Los Angeles Lakers at New Orleans Pelicans
· National Basketball Association
Regular Season Series
Series starts 12/2
Matchup Prediction
Pelicans: 23.5%
Lakers: 76.5%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index
Statistics
 LAL |
 NO |
|
|---|---|---|
| W6 | Streak | L3 |
| 114.4 | Points Against | 122.4 |
| 8-2 | Last Ten Games | 4-6 |
| 122.1 | Points Per Game | 117.5 |
| 51 | Field Goal % | 48 |
| 38 | Three Point % | 32 |
| 40.3 | Rebounds Per Game | 42.4 |
| 24.1 | Assists Per Game | 24.7 |
| 6.4 | Blocks Per Game | 4.7 |
| 10.8 | Steals Per Game | 10.4 |
| 0.8 | Team Turnovers Per Game | 0.5 |
| 16.8 | Total Turnovers Per Game | 16.5 |
New Orleans Pelicans Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Trendon Watford, F | Out | Nov 10 |
| Trey Murphy III, F | Day-To-Day | Nov 10 |
| Yves Missi, C | Out | Nov 5 |
Los Angeles Lakers Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Reaves, G | Day-To-Day | Nov 9 |
| Quentin Grimes, G | Day-To-Day | Nov 9 |
Lakers Last 5
MIA
POR
DET
ATLPelicans Last 5
| Date | OPP | Result |
|---|---|---|
@  MEM |
W 135-134 OT | |
vs  UTAH |
W 120-113 OT | |
vs  MIN |
L 115-109 | |
@  LAC |
L 139-123 | |
@  GS |
L 138-87 |
Game Information
Smoothie King Center
Location: New Orleans, LA
Capacity:
2026-27 Pacific Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 LA Lakers |
10 | 2 | .833 | - | W6 |
|
Golden State |
8 | 3 | .727 | 1.5 | W8 |
 Phoenix |
3 | 6 | .333 | 5.5 | L1 |
|
LA Clippers |
2 | 7 | .222 | 6.5 | W1 |
 Sacramento |
1 | 9 | .100 | 8 | L3 |
2026-27 Southwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 San Antonio |
- | 2 | W9 | 0.8181818 | 9 |
 Houston |
1 | 3 | W1 | 0.72727275 | 8 |
|
Memphis |
1.5 | 3 | W1 | 0.7 | 7 |
 Dallas |
2 | 4 | W3 | 0.6363636 | 7 |
 New Orleans |
5 | 7 | L3 | 0.36363637 | 4 |
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