Los Angeles Lakers at New Orleans Pelicans

· NBA Cup - Group Play

Los Angeles Lakers

9-4, 6-2 Away

Final
118 - 104

New Orleans Pelicans

2-10, 1-4 Home

Doncic, Ayton and Reaves lead the Lakers past the Pelicans 118-104 to improve to 2-0 in NBA Cup play

Los Angeles Lakers vs. New Orleans Pelicans: Game Highlights

Deandre Ayton made 10 of 11 shots and finished with 20 points, 16 rebounds, two steals and a block for the Lakers, who improved to 2-0 in cup play to remain atop West Group B.

Trey Murphy III scored 35 for the Pelicans, who lost their fourth straight game, fell to 0-2 in the in-season tournament, and to a Western Conference-worst 2-10 overall.

Rui Hachimura scored 14 and Marcus Smart 13 for the Lakers, who led 65-52 at halftime after Doncic fed Ayton for an alley-oop dunk.

Doncic, Ayton and Reaves all scored during an 11-0 third quarter run that pushed Los Angeles' lead to 88-66, a surged capped by Reaves' 16-foot driving floater as he was fouled by Jose Alvarado.

The Pelicans briefly trimmed the Lakers' lead to eight when Alvarado and Saddiq Bey hit back-to-back 3s to make it 96-88 with more than eight minutes left.

Doncic hit a 12-foot fade and Reaves, who was 11 of 13 on free throws, hit five late foul shots — along with a 13-foot pullup — to help Los Angeles keep New Orleans at bay.

Murphy surpassed 34 points for the second time in four games for New Orleans. Jeremiah Fears had 19 points and eight steals, and Herb Jones scored 13, Bey scored 11 and Derik Queen grabbed 10 rebounds.

Both teams played without their biggest stars. The Lakers' LeBron James is still working his way back from a preseason bout with sciatica and the Pelicans' Zion Williamson remained sidelined by a recent left hamstring strain.

Up next Lakers: Visit the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday.

Pelicans: Host the Golden State Warriors on Sunday.

Regular Season Series

LAL lead series 1-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0	End of Game	118 - 104
4th 0.0	End of the 4th Quarter	118 - 104
4th 0.0	Jeremiah Fears makes two point shot	118 - 104
4th 1.3	Jeremiah Fears defensive rebound	118 - 102
4th 3.6	Luka Doncic misses 22-foot three point pullup jump shot	118 - 102

Statistics

LAL		NO
44-84	FG	39-89
52	Field Goal %	44
10-34	3PT	12-34
29	Three Point %	35
20-26	FT	14-18
77	Free Throw %	78
45	Rebounds	42
10	Offensive Rebounds	12
35	Defensive Rebounds	30
28	Assists	24
13	Steals	11
5	Blocks	3
17	Turnovers	20
1	Team Turnovers	0
18	Total Turnovers	20
1	Technical Fouls	1
1	Total Technical Fouls	1
0	Flagrant Fouls	0
21	Points Conceded Off Turnovers	23
22	Fast Break Points	19
60	Points in Paint	52
17	Fouls	23
22	Largest Lead	1

New Orleans Pelicans Injuries

NAME, POS	STATUS	DATE
Dejounte Murray, G	Out	Nov 13
Bryce McGowens, G	Out	Nov 13
Yves Missi, C	Out	Nov 13
Trey Murphy III, F	Out	Nov 13
Trendon Watford, F	Out	Nov 12

Los Angeles Lakers Injuries

NAME, POS	STATUS	DATE
Quentin Grimes, G	Day-To-Day	Nov 13
Austin Reaves, G	Day-To-Day	Nov 13
Luka Doncic, G	Day-To-Day	Nov 13
Collin Sexton, G	Day-To-Day	Nov 11

Game Information

Smoothie King Center

Location: New Orleans, LA
Attendance: 18,102 · Capacity:

2026-27 Pacific Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
LA Lakers	11	2	.846	-	W7
Golden State	8	4	.667	2.5	L1
Phoenix	5	6	.455	5	W2
LA Clippers	2	8	.200	7.5	L1
Sacramento	1	10	.091	9	L4

2026-27 Southwest Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
San Antonio	-	2	W10	0.8333333	10
Houston	1	3	W2	0.75	9
Memphis	2.5	4	L1	0.6363636	7
Dallas	3	5	L1	0.5833333	7
New Orleans	6	8	L4	0.33333334	4

Full Standings

NBA News

Siakam and Nesmith power the Pacers to a 106-104 win over the Knicks

— Pascal Siakam scored 19 points and Aaron Nesmith added 18 to lead the Indiana Pacers to a 106-104 win over the New York Knicks in an NBA Cup game on Friday night.

Wagner falls a rebound shy of a triple-double in the Magic's 107-99 win over the Bucks

— Franz Wagner fell a rebound shy of his first career triple-double, scoring 35 points and adding 12 assists to lead the Orlando Magic to their first home victory, 107-99 over the Milwaukee Bucks on Friday night in NBA Cup play.