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LeBron James and the Lakers beat Pelicans in play-in, earn a playoff rematch with the Nuggets
NEW ORLEANS (AP) LeBron James, Anthony Davis and their supporting cast have the Los Angeles Lakers looking like a tougher out in the playoffs than they appeared to be just a few weeks earlier.
The New Orleans Pelicans, meanwhile, find themselves on the brink of elimination and wondering about the health of star power forward Zion Williamson, whose dominant NBA postseason debut was cut short by an injury in the final minutes of a tight game.
James had 23 points, nine assists and nine rebounds, and the Lakers secured a playoff berth with a 110-106 victory over the Pelicans in the Western Conference play-in tournament on Tuesday night.
“Tonight we showcased what we were able to do both offensively and defensively," said James, whose team enters the playoffs having won 12 of 15 games. “We’ve got a good group going right now, good rotation, good plan and guys are coming in ready to go.”
Williamson had 40 points and 11 rebounds. But shortly after tying the game at 95 on a driving layup with 3:19 to go, Williamson went to the locker room, throwing a towel to the floor in disgust as he walked into the tunnel with an apparent injury.
After the game, Pelicans coach Willie Green said Williamson had “left leg soreness.”
“He’s going to have some imaging on it tomorrow and we’ll figure out more,” Green said.
Soon after Williamson went out, James hit a jumper, Davis dunked Austin Reaves' alley-oop lob, DeAngelo Russell hit a 3 and Davis grabbed a crucial offensive rebound, after which he hit two free throws to help the Lakers hold on.
The Pelicans “threw some heavy blows at us,” Lakers coach Darvin Ham said. “They kept swinging. We kept fighting back.
“It revealed a lot about us and what we’re made of,” he added.
Davis finished with 20 points and 15 rebounds. Russell scored 21, hitting five times from deep. James was 10 of 10 on free throws and Davis 8 of 10.
The Lakers advance to face defending champion Denver in the first round in a rematch of last season's Western Conference finals, a sweep by the Nuggets. Game 1 is Saturday night.
The Pelicans will host Sacramento on Friday, with the winner earning the No. 8 seed in the West. The Kings eliminated Golden State in the later play-in game on Wednesday night.
“Obviously a tough loss for us,” said Green, whose team could have secured the sixth seed in the playoffs on Sunday but lost at home to the Lakers, 124-108, setting up the rematch in the play-in. “We've got to feel this one tonight and regroup and get ready for another one.”
Williamson, Green said, was “fantastic.”
“He settled into the game. He just continued to attack. He found seams. He rebounded the ball. He played fast,” Green continued. “(If) we have him for a few more minutes, maybe we have a chance to pull this thing out.”
The Lakers went 14 of 35 from 3-point range. The Pelicans hit 9 of 29 from deep and Williamson didn't get a lot of help from the Pelicans' usual high scorers. Brandon Ingram - in his second game back from a 12-game absence because of a knee injury - missed 8 of 12 shots and finished with 11 points after spending the final few minutes on the bench.
“I just like the group that was on the floor at that time,” Green said. “BI is still getting back, he's still finding his rhythm. So, I didn't want to force the issue.”
CJ McCollum missed 11 of 15 shots and scored nine points.
Trey Murphy III scored 12, hitting two 3s from beyond 28 feet in the second half to help New Orleans come back from an 18-point second-half deficit to tie it.
The Lakers led 75-57 after Rui Hachimura's layup in the third quarter. But New Orleans got back in the game by outscoring Los Angeles 19-8 during the final 5:31 of the period.
Williamson sparked the surge with a pair of layups. Murphy pulled up for a 31-foot 3-pointer in the final minute of the quarter and Williamson's free throw made it 83-76 at the end of the period.
The Pelicans finally tied it when Williamson slammed down Jose Alvarado’s alley-oop lob in transition to make it 93-all with 3:53 to go.
Looking to redeem themselves for a lackluster loss to the Lakers on Sunday, the Pelicans put together a promising opening quarter and took a 34-28 lead on Herb Jones' 3.
Los Angeles surged into the lead by outscoring New Orleans 34-16 in the second quarter, leading by as many as 14 after James, who had 15 first-half points, hit two free throws to make it 58-44.
In the final seconds of the half, Williamson sprinted nearly the length of the court on the dribble for a floating layup at the horn that made it 60-50.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Anthony Davis vs. Jonas Valanciunas (LeBron James gains possession) | ||
| 11:44 |  | Austin Reaves misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:41 | | Zion Williamson defensive rebound | ||
| 11:32 | | Brandon Ingram misses two point jump shot | ||
| 11:30 | | Jonas Valanciunas offensive rebound | ||
| 11:30 | | Jonas Valanciunas misses two point tip layup | ||
| 11:30 | | Jonas Valanciunas offensive rebound | ||
| 11:30 | | Rui Hachimura shooting foul (Jonas Valanciunas draws the foul) | ||
| 11:30 | | +1 | Jonas Valanciunas makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0-1 |
| 11:30 | | +1 | Jonas Valanciunas makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0-2 |
| 11:13 | | Anthony Davis misses two point alley-oop layup | ||
| 11:12 | | Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound | ||
| 11:05 | | +2 | Zion Williamson makes two point cutting dunk (Brandon Ingram assists) | 0-4 |
| 11:00 | | Brandon Ingram personal foul (D'Angelo Russell draws the foul) | ||
| 10:49 | | D'Angelo Russell misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:45 | | Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound | ||
| 10:35 | | Jonas Valanciunas misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:33 | | Austin Reaves defensive rebound | ||
| 10:22 | | +3 | Austin Reaves makes three point jump shot (LeBron James assists) | 3-4 |
| 10:08 | | +3 | Brandon Ingram makes three point jump shot (CJ McCollum assists) | 3-7 |
| 9:52 | | Herbert Jones shooting foul (D'Angelo Russell draws the foul) | ||
| 9:52 | | +1 | D'Angelo Russell makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 4-7 |
| 9:52 | | +1 | D'Angelo Russell makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 5-7 |
| 9:38 | | +2 | Jonas Valanciunas makes two point turnaround hook shot | 5-9 |
| 9:20 | | +3 | LeBron James makes three point jump shot (D'Angelo Russell assists) | 8-9 |
| 9:08 | | +2 | Brandon Ingram makes two point pullup jump shot (Jonas Valanciunas assists) | 8-11 |
| 8:55 | | +2 | Anthony Davis makes two point floating jump shot (D'Angelo Russell assists) | 10-11 |
| 8:33 | | +2 | Zion Williamson makes two point driving layup (CJ McCollum assists) | 10-13 |
| 8:18 | | Anthony Davis misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 8:16 | | Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound | ||
| 8:12 | | CJ McCollum misses two point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:10 | | CJ McCollum offensive rebound | ||
| 8:01 | | Brandon Ingram misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:58 | | Austin Reaves defensive rebound | ||
| 7:54 | | Jonas Valanciunas shooting foul (Anthony Davis draws the foul) | ||
| 7:54 | | Anthony Davis misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 7:54 | | Lakers offensive rebound | ||
| 7:54 | | +1 | Anthony Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 11-13 |
| 7:37 | | Anthony Davis blocks Jonas Valanciunas's two point reverse layup | ||
| 7:34 | | Anthony Davis defensive rebound | ||
| 7:33 | | +3 | D'Angelo Russell makes three point running jump shot (LeBron James assists) | 14-13 |
| 7:13 | | +2 | Herbert Jones makes two point driving layup (Zion Williamson assists) | 14-15 |
| 7:05 | | +3 | D'Angelo Russell makes three point pullup jump shot | 17-15 |
| 6:55 | | +3 | CJ McCollum makes three point pullup jump shot (Brandon Ingram assists) | 17-18 |
| 6:40 | | +2 | Anthony Davis makes two point driving reverse layup (D'Angelo Russell assists) | 19-18 |
| 6:30 | | D'Angelo Russell blocks Brandon Ingram's two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 6:28 | | Zion Williamson offensive rebound | ||
| 6:21 | | CJ McCollum misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:17 | | LeBron James defensive rebound | ||
| 6:02 | | Anthony Davis misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 6:02 | | Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound | ||
| 5:57 | | +2 | Herbert Jones makes two point running layup | 19-20 |
| 5:57 | | LeBron James defensive goaltending violation | ||
| 5:50 | | +2 | Rui Hachimura makes two point pullup jump shot (D'Angelo Russell assists) | 21-20 |
| 5:34 | | Zion Williamson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:31 | | Anthony Davis defensive rebound | ||
| 5:26 | | LeBron James misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:22 | | Brandon Ingram defensive rebound | ||
| 5:14 | | Zion Williamson turnover (lost ball) (LeBron James steals) | ||
| 5:10 | | LeBron James misses two point running layup | ||
| 5:10 | | Pelicans defensive rebound | ||
| 5:10 | | Pelicans 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:55 | | Larry Nance Jr. misses two point cutting dunk | ||
| 4:53 | | Spencer Dinwiddie defensive rebound | ||
| 4:51 | | LeBron James misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 4:50 | | Anthony Davis offensive rebound | ||
| 4:48 | | Anthony Davis misses two point tip layup | ||
| 4:45 | | Lakers offensive rebound | ||
| 4:34 | | Spencer Dinwiddie misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:31 | | Brandon Ingram defensive rebound | ||
| 4:16 | | +3 | Larry Nance Jr. makes three point jump shot (CJ McCollum assists) | 21-23 |
| 4:02 | | Austin Reaves misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 3:59 | | Larry Nance Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 3:51 | | Brandon Ingram misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 3:50 | | Lakers defensive rebound | ||
| 3:37 | | Austin Reaves turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 3:24 | | +2 | Trey Murphy III makes two point stepback jump shot (Larry Nance Jr. assists) | 21-25 |
| 3:06 | | Spencer Dinwiddie misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:02 | | Trey Murphy III defensive rebound | ||
| 2:56 | | Zion Williamson offensive foul (Spencer Dinwiddie draws the foul) | ||
| 2:56 | | Zion Williamson turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 2:56 | | Lakers 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:42 | | Taurean Prince misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:39 | | Zion Williamson defensive rebound | ||
| 2:29 | | +2 | Zion Williamson makes two point driving layup (Trey Murphy III assists) | 21-27 |
| 2:12 | | +2 | D'Angelo Russell makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 23-27 |
| 1:58 | | +2 | Zion Williamson makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot (Jose Alvarado assists) | 23-29 |
| 1:46 | | D'Angelo Russell misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 1:46 | | Zion Williamson defensive rebound | ||
| 1:38 | | Trey Murphy III misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:34 | | Spencer Dinwiddie defensive rebound | ||
| 1:32 | | +3 | D'Angelo Russell makes three point running jump shot (Spencer Dinwiddie assists) | 26-29 |
| 1:15 | | Trey Murphy III misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 1:14 | | Larry Nance Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 1:12 | | +2 | Zion Williamson makes two point cutting dunk (Larry Nance Jr. assists) | 26-31 |
| 0:58 | | Jose Alvarado personal foul (D'Angelo Russell draws the foul) | ||
| 0:58 | | Jose Alvarado technical foul (Double) | ||
| 0:58 | | D'Angelo Russell technical foul (Double) | ||
| 0:44 | | Rui Hachimura misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:42 | | Zion Williamson defensive rebound | ||
| 0:34 | | +3 | Herbert Jones makes three point jump shot (Zion Williamson assists) | 26-34 |
| 0:27 | | D'Angelo Russell misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:24 | | Zion Williamson defensive rebound | ||
| 0:06 | | Trey Murphy III misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:02 | | Anthony Davis defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | Spencer Dinwiddie misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Lakers offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:39 | | +2 | Zion Williamson makes two point pullup jump shot | 26-36 |
| 11:19 | | +3 | Gabe Vincent makes three point jump shot (LeBron James assists) | 29-36 |
| 11:00 | | Larry Nance Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Gabe Vincent steals) | ||
| 10:45 | | Zion Williamson blocks LeBron James's two point driving layup | ||
| 10:42 | | Larry Nance Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 10:38 | | Zion Williamson misses two point running layup | ||
| 10:35 | | Gabe Vincent defensive rebound | ||
| 10:30 | | +2 | LeBron James makes two point running dunk (D'Angelo Russell assists) | 31-36 |
| 10:19 | | Larry Nance Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Taurean Prince steals) | ||
| 10:13 | | +2 | Jaxson Hayes makes two point running dunk (LeBron James assists) | 33-36 |
| 9:51 | | Dyson Daniels misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:49 | | LeBron James defensive rebound | ||
| 9:40 | | +2 | D'Angelo Russell makes two point fadeaway jump shot (LeBron James assists) | 35-36 |
| 9:40 | | Pelicans 60 second timeout | ||
| 9:25 | | Trey Murphy III misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:21 | | Taurean Prince defensive rebound | ||
| 9:14 | | +3 | Taurean Prince makes three point jump shot (D'Angelo Russell assists) | 38-36 |
| 9:00 | | +2 | CJ McCollum makes two point fadeaway jump shot (Zion Williamson assists) | 38-38 |
| 8:40 | | LeBron James turnover (bad pass) (Trey Murphy III steals) | ||
| 8:38 | | D'Angelo Russell personal foul (Trey Murphy III draws the foul) | ||
| 8:33 | | CJ McCollum misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:29 | | Taurean Prince defensive rebound | ||
| 8:11 | | +3 | Gabe Vincent makes three point jump shot (Austin Reaves assists) | 41-38 |
| 7:59 | | CJ McCollum misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:57 | | Taurean Prince defensive rebound | ||
| 7:44 | | Gabe Vincent misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:40 | | CJ McCollum defensive rebound | ||
| 7:28 | | +2 | Zion Williamson makes two point driving layup (CJ McCollum assists) | 41-40 |
| 7:23 | | Taurean Prince misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:19 | | Zion Williamson defensive rebound | ||
| 7:14 | | Taurean Prince shooting foul (Zion Williamson draws the foul) | ||
| 7:14 | | +1 | Zion Williamson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 41-41 |
| 7:14 | | +1 | Zion Williamson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 41-42 |
| 7:02 | | Austin Reaves misses two point fadeaway bank jump shot | ||
| 6:59 | | Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound | ||
| 6:46 | | CJ McCollum misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 6:41 | | Austin Reaves defensive rebound | ||
| 6:30 | | +3 | Rui Hachimura makes three point jump shot (Austin Reaves assists) | 44-42 |
| 6:17 | | Zion Williamson misses two point pullup bank jump shot | ||
| 6:14 | | LeBron James defensive rebound | ||
| 6:06 | | Jonas Valanciunas shooting foul (Anthony Davis draws the foul) | ||
| 6:06 | | Anthony Davis misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 6:06 | | Lakers offensive rebound | ||
| 6:06 | | +1 | Anthony Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 45-42 |
| 5:40 | | Herbert Jones misses three point floating jump shot | ||
| 5:36 | | Anthony Davis defensive rebound | ||
| 5:27 | | LeBron James misses two point driving layup | ||
| 5:25 | | Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound | ||
| 5:19 | | +2 | Brandon Ingram makes two point running finger roll layup | 45-44 |
| 4:59 | | Anthony Davis misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 4:57 | | CJ McCollum defensive rebound | ||
| 4:44 | | Brandon Ingram misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 4:41 | | LeBron James defensive rebound | ||
| 4:33 | | +2 | LeBron James makes two point running layup | 47-44 |
| 4:18 | | CJ McCollum misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:13 | | Anthony Davis defensive rebound | ||
| 4:09 | | +2 | LeBron James makes two point running layup | 49-44 |
| 3:55 | | Austin Reaves personal foul (Trey Murphy III draws the foul) | ||
| 3:41 | | Herbert Jones misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 3:41 | | Pelicans offensive rebound | ||
| 3:41 | | Pelicans turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 3:41 | | Lakers 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:22 | | +3 | Taurean Prince makes three point jump shot (Austin Reaves assists) | 52-44 |
| 3:02 | | Brandon Ingram turnover (bad pass) (Rui Hachimura steals) | ||
| 2:53 | | Larry Nance Jr. shooting foul (Austin Reaves draws the foul) | ||
| 2:53 | | +1 | Austin Reaves makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 53-44 |
| 2:53 | | +1 | Austin Reaves makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 54-44 |
| 2:39 | | Taurean Prince personal foul (Zion Williamson draws the foul) | ||
| 2:29 | | Zion Williamson misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:27 | | Anthony Davis defensive rebound | ||
| 2:20 | | Larry Nance Jr. shooting foul (LeBron James draws the foul) | ||
| 2:20 | | +1 | LeBron James makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 55-44 |
| 2:20 | | +1 | LeBron James makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 56-44 |
| 2:06 | | CJ McCollum misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:02 | | Anthony Davis defensive rebound | ||
| 1:40 | | Larry Nance Jr. shooting foul (LeBron James draws the foul) | ||
| 1:40 | | +1 | LeBron James makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 57-44 |
| 1:40 | | +1 | LeBron James makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 58-44 |
| 1:29 | | Zion Williamson misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 1:28 | | Zion Williamson offensive rebound | ||
| 1:26 | | LeBron James blocks Zion Williamson's two point putback layup | ||
| 1:23 | | Pelicans offensive rebound | ||
| 1:17 | | +2 | Brandon Ingram makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 58-46 |
| 0:56 | | Taurean Prince misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:54 | | Brandon Ingram defensive rebound | ||
| 0:47 | | +2 | Zion Williamson makes two point dunk (Brandon Ingram assists) | 58-48 |
| 0:33 | | Zion Williamson shooting foul (LeBron James draws the foul) | ||
| 0:33 | | +1 | LeBron James makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 59-48 |
| 0:33 | | +1 | LeBron James makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 60-48 |
| 0:21 | | Jonas Valanciunas misses two point hook shot | ||
| 0:21 | | Lakers defensive rebound | ||
| 0:04 | | Anthony Davis turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 0:00 | | +2 | Zion Williamson makes two point driving layup | 60-50 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:41 | | Brandon Ingram misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 11:38 | | Austin Reaves defensive rebound | ||
| 11:29 | | +3 | Austin Reaves makes three point jump shot (LeBron James assists) | 63-50 |
| 11:13 | | +3 | Herbert Jones makes three point jump shot (Zion Williamson assists) | 63-53 |
| 10:46 | | Anthony Davis misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 10:43 | | Brandon Ingram defensive rebound | ||
| 10:37 | | Zion Williamson offensive foul (Charge) (LeBron James draws the foul) | ||
| 10:37 | | Zion Williamson turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 10:24 | | Herbert Jones shooting foul (Rui Hachimura draws the foul) | ||
| 10:24 | | Rui Hachimura misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 10:24 | | Lakers offensive rebound | ||
| 10:24 | | +1 | Rui Hachimura makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 64-53 |
| 10:09 | | CJ McCollum turnover (bad pass) (LeBron James steals) | ||
| 10:04 | | D'Angelo Russell misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 10:01 | | Zion Williamson defensive rebound | ||
| 9:47 | | Brandon Ingram misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 9:45 | | Anthony Davis defensive rebound | ||
| 9:29 | | Anthony Davis offensive foul (Herbert Jones draws the foul) | ||
| 9:29 | | Anthony Davis turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 9:19 | | Brandon Ingram turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 9:03 | | Austin Reaves misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:00 | | Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound | ||
| 8:52 | | CJ McCollum turnover (bad pass) (LeBron James steals) | ||
| 8:46 | | +2 | Austin Reaves makes two point cutting finger roll layup (Rui Hachimura assists) | 66-53 |
| 8:46 | | Pelicans 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:22 | | Brandon Ingram turnover (lost ball) (Anthony Davis steals) | ||
| 8:18 | | Jump ball. Zion Williamson vs. Anthony Davis (CJ McCollum gains possession) | ||
| 8:18 | | Anthony Davis turnover (lost ball) (Zion Williamson steals) | ||
| 8:14 | | Jonas Valanciunas misses two point jump shot | ||
| 8:12 | | Anthony Davis defensive rebound | ||
| 7:58 | | Herbert Jones shooting foul (LeBron James draws the foul) | ||
| 7:58 | | +1 | LeBron James makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 67-53 |
| 7:58 | | +1 | LeBron James makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 68-53 |
| 7:39 | | Anthony Davis shooting foul (Brandon Ingram draws the foul) | ||
| 7:39 | | +1 | Brandon Ingram makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 68-54 |
| 7:39 | | +1 | Brandon Ingram makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 68-55 |
| 7:17 | | +3 | Rui Hachimura makes three point jump shot | 71-55 |
| 7:09 | | Herbert Jones misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:06 | | LeBron James defensive rebound | ||
| 6:53 | | +2 | Austin Reaves makes two point reverse layup (LeBron James assists) | 73-55 |
| 6:39 | | +2 | Zion Williamson makes two point driving layup | 73-57 |
| 6:21 | | +2 | Rui Hachimura makes two point layup (Austin Reaves assists) | 75-57 |
| 6:05 | | LeBron James blocks Jonas Valanciunas's two point hook shot | ||
| 6:04 | | Jonas Valanciunas offensive rebound | ||
| 5:57 | | Herbert Jones offensive foul (Charge) (LeBron James draws the foul) | ||
| 5:57 | | Herbert Jones turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 5:45 | | Jose Alvarado personal foul (Anthony Davis draws the foul) | ||
| 5:35 | | Gabe Vincent misses two point driving layup | ||
| 5:32 | | Dyson Daniels defensive rebound | ||
| 5:31 | | +2 | Zion Williamson makes two point running layup (Jose Alvarado assists) | 75-59 |
| 5:31 | | Rui Hachimura shooting foul (Zion Williamson draws the foul) | ||
| 5:31 | | Zion Williamson misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 5:30 | | Rui Hachimura defensive rebound | ||
| 5:17 | | Gabe Vincent misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:12 | | Larry Nance Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 5:08 | | +2 | Zion Williamson makes two point running layup (Larry Nance Jr. assists) | 75-61 |
| 5:08 | | Lakers 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:54 | | LeBron James misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:51 | | Dyson Daniels defensive rebound | ||
| 4:47 | | +3 | Jose Alvarado makes three point running jump shot (Larry Nance Jr. assists) | 75-64 |
| 4:19 | | +2 | LeBron James makes two point driving finger roll layup | 77-64 |
| 3:59 | | Larry Nance Jr. misses two point jump shot | ||
| 3:56 | | Austin Reaves defensive rebound | ||
| 3:36 | | LeBron James misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 3:31 | | Dyson Daniels defensive rebound | ||
| 3:26 | | Zion Williamson misses two point running layup | ||
| 3:24 | | Gabe Vincent defensive rebound | ||
| 3:23 | | +2 | Anthony Davis makes two point running dunk (Gabe Vincent assists) | 79-64 |
| 2:59 | | +2 | Zion Williamson makes two point cutting layup (Trey Murphy III assists) | 79-66 |
| 2:45 | | Anthony Davis misses two point jump shot | ||
| 2:42 | | Larry Nance Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 2:37 | | +2 | Jose Alvarado makes two point running layup (Larry Nance Jr. assists) | 79-68 |
| 2:17 | | Austin Reaves misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 2:14 | | Anthony Davis offensive rebound | ||
| 2:14 | | Dyson Daniels shooting foul (Anthony Davis draws the foul) | ||
| 2:14 | | +1 | Anthony Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 80-68 |
| 2:14 | | +1 | Anthony Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 81-68 |
| 2:05 | | Jose Alvarado misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:05 | | Larry Nance Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 2:03 | | +2 | Larry Nance Jr. makes two point putback dunk | 81-70 |
| 1:43 | | +2 | Rui Hachimura makes two point driving finger roll layup | 83-70 |
| 1:27 | | Zion Williamson misses two point driving layup | ||
| 1:24 | | Zion Williamson offensive rebound | ||
| 1:24 | | D'Angelo Russell shooting foul (Zion Williamson draws the foul) | ||
| 1:24 | | +1 | Zion Williamson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 83-71 |
| 1:24 | | +1 | Zion Williamson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 83-72 |
| 1:08 | | D'Angelo Russell misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:05 | | Trey Murphy III defensive rebound | ||
| 1:00 | | Taurean Prince blocks Zion Williamson's two point running layup | ||
| 0:57 | | Gabe Vincent defensive rebound | ||
| 0:43 | | D'Angelo Russell misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:39 | | Trey Murphy III defensive rebound | ||
| 0:34 | | +3 | Trey Murphy III makes three point pullup jump shot | 83-75 |
| 0:19 | | Trey Murphy III blocks Taurean Prince's three point jump shot | ||
| 0:17 | | Dyson Daniels defensive rebound | ||
| 0:02 | | Anthony Davis blocks Zion Williamson's two point driving layup | ||
| 0:02 | | Pelicans offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | Anthony Davis shooting foul (Zion Williamson draws the foul) | ||
| 0:00 | | Zion Williamson misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 0:00 | | Pelicans offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | +1 | Zion Williamson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 83-76 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:33 | | D'Angelo Russell misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:30 | | Trey Murphy III defensive rebound | ||
| 11:11 | | Jose Alvarado misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:08 | | Taurean Prince defensive rebound | ||
| 10:48 | | LeBron James misses two point jump shot | ||
| 10:44 | | Jose Alvarado defensive rebound | ||
| 10:41 | | CJ McCollum misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 10:37 | | LeBron James defensive rebound | ||
| 10:36 | | +2 | Gabe Vincent makes two point running layup (LeBron James assists) | 85-76 |
| 10:36 | | Jose Alvarado shooting foul (Gabe Vincent draws the foul) | ||
| 10:36 | | +1 | Gabe Vincent makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 86-76 |
| 10:23 | | +2 | Jose Alvarado makes two point cutting layup (Brandon Ingram assists) | 86-78 |
| 10:00 | | +3 | D'Angelo Russell makes three point jump shot (LeBron James assists) | 89-78 |
| 9:38 | | Jose Alvarado misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:36 | | Gabe Vincent defensive rebound | ||
| 9:25 | | LeBron James misses two point driving reverse layup | ||
| 9:22 | | Larry Nance Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 9:19 | | Trey Murphy III misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 9:15 | | Jaxson Hayes defensive rebound | ||
| 9:05 | | LeBron James misses two point driving reverse layup | ||
| 9:03 | | Larry Nance Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 8:59 | | +2 | Trey Murphy III makes two point running dunk (Jose Alvarado assists) | 89-80 |
| 8:59 | | Lakers 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:58 | | D'Angelo Russell turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 8:54 | | Brandon Ingram misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 8:52 | | LeBron James defensive rebound | ||
| 8:40 | | Taurean Prince misses two point driving hook shot | ||
| 8:35 | | Anthony Davis offensive rebound | ||
| 8:35 | | Anthony Davis misses two point tip layup | ||
| 8:34 | | Anthony Davis offensive rebound | ||
| 8:33 | | +2 | Anthony Davis makes two point reverse layup | 91-80 |
| 8:08 | | CJ McCollum misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:05 | | Jose Alvarado offensive rebound | ||
| 8:00 | | Anthony Davis blocks CJ McCollum's two point floating jump shot | ||
| 7:56 | | LeBron James defensive rebound | ||
| 7:38 | | Larry Nance Jr. personal foul (Anthony Davis draws the foul) | ||
| 7:29 | | LeBron James misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:24 | | Zion Williamson defensive rebound | ||
| 7:17 | | +2 | Zion Williamson makes two point driving layup | 91-82 |
| 6:52 | | Anthony Davis misses two point driving layup | ||
| 6:49 | | Larry Nance Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 6:44 | | +3 | Trey Murphy III makes three point running jump shot (Jose Alvarado assists) | 91-85 |
| 6:28 | | Austin Reaves turnover (bad pass) (Herbert Jones steals) | ||
| 6:13 | | Anthony Davis shooting foul (Zion Williamson draws the foul) | ||
| 6:13 | | Zion Williamson misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 6:13 | | Pelicans offensive rebound | ||
| 6:13 | | +1 | Zion Williamson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 91-86 |
| 5:47 | | LeBron James misses two point driving layup | ||
| 5:45 | | Larry Nance Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 5:41 | | +3 | Jose Alvarado makes three point running jump shot (Zion Williamson assists) | 91-89 |
| 5:22 | | +2 | Austin Reaves makes two point driving finger roll layup | 93-89 |
| 5:21 | | Pelicans 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:09 | | +2 | Zion Williamson makes two point cutting dunk (Jose Alvarado assists) | 93-91 |
| 4:45 | | LeBron James misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:42 | | Larry Nance Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 4:25 | | Larry Nance Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:20 | | LeBron James defensive rebound | ||
| 4:01 | | Austin Reaves misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:57 | | Larry Nance Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 3:53 | | +2 | Zion Williamson makes two point running alley-oop dunk (Jose Alvarado assists) | 93-93 |
| 3:30 | | Anthony Davis misses two point layup | ||
| 3:29 | | Anthony Davis offensive rebound | ||
| 3:29 | | +2 | Anthony Davis makes two point putback layup | 95-93 |
| 3:28 | | Pelicans 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:19 | | +2 | Zion Williamson makes two point driving floating jump shot | 95-95 |
| 3:13 | | Lakers 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:57 | | Trey Murphy III shooting foul (LeBron James draws the foul) | ||
| 2:57 | | +1 | LeBron James makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 96-95 |
| 2:57 | | +1 | LeBron James makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 97-95 |
| 2:48 | | +2 | Larry Nance Jr. makes two point cutting dunk (Jose Alvarado assists) | 97-97 |
| 2:35 | | Jose Alvarado personal foul (D'Angelo Russell draws the foul) | ||
| 2:24 | | +2 | LeBron James makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 99-97 |
| 1:58 | | +2 | Trey Murphy III makes two point driving floating jump shot (CJ McCollum assists) | 99-99 |
| 1:39 | | LeBron James turnover (bad pass) (Herbert Jones steals) | ||
| 1:31 | | Jose Alvarado turnover (bad pass) (D'Angelo Russell steals) | ||
| 1:23 | | +2 | Anthony Davis makes two point alley-oop dunk (Austin Reaves assists) | 101-99 |
| 1:08 | | D'Angelo Russell shooting foul (Larry Nance Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 1:08 | | Larry Nance Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 1:08 | | Pelicans offensive rebound | ||
| 1:08 | | +1 | Larry Nance Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 101-100 |
| 0:51 | | +3 | D'Angelo Russell makes three point jump shot (Austin Reaves assists) | 104-100 |
| 0:50 | | Pelicans 60 second timeout | ||
| 0:38 | | +2 | CJ McCollum makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 104-102 |
| 0:38 | | Lakers 60 second timeout | ||
| 0:38 | | Herbert Jones kicked ball violation | ||
| 0:17 | | LeBron James misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 0:14 | | Anthony Davis offensive rebound | ||
| 0:14 | | Larry Nance Jr. shooting foul (Anthony Davis draws the foul) | ||
| 0:14 | | +1 | Anthony Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 105-102 |
| 0:14 | | +1 | Anthony Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 106-102 |
| 0:14 | | Pelicans 60 second timeout | ||
| 0:11 | | +2 | CJ McCollum makes two point driving layup | 106-104 |
| 0:10 | | CJ McCollum personal foul (Take) (Austin Reaves draws the foul) | ||
| 0:10 | | +1 | Austin Reaves makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 107-104 |
| 0:10 | | +1 | Austin Reaves makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 108-104 |
| 0:03 | | +2 | Larry Nance Jr. makes two point cutting layup (CJ McCollum assists) | 108-106 |
| 0:02 | | CJ McCollum personal foul (Take) (Anthony Davis draws the foul) | ||
| 0:02 | | +1 | Anthony Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 109-106 |
| 0:02 | | +1 | Anthony Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 110-106 |
| 0:00 | | CJ McCollum misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Pelicans offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
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Pelicans offensive rebound | 0:00 |
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CJ McCollum misses three point jump shot | 0:00 |
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+ 1 | Anthony Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0:02 |
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+ 1 | Anthony Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0:02 |
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CJ McCollum personal foul (Take) (Anthony Davis draws the foul) | 0:02 |
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+ 2 | Larry Nance Jr. makes two point cutting layup (CJ McCollum assists) | 0:03 |
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+ 1 | Austin Reaves makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0:10 |
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+ 1 | Austin Reaves makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0:10 |
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CJ McCollum personal foul (Take) (Austin Reaves draws the foul) | 0:10 |
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+ 2 | CJ McCollum makes two point driving layup | 0:11 |
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Pelicans 60 second timeout | 0:14 |
| Team Stats | |
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| Points | 110 | 106 |
| Field Goals | 35-84 (41.7%) | 43-93 (46.2%) |
| 3-Pointers | 14-35 (40.0%) | 9-30 (30.0%) |
| Free Throws | 26-29 (89.7%) | 11-15 (73.3%) |
| Total Rebounds | 48 | 58 |
| Offensive | 6 | 10 |
| Defensive | 35 | 40 |
| Team | 7 | 8 |
| Assists | 24 | 30 |
| Steals | 8 | 4 |
| Blocks | 7 | 2 |
| Turnovers | 8 | 12 |
| Fouls | 12 | 23 |
| Technicals | 1 | 1 |
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23 PTS, 9 REB, 9 AST
Z. Williamson
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L. James SF | 27.3 PPG | 6.3 RPG | 8.3 APG | 57.7 FG% |
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| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| L. James | 23 | 9 | 9 | 6/20 | 1/5 | 10/10 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | +11 | 53 |
| D. Russell | 21 | 0 | 6 | 7/14 | 5/11 | 2/2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +16 | 34 |
| A. Davis | 20 | 15 | 0 | 6/16 | 0/0 | 8/10 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -5 | 36 |
| A. Reaves | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5/11 | 2/5 | 4/4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | +4 | 31 |
| R. Hachimura | 13 | 1 | 1 | 5/6 | 2/2 | 1/2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -6 | 17 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| L. James | 23 | 9 | 9 | 6/20 | 1/5 | 10/10 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | +11 | 53 |
| D. Russell | 21 | 0 | 6 | 7/14 | 5/11 | 2/2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +16 | 34 |
| A. Davis | 20 | 15 | 0 | 6/16 | 0/0 | 8/10 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -5 | 36 |
| A. Reaves | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5/11 | 2/5 | 4/4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | +4 | 31 |
| R. Hachimura | 13 | 1 | 1 | 5/6 | 2/2 | 1/2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -6 | 17 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| G. Vincent | 9 | 4 | 1 | 3/6 | 2/4 | 1/1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 16 |
| T. Prince | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2/7 | 2/6 | 0/0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +1 | 12 |
| J. Hayes | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +8 | 3 |
| S. Dinwiddie | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0/3 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -9 | 4 |
| C. Wood | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| S. Mays | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| M. Christie | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| M. Lewis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| H. Giles III | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Vanderbilt | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Hood-Schifino | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| C. Castleton | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| C. Reddish | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 110 | 41 | 24 | 35/84 | 14/35 | 26/29 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 35 | +20 | 206 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| Z. Williamson | 40 | 11 | 5 | 17/27 | 0/1 | 6/9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | +3 | 60 |
| B. Ingram | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4/12 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | -16 | 20 |
| H. Jones | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4/7 | 2/4 | 0/0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 11 |
| C. McCollum | 9 | 3 | 6 | 4/15 | 1/9 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -17 | 22 |
| J. Valanciunas | 4 | 10 | 1 | 1/7 | 0/1 | 2/2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | -13 | 16 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| Z. Williamson | 40 | 11 | 5 | 17/27 | 0/1 | 6/9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | +3 | 60 |
| B. Ingram | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4/12 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | -16 | 20 |
| H. Jones | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4/7 | 2/4 | 0/0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 11 |
| C. McCollum | 9 | 3 | 6 | 4/15 | 1/9 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -17 | 22 |
| J. Valanciunas | 4 | 10 | 1 | 1/7 | 0/1 | 2/2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | -13 | 16 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| T. Murphy III | 12 | 4 | 2 | 5/10 | 2/6 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +8 | 22 |
| L. Nance Jr. | 10 | 12 | 5 | 4/7 | 1/2 | 1/2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | +7 | 30 |
| J. Alvarado | 10 | 2 | 7 | 4/7 | 2/5 | 0/0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +10 | 25 |
| D. Daniels | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -3 | 4 |
| C. Zeller | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| M. Hill | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| M. Ryan | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Hawkins | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Crutcher | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| I. Brockington | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| N. Marshall | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| E. Liddell | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Robinson-Earl | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| D. Seabron | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 106 | 50 | 30 | 43/93 | 9/30 | 11/15 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 40 | -20 | 210 |
