New Orleans Pelicans vs. Los Angeles Lakers

FINAL

Mar 3, 2026

19-44New OrleansPelicans

101

37-24Los AngelesLakers

110

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
NOP	33	18	27	23	101
LAL	31	23	22	34	110

Game Recap

The Lakers defeated the Pelicans, 110-101, ending the game on a 24-7 run over the final 6:43.

Player Stats

PELICANS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
41Saddiq BeySF	36	7-18	2-9	2-2	5	3	2	0	2	0	-9	18
1Zion WilliamsonPF	33	10-18	0-0	4-5	4	0	1	0	2	4	-7	24
2Herbert JonesC	33	1-7	0-4	0-0	6	5	4	0	1	2	-3	2
25Trey Murphy IIISG	32	7-15	3-7	4-5	8	4	2	0	3	4	-4	21
5Dejounte MurrayPG	27	5-13	2-6	3-3	8	8	1	1	3	3	-3	15
22Derik Queen	19	0-3	0-0	2-2	2	4	0	1	2	4	+2	2
0Jeremiah Fears	18	2-6	1-3	0-0	0	2	0	0	4	2	+1	5
9DeAndre Jordan	16	3-4	0-0	0-0	6	2	1	1	1	2	-7	6
11Bryce McGowens	16	2-3	0-0	2-2	1	1	1	0	0	3	-13	6
21Yves Missi	5	1-3	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	-2	2
24Jordan Hawkins	— did not play —												— did not play —
55Kevon Looney	— did not play —												— did not play —
17Karlo Matkovic	— did not play —												— did not play —
14Micah Peavy	— did not play —												— did not play —
3Jordan Poole	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	38-9042.2%	8-2927.6%	17-1989.5%	41	29	12	3	18	24	-	101

LAKERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
23LeBron JamesSF	33	8-12	1-5	4-8	7	7	0	2	5	2	+3	21
36Marcus SmartPF	29	3-9	2-6	2-2	3	7	4	3	0	2	+13	10
5Deandre AytonC	25	6-8	0-0	1-1	8	1	0	2	2	4	-7	13
15Austin ReavesSG	36	4-15	2-7	5-5	8	3	2	2	5	3	-1	15
77Luka DoncicPG	37	10-22	3-10	4-5	10	7	0	1	7	2	+1	27
28Rui Hachimura	18	0-4	0-4	2-2	2	0	0	0	0	1	-6	2
11Jaxson Hayes	22	3-4	0-0	2-2	6	1	0	2	0	1	+16	8
10Luke Kennard	21	3-5	2-3	1-1	2	1	0	0	2	2	+16	9
12Jake LaRavia	14	2-4	1-2	0-0	2	2	1	0	0	0	+10	5
44Kobe Bufkin	— did not play —												— did not play —
9Bronny James	— did not play —												— did not play —
14Maxi Kleber	— did not play —												— did not play —
4Dalton Knecht	— did not play —												— did not play —
1Adou Thiero	— did not play —												— did not play —
2Jarred Vanderbilt	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	39-8347.0%	11-3729.7%	21-2680.8%	48	29	7	12	21	17	-	110

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterNOPLAL

(11:57) Jump Ball Ayton vs. Jones: Tip to Smart
+3 (11:42) Doncic 28' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (3 PTS)
03
+3 (11:27) Murphy III 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Murray 1 AST)
33
(11:05) MISS Doncic 27' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(11:02) Bey REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:54) MISS Murray 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:52) Doncic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:46) MISS Reaves 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(10:42) Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:36) Ayton S.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.Tiven)
(10:36) MISS Murphy III Free Throw 1 of 2
(10:36) Pelicans Rebound
+1 (10:36) Murphy III Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
43
+2 (10:12) Ayton 9' Driving Hook Shot (2 PTS) (Reaves 1 AST)
45
(9:59) MISS Murphy III 29' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:57) L. James REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:50) MISS Smart 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:47) Bey REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(9:40) Smart P.FOUL (P1.T2) (J.DeRosa)
+2 (9:35) Bey 2' Driving Dunk (2 PTS) (Murray 2 AST)
65
(9:16) MISS Doncic 14' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(9:13) Jones REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:10) MISS Bey 27' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(9:07) Ayton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:04) Murphy III P.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.DeRosa)
(8:54) MISS Doncic 4' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot
(8:51) Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(8:47) Murray Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(8:47) Reaves STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (8:43) L. James 1' Running Layup (2 PTS) (Reaves 2 AST)
67
(8:28) MISS Murphy III 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:27) Doncic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(8:25) Jones S.FOUL (P1.T2) (J.Schroeder)
+1 (8:25) Reaves Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
68
+1 (8:25) Reaves Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
69
+2 (8:07) Murray 5' Turnaround Fadeaway (2 PTS) (Jones 1 AST)
89
+3 (7:47) L. James 24' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Smart 1 AST)
812
+3 (7:33) Murphy III 28' 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Bey 1 AST)
1112
(7:19) MISS Doncic 3' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(7:17) Jones REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (7:09) Murray 26' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Murphy III 1 AST)
1412
(6:49) Reaves Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(6:49) Jones STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (6:46) Murphy III 2' Running Dunk (9 PTS) (Jones 2 AST)
1612
(6:46) LAKERS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(6:27) MISS L. James 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:24) Murphy III REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (6:19) Williamson 2' Running Layup (2 PTS) (Murphy III 2 AST)
1812
(6:04) MISS Hachimura 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:01) Williamson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:54) MISS Williamson 2' Driving Layup
(5:54) Ayton BLOCK (1 BLK)
(5:54) Pelicans Rebound
(5:51) Murphy III Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
(5:40) Murphy III S.FOUL (P2.T3) (J.DeRosa)
+1 (5:40) Hayes Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
1813
+1 (5:40) Hayes Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
1814
(5:29) MISS Fears 5' Driving Layup
(5:27) Reaves REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:25) Reaves Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T2)
(5:25) Murphy III STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (5:21) Williamson 2' Running Alley Oop Dunk Shot (4 PTS) (Jones 3 AST)
2014
(5:09) Queen P.FOUL (P1.T4) (J.Schroeder)
+2 (4:59) Hayes 3' Layup (4 PTS) (Doncic 1 AST)
2016
(4:38) MISS Queen 3' Driving Finger Roll Layup
(4:36) Hayes REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (4:32) Doncic 14' Driving Floating Jump Shot (5 PTS)
2018
(4:32) Jordan S.FOUL (P1.PN) (J.Schroeder)
+1 (4:32) Doncic Free Throw 1 of 1 (6 PTS)
2019
(4:19) Pelicans Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
+2 (4:14) Murphy III 2' Cutting Dunk Shot (11 PTS) (Queen 1 AST)
2219
(3:56) MISS Reaves 9' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot
(3:54) Jordan REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (3:42) Jordan 2' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Fears 1 AST)
2419
+3 (3:21) LaRavia 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Hayes 1 AST)
2422
(3:14) Queen Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T3)
+3 (3:03) Kennard 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Doncic 2 AST)
2425
(2:37) MISS Fears 15' Pullup Jump Shot
(2:35) Jones REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (2:32) Jordan 2' Alley Oop Layup (4 PTS) (Jones 4 AST)
2625
+2 (2:15) Doncic 14' Pullup Jump Shot (8 PTS)
2627
(1:56) Doncic S.FOUL (P1.T3) (J.Tiven)
+1 (1:56) Queen Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
2727
+1 (1:56) Queen Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
2827
(1:43) MISS L. James 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(1:40) Bey REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(1:36) Fears Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T4)
(1:36) LaRavia STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (1:30) L. James 2' Running Dunk (7 PTS) (LaRavia 1 AST)
2829
+3 (1:14) Fears 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Jordan 1 AST)
3129
+2 (1:00) Kennard 13' Pullup Jump Shot (5 PTS) (L. James 1 AST)
3131
(0:41) MISS Bey 11' Turnaround Jump Shot
(0:40) Pelicans Rebound
(0:39) Fears Step Out of Bounds Turnover (P2.T5)
(0:39) Pelicans Violation: Delay of game Violation
(0:34) L. James Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T3)
(0:34) McGowens STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (0:31) Fears 1' Running Layup (5 PTS) (McGowens 1 AST)
3331
(0:16) Kennard Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T4)
(0:01) MISS Bey 33' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(0:00) Pelicans Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

NOP

LAL

101Points110

38-90(42.2%)Field Goal(%)39-83(47.0%)

8-29(27.6%)3-Point(%)11-37(29.7%)

17-19(89.5%)Free Throw(%)21-26(80.8%)

41(10)Rebounds(Offensive)48(11)

29Assists29

12Steals7

3Blocks12

18Turnovers21

24Fouls17

60Pts In The Paint50

18Fast Break Pts28

21Pts Off Turnovers29

21Bench Pts24

8Largest Lead10

Game Details

Tuesday, March 3, 2026 · 10:30 PM

Crypto.com Arena · Los Angeles, CA

attendance: 18,248 (95.7%)