New Orleans
Pelicans
101
–
110
FINAL
Los Angeles
Lakers
Date
Tuesday, March 3, 2026
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOP | 33 | 18 | 27 | 23 | 101 |
| LAL | 31 | 23 | 22 | 34 | 110 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
LeBron James
LAL
21
PTS
7
REB
7
AST
+3
+/−
Key Contributions
Contested Shots5
Loose Balls1
Opp FG% When Defending100.0%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.21
Impact Composite45.3
Hustle: 9.0Defense: 35.8Impact: 0.5
66.7% FGonly 11 pts allowed on 53.4 possessions
Box Score MVP
Luka Dončić
LAL
27
PTS
10
REB
7
AST
+1
+/−
Game Performance
FG10-22 (45.5%)
3PT3-10
FT4-5
TS%55.8%
eFG%52.3%
BLK1
TOV7
ORTG99
DRTG99
NET+0
Double-Double4 deflectionsheld opponents to 38.1% FGonly 22 pts allowed on 70.1 possessions
Box Score
| NOP | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dejounte Murray | 27:55 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5-13 | 39% | 2-6 | 33% | 3-3 | 100% | -3 |
| Trey Murphy III | 32:55 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7-15 | 47% | 3-7 | 43% | 4-5 | 80% | -4 |
| Zion Williamson | 33:16 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10-18 | 56% | 0-0 | 0% | 4-5 | 80% | -7 |
| Herbert Jones | 33:16 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1-7 | 14% | 0-4 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -3 |
| Saddiq Bey | 36:24 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7-18 | 39% | 2-9 | 22% | 2-2 | 100% | -9 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Bryce McGowens | 16:01 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2-3 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | -13 |
| Yves Missi | 5:59 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -2 |
| DeAndre Jordan | 16:08 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3-4 | 75% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -7 |
| Derik Queen | 19:18 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0-3 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | +2 |
| Jeremiah Fears | 18:48 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2-6 | 33% | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | +1 |
| TOTAL | — | 101 | 41 | 10 | 29 | 12 | 3 | 18 | 24 | 38-90 | 42% | 8-29 | 28% | 17-19 | 89% | — |
Kevon Looney —
Jordan Hawkins —
Jordan Poole —
Micah Peavy —
Karlo Matković —
| LAL | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deandre Ayton | 25:08 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6-8 | 75% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-1 | 100% | -7 |
| Austin Reaves | 36:47 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4-15 | 27% | 2-7 | 29% | 5-5 | 100% | -1 |
| Marcus Smart | 29:48 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3-9 | 33% | 2-6 | 33% | 2-2 | 100% | +13 |
| Luka Dončić | 37:40 | 27 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 10-22 | 46% | 3-10 | 30% | 4-5 | 80% | +1 |
| LeBron James | 33:28 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 8-12 | 67% | 1-5 | 20% | 4-8 | 50% | +3 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Jaxson Hayes | 22:51 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3-4 | 75% | 0-0 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | +16 |
| Luke Kennard | 21:14 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3-5 | 60% | 2-3 | 67% | 1-1 | 100% | +16 |
| Jake LaRavia | 14:27 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 50% | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | +10 |
| Rui Hachimura | 18:37 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-4 | 0% | 0-4 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | -6 |
| TOTAL | — | 110 | 48 | 11 | 29 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 17 | 39-83 | 47% | 11-37 | 30% | 21-26 | 81% | — |
Bronny James —
Adou Thiero —
Maxi Kleber —
Dalton Knecht —
Jarred Vanderbilt —
Kobe Bufkin —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
NOP38/90 (42%)
Paint
30/60 (50%)
Mid
0/8 (0%)
3PT
8/30 (27%)
RA 62%ATB3 31%Paint 8%Corner 3 0%Mid 0%
LAL39/83 (47%)
Paint
25/40 (63%)
Mid
8/16 (50%)
3PT
11/37 (30%)
RA 65%ATB3 22%Paint 56%Corner 3 43%Mid 50%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Austin Reaves
defended Trey Murphy III
4.9 min • 2 pts • 50%
Best Defender
LeBron James
held Zion Williamson
4.3 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Austin Reaves
vs Herbert Jones
2.0 min • 4 pts • 0%
| LAL Defense | Bryce McGowens | DeAndre Jordan | Dejounte Murray | Derik Queen | Herbert Jones | Jeremiah Fears | Saddiq Bey | Trey Murphy III | Zion Williamson |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luka Dončić | 1.3m 5pts 100% | — | 4.4m 7pts 33% | — | 3.4m 4pts 50% | — | 2.0m 0pts 0% | 1.4m 3pts 50% | 1.8m 3pts 33% |
| Austin Reaves | — | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — | 2.0m 4pts 0% | 1.6m 2pts 50% | 1.4m 3pts 17% | 4.9m 2pts 50% | 1.2m 0pts 0% |
| LeBron James | — | — | 1.4m 4pts 100% | — | — | — | 3.6m 4pts 100% | 1.3m 3pts 100% | 4.3m 0pts 0% |
| Marcus Smart | — | — | 1.8m 5pts 50% | — | — | — | 3.6m 0pts 0% | 2.0m 0pts 0% | 1.1m 3pts 100% |
| Deandre Ayton | — | 2.3m 0pts 0% | — | 1.5m 7pts 100% | 2.9m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 1.3m 2pts 100% |
| Jaxson Hayes | — | 2.0m 0pts 0% | — | 1.8m 6pts 100% | 1.4m 0pts 0% | — | 1.4m 0pts 0% | — | 1.0m 0pts 0% |
| Rui Hachimura | — | — | — | 1.4m 0pts 0% | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 1.6m 0pts 0% |
| Luke Kennard | 1.2m 2pts 100% | — | — | — | — | 1.9m 3pts 100% | — | — | 1.0m 0pts 0% |
| Jake LaRavia | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other | 2.8m 12pts 60% | 1.9m 10pts 57% | 2.3m 2pts 100% | 3.3m 7pts 33% | 2.6m 5pts 67% | 4.1m 6pts 33% | 2.4m 4pts 100% | 3.8m 4pts 25% | — |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = LAL leads, negative = NOP leads
LAL Largest Lead
10
Q2 4:24
NOP Largest Lead
8
Q4 4:40
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
NOP 8-0 run
Q1 4:27 – Q1 5:14
+1 → -4
NOP 10-0 run
Q1 4:27 – Q1 5:41
+1 → -6
LAL 8-0 run
Q2 0:21 – Q2 1:52
-2 → +4
LAL 9-0 run
Q2 0:21 – Q2 1:52
-2 → +5