New Orleans Pelicans vs LA Lakers player stats and box score (April 4) | 2024-25 NBA season

After falling to the Golden State Warriors on Thursday, the LA Lakers bounced back with a commanding 124-108 win over the injury-depleted New Orleans Pelicans on Friday, climbing to the No. 3 spot in the Western Conference standings.

Luka Doncic led the charge for the Lakers, dropping 35 points, six rebounds and six assists on 10-for-21 shooting — a major bounce-back from his 19-point, 6-for-17 performance the night before.

Austin Reaves caught fire, putting up 30 points on just 13 shots, while LeBron James added 27 points along with eight assists.

With the victory, the Lakers improved to 47-30, moving ahead of both the No. 4 Denver Nuggets (47-31) and the No. 5 Golden State Warriors (46-31) in the West.

The Pelicans, who rank second to last in the conference, were severely shorthanded, missing Jordan Hawkins, CJ McCollum, Dejounte Murray, Zion Williamson, Brandon Boston, Herbert Jones and Trey Murphy III.

Still, they battled, led by Jose Alvarado’s 27 points, with Karlo Matkovic chipping in 15 and the duo of Yves Missi and Kelly Olynyk combining for 25.

Below is the box score for the New Orleans Pelicans vs LA Lakers game.

New Orleans Pelicans vs LA Lakers player stats and box score

New Orleans Pelicans player stats

PLAYER	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	OREB	DREB	STL	BLK	TO	PF	=+/-
Keion Brooks Jr.	25:08	9	4	1	4	9	44.4	0	4	0.0	1	2	50.0	1	3	2	0	1	4	-11
Kelly Olynyk	22:08	12	3	2	4	8	50.0	0	1	0.0	4	6	66.7	2	1	0	1	2	4	-15
Yves Missi	27:30	13	11	2	5	8	62.5	0	0	0.0	3	5	60.0	7	4	1	1	0	2	-15
Bruce Brown	26:18	1	6	1	0	5	0.0	0	1	0.0	1	2	50.0	2	4	0	0	1	1	-12
Jose Alvarado	28:09	27	4	5	10	21	47.6	6	10	60.0	1	3	33.3	1	3	0	0	4	0	-8
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl	18:14	8	3	0	2	3	66.7	2	2	100	2	2	100	1	2	1	0	2	1	0
Jamal Cain	26:37	11	1	1	4	7	57.1	3	6	50.0	0	0	0.0	0	1	4	0	0	4	-3
Antonio Reeves	23:01	10	0	0	4	10	40.0	2	7	28.6	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	1	2	-8
Karlo Matković	20:30	15	6	2	6	7	85.7	1	2	50.0	2	2	100	1	5	1	0	0	2	-1
Elfrid Payton	19:51	2	0	12	1	3	33.3	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	1	0	5	2	-8
Lester Quinones	02:34	0	0	1	0	1	0.0	0	1	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
TOTALS		108	47	27	40	82	48.8	14	34	41.2	14	22	63.6	15	23	10	2	16	22	-

LA Lakers player stats

PLAYER	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	OREB	DREB	STL	BLK	TO	PF	=+/-
Dorian Finney-Smith	31:40	5	2	2	2	4	50.0	1	3	33.3	0	0	0.0	0	2	0	0	1	2	3
LeBron James	32:39	27	0	8	9	17	52.9	2	7	28.6	7	8	87.5	0	0	2	0	1	1	7
Jaxson Hayes	24:12	6	12	0	3	4	75.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	1	11	1	2	1	4	8
Austin Reaves	35:43	30	3	7	8	13	61.5	6	9	66.7	8	9	88.9	1	2	1	0	1	1	17
Luka Dončić	35:50	35	6	6	10	21	47.6	4	10	40.0	11	11	100	0	6	0	0	2	2	12
Jordan Goodwin	17:47	2	5	2	1	4	25.0	0	3	0.0	0	0	0.0	2	3	1	0	2	4	7
Gabe Vincent	18:30	5	3	1	2	4	50.0	1	3	33.3	0	0	0.0	2	1	1	0	1	3	6
Jarred Vanderbilt	16:30	2	3	0	1	2	50.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	1	2	0	0	1	0	11
Dalton Knecht	20:18	12	1	0	5	10	50.0	2	6	33.3	0	0	0.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	12
Trey Jemison III	04:58	0	1	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	1	1	0	1	1	-2
Shake Milton	01:53	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1
TOTALS		124	43	26	41	79	51.9	16	41	39.0	26	28	92.9	8	28	7	2	12	18	-

New Orleans Pelicans vs LA Lakers: Game recap

The Lakers started strong, jumping to a 10-3 lead, highlighted by a Jaxson Hayes alley-oop. However, the Pelicans quickly found their rhythm, tying the game at 10-10 with a 7-0 run led by Jose Alvarado.

From that point, it was a tight contest, with the Pelicans maintaining their momentum to finish the first quarter up 30-25.

The Lakers slowly chipped away at the Pelicans' lead, and a Jordan Goodwin driving layup gave the Lakers a 45-44 advantage.

From there, it was all Lakers as they closed the half with a 17-9 run, leading 62-53 at halftime. Luka Doncic and LeBron James both had 13 points in the first half, with Dalton Knecht adding 12 and Austin Reaves contributing 11.

For the Pelicans, Alvarado led the way with 18 points.

The third quarter was evenly matched at 31-31, but the Lakers stepped on the gas in the fourth, outscoring the Pelicans by seven to lock in a key double-digit win that could prove crucial in playoff positioning.