Lakers vs Pelicans

The Los Angeles Lakers play the New Orleans Pelicans on Wednesday, and if you're wondering how you can watch the action live, you've come to the right place ...

- G – CJ McCollum - G – Jose Alvarado The Lakers did so by putting up a robust 121 points and shooting 43.3% from 3-point range.

In Troy Brown Jr. and Lonnie Walker IV, the Lakers signed a pair of 23-year-old former first round picks who'd had respective flashes of success for their ...

“His determination to be present on both sides of the ball, and be effective on both sides of the ball,” said Ham. Yet and still, he was highly productive in each, most recently with 23 points (10 of 18 FG’s), 15 boards, two assists, a block and a steal in Sunday’s win. The lid on the rim finally seemed to lift, as their improvement continued: I know what I’m capable of and it’s only going to continue to get better and better. Anthony Davis has been dealing with back soreness since early in the preseason, which cost him the game at Minnesota, and ailed him in two games against Denver. At DEN: 8 of 30 (26.7 percent) On the defensive side, he knows what he wants out of me, and I’m willing to take on that challenge. Walker IV is averaging 14.2 points per game, most recently scoring 10 key points in the third quarter against Denver to help flip the game around. “I think this is one of the very first times where I’m allowed to play through my mistakes and do what I do. and Lonnie Walker IV, the Lakers signed a pair of 23-year-old former first round picks who’d had respective flashes of success for their previous teams, but weren’t retained by Washington, or San Antonio, respectively. In consecutive starts, Brown Jr. Pacific on Spectrum SportsNet.

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The Pelicans are the better team. The Lakers should take the court with a lot more confidence in this game, and that might be enough to carry them across the finish line. This team is building for the future, and right now, the project is on the right track. Zion Williamson is playing regularly, which is an important first step in the development of this team. Rob Pelinka deserves credit for the Anthony Davis trade and winning the 2020 title, but he has completely botched the response to that title, causing the Lakers to fall into a tailspin. It is beyond obvious that Russell Westbrook needs to be shipped to another team, but his price tag will make it hard for the organization to execute such a deal.

9:30 p.m. Central, Bally Sports New Orleans, WRNO 99.5 FM. Overview. In a matchup of Western Conference teams that have started the regular season in much ...

the Clippers on Sunday) has been the bench’s top performer on this Pacific Division road trip. Over the past two games, Russell Westbrook has played well in his new role as a reserve, including leading the Lakers’ second unit Sunday in a win over Denver. Last season, the Lakers used a whopping 41. Williamson was outstanding Sunday in his return to game action in Crypto.com Arena. The Lakers do not rank high in many categories, but they’re second in defensive efficiency, allowing just 104.7 points per 100 possessions (Milwaukee is No. Set to turn 38 years old in December, James still ranks among the NBA’s leaders in minutes per game (36.2, tied for 14th with Portland’s Anfernee Simons). An X-factor for the Lakers, the former San Antonio Spur has notched double-digit points in four of the last five games, capped by 18 points against the Nuggets on Sunday. Last season, the Pelicans used 23. Meanwhile, the Lakers recorded their first victory Sunday by defeating Denver in Crypto.com Arena, the last of the NBA’s 30 teams to crack the win column. Like the Pelicans – who listed Herb Jones as probable on Tuesday’s injury report – the Lakers have some injury uncertainty, with Anthony Davis (back) listed as questionable to play against his former franchise. One of the biggest moments of his young career took place last season on March 27, when he erupted for 21 second-half points vs. The Duke product has averaged 28.0 points in four career matchups against the Lakers, his second-highest scoring rate vs.

Chris Baker breaks down Wednesday's NBA matchup between the New Orleans Pelicans and the Los Angeles Lakers.

He is such a difference maker at the rim and on the glass for this Lakers team, and I don’t think they can win games against good teams without him. His presence in the paint will be huge in order to contain Williamson and Jonas Valanciunas. Davis is currently listed as questionable, but he did say that his back has been “killing” him after their victory against the Nuggets on Sunday. If Davis is out, we should see more Wenyen Gabriel and/or Damian Jones minutes, which would kill the Lakers’ spacing even more. The Lakers currently rank dead last in 3-point percentage and 27th in midrange accuracy. As bad as the offense has been, it must be acknowledged that the defense has been extremely strong so far. Their offense has been particularly poor as they rank dead last in the NBA by scoring just 100.6 points per 100 possessions. They are bereft of competent replacement-level shooters, and this is hampering their ability to be efficient. Can the Lakers build off of their victory against the Get up-to-the-minute [NBA odds](https://www.actionnetwork.com/nba/odds)here. They haven’t played a cupcake schedule either as they’ve had the 13th-most difficult schedule, according to New Orleans is 4-2 and ranks fourth in Adjusted Net Rating despite missing Brandon Ingram, Zion Williamson and Herbert Jones for multiple games each.

In overtime, the Lakers took control by getting a three from Lonnie Walker, a transition dunk from Anthony Davis, and a LeBron James bucket to close out the ...

Russ, Bron, and AD get most of the attention, but Los Angeles had a balanced attack against New Orleans. The game was a stalemate at 44-44 when the Lakers went on a 12-0 run to secure a comfortable second-half lead and ultimately win the game. Darvin Ham held off bringing in Russ and AD for as long as he could and finally brought them back into the game with 6:37 left up one. Sky Walker made an appearance during this run and caused the Lakers bench to get a bit too excited and earned them a technical. Despite losing the quarter 35-26, the Lakers entered the third with a four-point lead. Wednesday’s victory was the best basketball the Lakers have played in recent memory.

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[Zion Williamson](http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/4395628/zion-williamson) scored 27 points and McCollum had 22 points, nine rebounds and eight assists for the Pelicans, who dropped to 4-3. [LeBron James](http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/1966/lebron-james) had 20 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists for the Lakers. [Anthony Davis](http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/6583/anthony-davis) had 20 points and 16 rebounds for the Lakers, who blew a 16-point lead and appeared to be finished before [Dyson Daniels](http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/4869342/dyson-daniels)' two missed free throws with 1.4 seconds left in regulation allowed the Lakers to run one last play. Ham praised the eight-time All-Star selection's toughness in his third season of frequent injury woes: “His back situation is something we definitely need to manage, but it's something that's not going to worsen with what he's doing.” ... We can’t wait until the second half to decide we want to play, and that’s what we did.” McCollum’s jumper trimmed the Lakers’ lead to three in the final minute, but McCollum missed a potential tying 3-pointer with 6.7 seconds remaining, and the Pelicans couldn’t foul before the buzzer. New Orleans appeared to have it wrapped up when We didn’t deserve to win that game, so credit to the Lakers. “As a shooter, once you can get your feet down and you see the rim clean enough, that made it a lot easier.” Ryan attended three universities, went undrafted and worked as a DoorDash delivery driver before he made his NBA debut with one game for Boston last season. [Austin Reaves](http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/4066457/austin-reaves) made a slick crosscourt pass to Ryan, and the newcomer who surprisingly made the Lakers' roster last month drilled a fallaway 3 in front of their bench to force OT. “I'm thrilled for him,” Lakers coach Darvin Ham said.