |||||
| 33 | 2 | 1-7 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0 | −3 | −3.1 | |||||||
| 33 | 24 | 10-18 | 0-0 | 0 | 4-5 | 0 | −7 | −1.9 | ||||||
| 33 | 21 | 7-15 | 3-7 | 4-5 | 0 | −4 | +1.2 | |||||||
| 28 | 15 | 5-13 | 2-6 | 3-3 | 0 | −3 | +1.0 | |||||||
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| 19 | 2 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | +2 | −4.8 | |||||||
| 19 | 5 | 2-6 | 1-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −8.8 | ||||
| 16 | 6 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | −7 | +3.4 | ||||||||
| 16 | 6 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −13 | −0.3 | |||||
| 6 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −1.7 | ||
| Team | 101 | 38-9042.2% | 8-2927.6% | 41 | 29 | 18 | 24 | 17-1989.5% | 10 | 12 | 3 | |||
Bench 21 points on 8 for 19 shooting
Did not play: Micah Peavy, Karlo Matković, Kevon Looney, Jordan Hawkins and Jordan Poole (coach’s decision).
Lakers110Pelicans101ClickTap 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.
The Los Angeles Lakers went on a 22-4 run in the fourth quarter to beat the New Orleans Pelicans 110-101.
The Pelicans went on a 13-5 run to lead 94-86 with 7:20 left in the fourth quarter. Austin Reaves’ 3-pointer put the Lakers ahead for good with 5:04 left. Luka Dončić scored 7 points and Reaves made 2 3-pointers during the run. The Lakers led 108-98 with 1:00 left.
During clutch time, the Lakers outscored the Pelicans 9-2. Dončić (No. 9 in clutch wins added, 2025-26) scored 4 of the Lakers’ 9 on 1 for 3 shooting and 2 for 2 at the line.
Dončić had 27 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists. LeBron James added 21 points (9 during an 11-0 run in the second quarter) and 7 assists on 8 for 12 shooting, and Marcus Smart had 10 points (6 on 2 3-pointers), 7 assists, 4 steals and 3 blocks. James and Smart set each other up for 6 baskets and 14 points, 2 of them in the fourth quarter.
For the Pelicans, Zion Williamson scored 24 points, and Trey Murphy III added 21 points and 8 rebounds.
The Lakers shot 47.0% from the field and 29.7% from 3 to the Pelicans’ 42.2% and 27.6%. The Pelicans turned it over 19 times, about 4 more than usual for this many possessions. The Lakers outscored the Pelicans 17-7 in 5 minutes with James, Smart, Dončić, Hayes and Reaves on the floor together.
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).
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.
89 points from the field on 83 shots: 1.5 fewer than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 14-21 | 66.7% | 67% |
| In the paint | 11-19 | 57.9% | 45% |
| Mid-range | 3-6 | 50.0% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 6-14 | 42.9% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 5-23 | 21.7% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herbert Jones | 23 | 4 | 2-4 | −6 |
| Dejounte Murray | 20 | 7 | 2-6 | −2 |
| Trey Murphy III | 9 | 3 | 1-2 | −1 |
| Saddiq Bey | 9 | 0 | 0-3 | −4 |
| Everyone else | 22 | 13 | 5-7 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 27 points on 82 possessions. He usually scores about 35 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zion Williamson | 20 | 1 | 0-0 | −5 |
| Saddiq Bey | 18 | 4 | 2-2 | −2 |
| Trey Murphy III | 7 | 3 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Dejounte Murray | 5 | 4 | 2-2 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 21 | 10 | 3-7 | +3 |
The tracking credits him with 22 points on 72 possessions. He usually scores about 23 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trey Murphy III | 24 | 2 | 1-1 | −6 |
| Saddiq Bey | 10 | 3 | 1-6 | 0 |
| Dejounte Murray | 9 | 0 | 0-1 | −3 |
| Zion Williamson | 9 | 0 | 0-1 | −3 |
| Everyone else | 24 | 9 | 2-6 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 14 points on 76 possessions. He usually scores about 26 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 = LAL leads, negative = NOP leads
LAL Largest Lead
10
Q2 7:36
NOP Largest Lead
8
Q4 7:20
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
NOP 10-0 run
Q1 7:33 – Q1 6:19
+4 → -6
LAL 11-0 run
Q2 11:39 – Q2 8:47
-4 → +7
NOP 8-0 run
Q3 3:26 – Q3 1:57
+3 → -5
LAL 14-0 run
Q4 7:06 – Q4 3:13
-8 → +6
