New Orleans Pelicans vs LA Lakers Player Stats and Box Score (Mar. 4) | 2024-25 NBA season

After trailing in the first few seconds in the first quarter, the LA Lakers rolled to a 136-115 win over the New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday. Luka Doncic scored 30 points in three quarters and added 15 assists, eight rebounds, one steal and one block. LeBron James finished with 34 points, eight rebounds and six assists.

Zion Williamson led the visiting team with 37 points, six assists and four rebounds. CJ McCollum and Trey Murphy III contributed 29 points, 10 assists and nine rebounds together. Jordan Hawkins came off the bench to deliver 17 points, four rebounds and one assist.

The win improved LA's record to 39-21, while the loss dropped New Orleans to 17-45.

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New Orleans Pelicans vs LA Lakers player stats and box score

New Orleans Pelicans player stats and box score

Player	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3-PT FG	FT	+/-
Kelly Olynyk	11	4	2	1	1	2	4-9	1-2	2-2	-11
Zion Williamson	37	4	6	1	1	0	17-23	0-0	3-6	+13
Yves Missi	2	2	1	3	0	0	1-4	0-0	0-2	-25
CJ McCollum	10	3	5	1	0	1	4-11	1-5	1-1	-29
Trey Murphy III	19	6	5	2	0	3	6-12	1-6	6-7	-29
Jamal Cain	0	1	2	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	+2
Jeremian Robinson-Earl	5	0	0	0	0	0	2-3	1-2	0-0	+2
Bruce Brown	4	5	1	1	0	1	2-5	0-2	0-0	-17
Karlo Matkovic	5	4	3	0	1	1	2-4	0-1	1-1	-5
Jose Alvarado	5	2	3	1	0	0	2-8	1-6	0-0	+2
Jordan Hawkins	17	4	1	1	0	1	6-14	4-10	1-2	-8
Brandon Boston	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

LA Lakers player stats and box score

Player	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3-PT FG	FT	+/-
Dorian Finney-Smith	8	5	0	0	0	2	3-10	2-7	0-0	+5
LeBron James	34	8	6	1	2	4	10-18	5-10	9-9	+7
Jaxson Hayes	19	10	0	0	0	1	8-8	0-0	3-3	+4
Gabe Vincent	2	0	3	2	0	0	1-7	0-6	0-0	-8
Luka Doncic	30	8	15	1	1	5	9-19	6-13	6-11	+37
Jarred Vanderbilt	12	8	1	1	2	0	4-7	2-4	2-2	+27
Alex Len	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-4
Trey Jemison III	4	5	3	0	0	0	2-2	0-0	0-0	+7
Shake Milton	12	2	2	2	0	1	5-7	2-4	0-0	+30
Bronny James	2	1	0	0	0	1	1-3	0-2	0-0	-2
Dalton Knecht	13	4	3	0	0	0	5-9	2-6	1-2	+2
Cam Reddish	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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New Orleans Pelicans vs LA Lakers Game Summary

The New Orleans Pelicans capped off a four-game road trip with a showdown against the LA Lakers at Crypto.Com Arena. Zion Williamson and Co., who lost 104-99 at home in mid-November, looked to even the season series. The Pelicans hoped to take advantage of the absence of Austin Reaves, Rui Hachimura, Jordan Goodwin and Markieff Morris in the rematch.

Luka Doncic scattered 17 points in the first quarter with four assists and three rebounds to push the Lakers to a 36-23 lead. Shake Milton came off the bench to contribute six points, one assist and one steal.

Zion Williamson, Trey Murphy III and CJ McCollum combined for 19 points, seven assists and two rebounds for the Pelicans. The Pelicans' 1-for-6 3-point shooting and errors caused them to trail after the first quarter ended.

The Pelicans held Doncic to three second-quarter points but Jaxson Hayes took over the scoring slack with 15. LeBron James added nine in the period as the Lakers ended halftime with a 69-59 advantage.

Zion Williamson finished the first half with 21 points to keep the Pelicans in striking distance. McCollum and Murphy combined for 21 points, eight assists and five rebounds to help Williamson.

The Doncic-James pairing dominated the Pelicans in the third quarter. Doncic had 10 points and five assists while James contributed 13 points. LA won the quarter 33-25 to extend its lead to 102-84 entering the final frame.

Lakers coach JJ Redick emptied his bench midway through the fourth quarter as the Lakers cruised to a 136-115 win.