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| PLAYER | MIN | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | OREB | DREB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | PTS | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26:11 | 17 | 23 | 73.9 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 6 | 50.0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 37 | 13 | |
| 27:13 | 4 | 9 | 44.4 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 2 | 2 | 100 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | -11 | |
| 23:38 | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -25 | |
| 32:30 | 6 | 12 | 50.0 | 1 | 6 | 16.7 | 6 | 7 | 85.7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 19 | -29 | |
| 25:24 | 4 | 11 | 36.4 | 1 | 5 | 20.0 | 1 | 1 | 100 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | -29 | |
| 29:25 | 6 | 14 | 42.9 | 4 | 10 | 40.0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | -8 | |
| 24:05 | 2 | 5 | 40.0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -17 | |
| 25:39 | 2 | 8 | 25.0 | 1 | 6 | 16.7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | |
| 17:53 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 100 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | -5 | |
| 4:01 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | |
| 4:01 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| DND – Injury/Illness | ||||||||||||||||||||
| TOTALS | 46 | 93 | 49.5 | 9 | 34 | 26.5 | 14 | 21 | 66.7 | 10 | 25 | 35 | 29 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 115 | -21 | |
| PLAYER | MIN | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | OREB | DREB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | PTS | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29:53 | 3 | 10 | 30.0 | 2 | 7 | 28.6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | |
| 33:15 | 10 | 18 | 55.6 | 5 | 10 | 50.0 | 9 | 9 | 100 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 34 | 7 | |
| 23:35 | 8 | 8 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 3 | 100 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 4 | |
| 28:39 | 1 | 7 | 14.3 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -8 | |
| 34:07 | 9 | 19 | 47.4 | 6 | 13 | 46.2 | 6 | 11 | 54.5 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 30 | 37 | |
| 20:02 | 4 | 7 | 57.1 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 2 | 2 | 100 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 27 | |
| 26:14 | 5 | 9 | 55.6 | 2 | 6 | 33.3 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 2 | |
| 18:42 | 5 | 7 | 71.4 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 30 | |
| 16:59 | 2 | 2 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | |
| 4:33 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | |
| 4:01 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | |
| DNP – Coach’s Decision | ||||||||||||||||||||
| TOTALS | 48 | 90 | 53.3 | 19 | 52 | 36.5 | 21 | 27 | 77.8 | 17 | 34 | 51 | 32 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 136 | 21 | |
Player Grades: Lakers vs. Pelicans
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Grading every Lakers player’s performance from the team’s 136-115 win over the Pelicans.
Boy, a blowout win sure is fun. Those weren’t all that common in the last two seasons, but they’ve been happening at an increasing rate this year.
This contest had “trap game” written all over it. Coming off two big wins over the Clippers and with a showdown with the Knicks looming, this one could have easily been overlooked. However, the Lakers had a very serious approach to this game, took care of business and got some time on the bench laughing and celebrating to close.
Basically, this team is really fun. And after having to watch some very unserious basketball at times the last two years, I won’t take this for granted.
So, let’s dive into the win. As always, grades are based on expectations for each player. A “B” grade represents the average performance for that player.
30 minutes, 8 points, 5 rebounds, 3-10 FG, 2-7 3PT, +5
Another night where the shot wasn’t quite falling, but he still was an impactful player. He wasn’t the sole reason, but the identity of this team changed so much once he got to Los Angeles.
Grade: B-
33 minutes, 34 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 steal, 2 blocks, 10-18 FG, 5-10 3PT, 9-9 FT, +7
What is there left to say about LeBron? He’s hard to fathom.
Tuesday was one of the more interesting examples of LeBron and Luka playing together. This felt like LeBron being able to hang out on the perimeter a bit more, leading to him taking 10 3-pointers and making half of them.
There’s so much potential for Luka and LeBron together. It’s insane they’re teammates.
Grade: A
24 minutes, 19 points, 10 rebounds, 8-8 FG, 3-3 FT, +4
Look, it doesn’t get better than this from Hayes. A damn near 20-10 game from him would have felt impossible about 13 months ago. And yes, now he’s flourishing alongside LeBron and Luka.
Grade: A+
29 minutes, 2 points, 3 assists, 2 steals, 1-7 FG, 0-6 3PT, -8
The end of Gabe’s shooting slump lasted one quarter last game, because he’s right back in it. The irony is that it’s coming when he’s starting games and while I think he’s still not “lose minutes in the rotation” bad yet, it’d sure be nice if he knocked down some shots again.
Grade: F
34 minutes, 30 points, 8 rebounds, 15 assists, 1 steal, 1 block, 9-19 FG, 6-13 3PT, 6-11 FT, +37
Man, Luka is a Laker.
Each game feels more and more like the real Luka. Tonight, he seemed to alternate between knocking down 3-pointers and finding teammates for wide-open shots. The team shot 52 3-pointers on the night and Luka was constantly throwing dimes all over the court.
And, again, we’re only scratching the surface.
Grade: A+
20 minutes, 12 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, 2 blocks, 4-7 FG, 2-4 3PT, 2-2 FT, +27
I’m so glad we’re getting a nice run of Vando playing well again. It took a really long time and there were some questions about whether he would be able to make an impact like this again.
But he’s back and while he’s rapidly approaching peak Vando. And it shouldn’t go unnoticed that he seems to maybe have a corner 3-pointer now?
Grade: A-
26 minutes, 13 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 5-9 FG, 2-6 3PT, 1-2 FT, +2
It’s nice to see Knecht back to not just making shots, but playing impactful basketball again. We were about at the point where it would be hard to keep him in the rotation, especially with the emergence of Jordan Goodwin. Now, he’s re-solidified his spot.
Grade: B+
19 minutes, 12 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals, 5-7 FG, 2-4 3PT, +30
Yes, Shake Milton was a +30 in this game.
And you know what? Shoutout to him. He was a solid contributor in this one, knocked down some timely corner 3-pointers and played good rotation minutes.
Grade: B+
17 minutes, 4 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 2-2 FG, +7
I don’t really care what the stats say on this one, Jemison is such an impactful player. He’s a physical force down low that forces teams to work hard to secure rebounds. He stands up for his teammates and knows that’s part of the role and expectation for him.
But he’s also a surprisingly good passer in the short roll. He made a couple of really nice reads tonight and continues to impress in that regard.
Grade: B+
Bronny garbage time minutes! And he scored on top of it. I appreciate him just hoisting away from three as well.
After the game, Redick said he and his staff anticipated having more 3-point looks on Tuesday as the Pelicans, since Zion Williamson’s return, were giving up lots of attempts from range.
It’s a little thing, but stuff like that doesn’t feel like it was there under Darvin Ham.
Grade: A-
Tuesday’s DNPs: Cam Reddish
Tuesday’s inactives: Markieff Morris, Maxi Kleber, Rui Hachimura, Austin Reaves, Jordan Goodwin, Christian Koloko
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Lakers vs. Pelicans odds, line, spread, start time: 2025 NBA picks, March 4 predictions from proven model
We’ve got another exciting Western Conference matchup on the NBA schedule as the Los Angeles Lakers and New Orleans Pelicans are set to tip at 10:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday at Crypto.com Arena. Los Angeles is 38-21 overall and 23-7 at home, while New Orleans is 17-44 overall and 6-25 on the road. Both teams will enter tonight’s matchup full of confidence. The Pelicans are 4-1 in their last five games, while the Lakers have won six straight.
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The Lakers extended their winning streak to six games with a 108-102 victory over the Clippers on Sunday. The Lakers’ success was spearheaded by the efforts of Luka Doncic, who almost dropped a double-double with 29 points and nine assists, and Dalton Knecht, who went 7-for-10 from the field to finish with 19 points.
LeBron James also had a productive performance in the win, racking up 17 points, nine assists, five rebounds, two steals and one block. James enters tonight’s matchup averaging 24.8 points, 8.6 assists and 8.0 rebounds per game. The Lakers are 5-1 against the spread in their last six games and 4-1 ATS in their past five games played in March. See which team to pick here.
The Pelicans walked away with a 128-121 win over the Jazz on Sunday. The victory continues a positive trend for New Orleans in their matchups with Utah as the Pelicans have now won five in a row. The Pelicans’ win came from a few key players the Lakers will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Kelly Olynyk, who almost dropped a double-double with 26 points and nine boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Zion Williamson, who finished with 24 points and nine assists.
The Pelicans have now won five of their last seven meetings against an opponent from the Western Conference. Offensively, the Pelicans are scoring 111.0 points per game on average. See which team to pick here.
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