Los Angeles Lakers vs. New Orleans Pelicans

Jan 6, 2026

FINAL

23-11Los AngelesLakers

111

8-30New OrleansPelicans

103

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
LAL	29	22	28	32	111
NOP	25	29	32	17	103

Game Recap

The Lakers defeated the Pelicans, 111-103. The Lakers move to 23-11 while the Pelicans fall to 8-30.

Player Stats

LAKERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
23LeBron JamesSF	33	10-19	3-5	7-7	8	8	2	1	1	2	+10	30
12Jake LaRaviaPF	34	2-4	0-2	1-2	5	0	2	0	0	3	0	5
5Deandre AytonC	31	9-16	0-0	0-0	11	3	1	2	1	0	+13	18
36Marcus SmartSG	36	5-10	3-7	0-0	6	4	1	1	4	3	+14	13
77Luka DoncicPG	37	11-22	3-10	5-9	2	10	2	1	5	2	+2	30
2Jarred Vanderbilt	29	3-4	0-1	1-2	8	4	2	0	0	5	+3	7
20Nick Smith Jr.	9	0-3	0-2	0-0	1	1	0	0	1	2	-2	0
11Jaxson Hayes	16	1-2	0-0	0-1	3	0	1	1	2	2	-5	2
4Dalton Knecht	10	2-5	2-4	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	2	+5	6
9Bronny James	— did not play —												— did not play —
14Maxi Kleber	— did not play —												— did not play —
7Gabe Vincent	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL	-	43-8550.6%	11-3135.5%	14-2166.7%	44	30	11	6	14	21	-	111

PELICANS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
25Trey Murphy IIISF	39	14-26	6-17	8-9	5	3	0	0	0	2	-8	42
1Zion WilliamsonPF	33	7-13	0-0	1-5	4	5	1	1	3	4	-7	15
22Derik QueenC	31	5-10	0-1	0-0	13	8	2	0	4	2	-4	10
2Herbert JonesSG	34	1-9	1-6	0-0	3	0	1	0	1	2	+2	3
0Jeremiah FearsPG	19	4-13	1-6	0-0	4	2	2	0	2	0	-7	9
21Yves Missi	15	3-4	0-0	2-2	6	2	0	0	0	1	-4	8
17Karlo Matkovic	9	2-3	0-1	2-2	2	0	0	0	0	2	-1	6
3Jordan Poole	18	0-4	0-3	0-0	1	1	0	1	3	2	-8	0
15Jose Alvarado	22	2-6	1-5	0-0	4	6	1	0	1	2	+7	5
14Micah Peavy	14	2-3	1-1	0-0	2	1	1	0	1	2	-10	5
24Jordan Hawkins	— did not play —												— did not play —
9DeAndre Jordan	— did not play —												— did not play —
55Kevon Looney	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	40-9144.0%	10-4025.0%	13-1872.2%	44	28	8	2	15	19	-	103

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterLALNOP

(11:56) Jump Ball Queen vs. Ayton: Tip to L. James
+2 (11:41) L. James 1' Cutting Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Ayton 1 AST)
20
(11:18) MISS Williamson 4' Driving Layup
(11:16) L. James REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (11:13) Ayton 2' Running Dunk (2 PTS) (L. James 1 AST)
40
+2 (10:54) Fears 1' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
42
(10:34) MISS Ayton 4' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(10:31) Fears REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:25) MISS Queen 19' Pullup Jump Shot
(10:21) Murphy III REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(10:14) MISS Fears 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(10:11) Doncic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:50) MISS L. James 3' Driving Layup
(9:49) Ayton REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(9:47) MISS Smart 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:42) Queen REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:38) MISS Jones 3PT Running Jump Shot
(9:35) Ayton REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(9:27) MISS Doncic 4' Driving Layup
(9:25) Williamson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (9:22) Fears 24' 3PT Running Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Murphy III 1 AST)
45
(9:06) MISS Doncic 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:04) Queen REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(9:00) MISS Queen 2' Running Layup
(9:00) Ayton BLOCK (1 BLK)
(8:58) LaRavia REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (8:49) Doncic 14' Fadeaway Jumper (2 PTS)
65
+3 (8:40) Murphy III 28' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Williamson 1 AST)
68
+3 (8:26) L. James 27' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Doncic 1 AST)
98
(8:08) MISS Murphy III 3PT Jump Shot
(8:05) L. James REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(7:59) MISS Doncic 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:55) Jones REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:46) LaRavia P.FOUL (P1.T1) (M.Dagher)
+2 (7:32) Missi 2' Driving Hook Shot (2 PTS) (Williamson 2 AST)
910
+3 (7:19) Smart 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (L. James 2 AST)
1210
(7:07) MISS Williamson 5' Driving Layup
(7:07) L. James BLOCK (1 BLK)
(7:03) Missi REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (6:57) Fears 21' Pullup Jump Shot (7 PTS)
1212
+2 (6:50) Smart 1' Layup (5 PTS) (Doncic 2 AST)
1412
(6:50) Missi Violation:Defensive Goaltending (P.O'Connell)
(6:36) MISS Fears 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:36) L. James REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (6:22) L. James 11' Fadeaway Jumper (7 PTS)
1612
(6:16) Smart P.FOUL (P1.T2) (M.Dagher)
(6:16) PELICANS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(6:05) MISS Jones 2' Layup
(6:01) Williamson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (6:01) Williamson Tip Dunk Shot (2 PTS)
1614
(5:39) MISS Smart 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:36) Ayton REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
+2 (5:33) Doncic 15' Pullup Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Ayton 2 AST)
1814
(5:33) Jones S.FOUL (P1.T1) (P.O'Connell)
+1 (5:33) Doncic Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)
1914
+3 (5:23) Jones 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Fears 1 AST)
1917
(5:08) Jones P.FOUL (P2.T2) (T.Ford)
+2 (4:59) Ayton 3' Alley Oop Dunk (4 PTS) (Doncic 3 AST)
2117
(4:47) Poole Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(4:47) Vanderbilt STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (4:43) Vanderbilt 1' Running Layup (2 PTS)
2317
(4:26) MISS Murphy III 3PT Jump Shot
(4:23) LaRavia REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(4:14) MISS Doncic 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(4:10) Alvarado REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (4:07) Matkovic 1' Running Dunk (2 PTS) (Alvarado 1 AST)
2319
+2 (3:50) Doncic 12' Pullup Jump Shot (7 PTS)
2519
(3:37) MISS Alvarado 3PT Jump Shot
(3:35) Ayton REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
(3:25) Doncic Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T1)
(3:20) Hayes S.FOUL (P1.T3) (T.Ford)
+1 (3:20) Missi Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
2520
+1 (3:20) Missi Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
2521
+2 (3:07) Doncic 2' Driving Layup (9 PTS)
2721
(2:56) MISS Murphy III 3PT Jump Shot
(2:56) Lakers Rebound
(2:56) Lakers Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(2:33) MISS Smith Jr. 28' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:28) Missi REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(2:09) MISS Alvarado 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:06) Missi REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
+2 (2:04) Missi 2' Putback Layup (6 PTS)
2723
(1:50) MISS Vanderbilt 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:47) Alvarado REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(1:42) MISS Missi 4' Running Layup
(1:41) Vanderbilt REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (1:39) Doncic 3' Running Layup (11 PTS) (Vanderbilt 1 AST)
2923
(1:39) Matkovic Violation:Defensive Goaltending (P.O'Connell)
(1:21) Poole Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T2)
(1:21) Hayes STEAL (1 STL)
(1:09) MISS Doncic 29' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:08) PELICANS Rebound
+2 (0:58) Matkovic 2' Alley Oop Dunk (4 PTS) (Alvarado 2 AST)
2925
(0:40) MISS L. James 12' Fadeaway Jumper
(0:37) Poole REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:30) MISS Poole 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(0:27) Vanderbilt REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(0:14) Smith Jr. OFF.Foul (P1) (T.Ford)
(0:14) Smith Jr. Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T2)
(0:00) MISS Poole 28' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(0:00) PELICANS Rebound

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3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

LAL

NOP

111Points103

43-85(50.6%)Field Goal(%)40-91(44.0%)

11-31(35.5%)3-Point(%)10-40(25.0%)

14-21(66.7%)Free Throw(%)13-18(72.2%)

44(9)Rebounds(Offensive)44(14)

30Assists28

11Steals8

6Blocks2

14Turnovers15

21Fouls19

58Pts In The Paint56

24Fast Break Pts9

21Pts Off Turnovers18

15Bench Pts24

11Largest Lead9

Game Details

Tuesday, January 6, 2026 · 8:00 PM

Smoothie King Center · New Orleans, LA

attendance: 18,227 (102.5%)