Los Angeles Lakers vs. New Orleans Pelicans

Dec 31, 2023

FINAL

17-17Los AngelesLakers

109

19-14New OrleansPelicans

129

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
LAL	33	24	32	20	109
NOP	42	32	30	25	129

Game Recap

The Pelicans defeated the Lakers, 129-109. Brandon Ingram (26 points, five rebounds, eight assists) and Zion Williamson (26 points, four rebounds, six assists) combined for 52 points in the victory, Lebron James recorded 34 points, five rebounds and eight assists in the losing effort. The Pelicans improve to 19-14 on the year while the loss drops the Lakers to 17-17.

Player Stats

LAKERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
28Rui HachimuraSF	7	1-1	0-0	2-2	1	1	1	0	1	0	-4	4
2Jarred VanderbiltPF	20	2-4	0-1	0-0	2	0	1	0	1	0	-13	4
3Anthony DavisC	35	7-15	0-2	6-8	10	3	0	5	3	4	-17	20
12Taurean PrinceSG	34	5-9	4-7	1-1	1	4	2	2	2	2	-12	15
23LeBron JamesPG	36	12-24	3-7	7-8	5	8	0	1	4	2	-11	34
15Austin Reaves	36	7-12	1-5	5-6	2	9	1	1	0	3	-19	20
35Christian Wood	25	1-4	1-4	0-0	5	1	0	1	0	1	-12	3
10Max Christie	29	3-11	1-6	0-0	7	0	2	0	2	1	-8	7
11Jaxson Hayes	9	0-1	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	2	-6	0
0Jalen Hood-Schifino	4	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	0	+2	2
5Cam Reddish	— did not play —												— did not play —
1D'Angelo Russell	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL	-	39-8247.6%	10-3231.3%	21-2584.0%	35	26	8	10	13	15	-	109

PELICANS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
14Brandon IngramSF	37	10-18	4-7	2-5	5	8	3	2	3	3	+17	26
1Zion WilliamsonPF	31	8-12	0-0	10-12	4	6	0	0	4	5	+12	26
17Jonas ValanciunasC	24	4-7	0-0	5-5	8	1	1	1	0	1	+3	13
5Herbert JonesSG	29	5-9	3-5	0-0	4	1	0	0	0	3	+8	13
3CJ McCollumPG	35	8-19	6-11	0-0	5	9	1	1	1	2	+15	22
8Naji Marshall	21	3-8	0-3	0-0	5	3	0	0	0	2	+10	6
22Larry Nance Jr.	23	3-4	1-1	4-4	10	3	0	0	1	3	+17	11
11Dyson Daniels	7	1-1	1-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	1	+6	3
15Jose Alvarado	20	3-8	2-5	0-0	3	1	4	2	1	1	+8	8
24Jordan Hawkins	7	0-1	0-1	1-1	2	1	0	0	0	1	+4	1
13Kira Lewis Jr.	— did not play —												— did not play —
50Jeremiah Robinson-Earl	— did not play —												— did not play —
40Cody Zeller	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	45-8751.7%	17-3450.0%	22-2781.5%	47	33	9	6	11	22	-	129

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterLALNOP

(11:57) Jump Ball Valanciunas vs. Davis: Tip to Hachimura
(11:44) MISS Prince 3PT Jump Shot
(11:42) Williamson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (11:33) McCollum 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Williamson 1 AST)
03
(11:15) MISS Davis 17' Jump Shot
(11:12) Ingram REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:57) Valanciunas 18' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (McCollum 1 AST)
05
+2 (10:45) Hachimura 21' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Davis 1 AST)
25
(10:25) Williamson Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(10:25) Hachimura STEAL (1 STL)
(10:21) Hachimura Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(10:21) McCollum STEAL (1 STL)
(10:17) MISS McCollum 25' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
(10:15) Davis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:12) Davis 3' Running Layup (2 PTS) (Prince 1 AST)
45
(9:59) Ingram Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(9:59) Prince STEAL (1 STL)
(9:55) MISS Vanderbilt 4' Layup
(9:55) McCollum BLOCK (1 BLK)
(9:51) McCollum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:49) Prince S.FOUL (P1.T1) (B.Taylor)
+1 (9:49) Williamson Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
46
(9:49) MISS Williamson Free Throw 2 of 2
(9:46) Jones REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(9:44) MISS Williamson 3' Finger Roll Layup
(9:43) Jones REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
+3 (9:41) Ingram 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Jones 1 AST)
49
(9:21) MISS James 27' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(9:18) Jones REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
+2 (9:14) Williamson 2' Running Dunk (3 PTS) (McCollum 2 AST)
411
+2 (8:57) Davis 5' Layup (4 PTS) (Hachimura 1 AST)
611
+2 (8:46) Ingram 12' Fadeaway Jumper (5 PTS)
613
+2 (8:31) Davis 8' Driving Floating Jump Shot (6 PTS)
813
(8:17) MISS Ingram 17' Jump Shot
(8:17) Davis BLOCK (1 BLK)
(8:16) Ingram REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (8:13) Williamson 2' Driving Dunk (5 PTS) (Ingram 1 AST)
815
+2 (8:02) Prince 3' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Davis 2 AST)
1015
(8:02) Jones S.FOUL (P1.T1) (B.Taylor)
+1 (8:02) Prince Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
1115
(7:52) MISS McCollum 8' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(7:49) Valanciunas REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (7:46) Valanciunas 2' Reverse Layup (4 PTS)
1117
+2 (7:27) James 6' Hook Bank Shot (2 PTS) (Davis 3 AST)
1317
+2 (7:11) Ingram 16' Fadeaway Jumper (7 PTS)
1319
(6:48) MISS James 12' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(6:45) Valanciunas REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(6:33) MISS Williamson 4' Driving Layup
(6:33) Davis BLOCK (2 BLK)
(6:30) Hachimura REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:29) Jones S.FOUL (P2.T2) (J.Butler)
(6:29) PELICANS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
+1 (6:29) Hachimura Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
1419
+1 (6:29) Hachimura Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
1519
(6:15) Williamson Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T3)
(6:15) Vanderbilt STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (6:12) Vanderbilt 1' Running Dunk (2 PTS)
1719
+2 (6:02) Williamson 4' Finger Roll Layup (7 PTS) (McCollum 3 AST)
1721
+3 (5:47) Prince 24' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (James 1 AST)
2021
(5:30) Williamson Bad Pass Turnover (P3.T4)
(5:30) Prince STEAL (2 STL)
+2 (5:26) James 2' Running Layup (4 PTS) (Prince 2 AST)
2221
+3 (5:07) McCollum 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Ingram 2 AST)
2224
(4:51) James Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(4:51) Ingram STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (4:45) McCollum 24' 3PT Running Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Marshall 1 AST)
2227
(4:24) Marshall S.FOUL (P1.T3) (M.Dagher)
+1 (4:24) Davis Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
2327
(4:24) MISS Davis Free Throw 2 of 2
(4:22) Nance Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (4:11) McCollum 25' 3PT Jump Shot (12 PTS) (Ingram 3 AST)
2330
(3:58) MISS Davis 6' Driving Finger Roll Layup
(3:56) Nance Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(3:42) MISS McCollum 3' Driving Layup
(3:41) Marshall REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+3 (3:39) McCollum 3PT Jump Shot (15 PTS) (Marshall 2 AST)
2333
(3:39) Lakers Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(3:24) MISS Davis 17' Jump Shot
(3:19) Marshall REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(3:00) Davis S.FOUL (P1.T2) (B.Taylor)
+1 (3:00) Nance Jr. Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
2334
+1 (3:00) Nance Jr. Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
2335
(2:51) MISS Christie 2' Driving Reverse Layup
(2:45) Davis REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (2:45) Davis Tip Dunk Shot (9 PTS)
2535
(2:31) MISS McCollum 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(2:28) Wood REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:23) Nance Jr. S.FOUL (P1.T4) (B.Taylor)
(2:23) MISS Reaves Free Throw 1 of 2
(2:23) Lakers Rebound
+1 (2:23) Reaves Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
2635
(2:08) Daniels Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T5)
(2:08) Christie STEAL (1 STL)
(1:52) MISS Christie 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:49) Williamson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(1:43) MISS Marshall 3' Running Layup
(1:38) Williamson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (1:38) Williamson Tip Layup Shot (9 PTS)
2637
+2 (1:30) Christie 4' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Reaves 1 AST)
2837
+2 (1:14) Marshall 3' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (McCollum 4 AST)
2839
(0:59) Daniels S.FOUL (P1.PN) (B.Taylor)
+1 (0:59) Reaves Free Throw 1 of 2 (2 PTS)
2939
+1 (0:59) Reaves Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
3039
(0:44) MISS Marshall 3PT Jump Shot
(0:41) Christie REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (0:33) Wood 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Reaves 2 AST)
3339
+3 (0:17) Nance Jr. 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Marshall 3 AST)
3342
(0:12) Christie OFF.Foul (P1) (B.Taylor)
(0:12) Christie Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T3)
(0:01) MISS Williamson 4' Layup
(0:01) Vanderbilt REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:00) MISS Vanderbilt 63' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:00) Lakers Rebound

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3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

LAL

NOP

109Points129

39-82(47.6%)Field Goal(%)45-87(51.7%)

10-32(31.3%)3-Point(%)17-34(50.0%)

21-25(84.0%)Free Throw(%)22-27(81.5%)

35(4)Rebounds(Offensive)47(12)

26Assists33

8Steals9

10Blocks6

13Turnovers11

15Fouls22

50Pts In The Paint42

15Fast Break Pts19

13Pts Off Turnovers17

32Bench Pts29

1Largest Lead22

Game Details

Sunday, December 31, 2023 · 7:00 PM

Smoothie King Center · New Orleans, LA

attendance: 18,434 (103.6%)