LOS ANGELES -- — Luka Doncic had 27 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists, LeBron James added 21 points and the Los Angeles Lakers rallied past the New Orleans Pelicans 110-101 Tuesday night for their third straight victory.

Deandre Ayton had 13 points and eight rebounds for the Lakers, who overcame a fourth-quarter deficit and 21 turnovers by scoring 14 straight points down the stretch and finishing on a 24-7 run. Their late surge was led by Doncic and by Austin Reaves, who missed his first eight shots of the night before ending up with 15 points.

Zion Williamson scored 24 points in his return from a one-game absence after hurting his ankle last Saturday for the Pelicans, who lost for only the second time in six games on the fourth outing of their six-game West Coast trip. Trey Murphy III scored 21 points and Saddiq Bey had 18.

New Orleans jumped to an eight-point lead with just over seven minutes left in the fourth quarter, but the Lakers finally awoke and held the Pelicans scoreless over the next 4:18.

Reaves hit a 3-pointer with 5:04 left to put LA back ahead 96-94, and Marcus Smart and Doncic hit clutch 3s in the final two minutes to seal it. Smart had 10 points, seven assists, four steals and three blocked shots in an impressive performance.

James had seven rebounds and seven assists. He also went 8 of 12 from the field to move within two baskets of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who holds the NBA's career record for field goals at 15,837.

Doncic received his 14th technical foul of the season in the second quarter, and he wasn't whistled for a second despite clapping at a referee to protest a no-call in the final minutes. He'll be suspended if he gets a 16th T.

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Pelicans: At Sacramento on Thursday night.

Lakers: At Denver on Thursday night.

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Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Herbert Jones vs. Deandre Ayton (Marcus Smart gains possession)	0	0
11:42	Luka Doncic makes 27-foot three point step back jumpshot	3	0
11:27	Trey Murphy III makes 25-foot three point jumper (Dejounte Murray assists)	3	3
11:05	Luka Doncic misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	3	3
11:02	Saddiq Bey defensive rebound	3	3
10:54	Dejounte Murray misses 26-foot three point jumper	3	3
10:52	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	3	3
10:46	Austin Reaves misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	3	3
10:42	Dejounte Murray defensive rebound	3	3
10:36	Deandre Ayton shooting foul	3	3
10:36	Trey Murphy III misses free throw 1 of 2	3	3
10:36	Pelicans offensive team rebound	3	3
10:36	Trey Murphy III makes free throw 2 of 2	3	4
10:12	Deandre Ayton makes 9-foot two point shot (Austin Reaves assists)	5	4
9:59	Trey Murphy III misses 29-foot three point jumper	5	4
9:57	LeBron James defensive rebound	5	4
9:50	Marcus Smart misses 25-foot three point jumper	5	4
9:47	Saddiq Bey defensive rebound	5	4
9:40	Marcus Smart personal foul	5	4
9:35	Saddiq Bey makes 1-foot driving dunk (Dejounte Murray assists)	5	6
9:16	Luka Doncic misses driving floating jump shot	5	6
9:13	Herbert Jones defensive rebound	5	6
9:10	Saddiq Bey misses 26-foot running jump shot	5	6
9:07	Deandre Ayton defensive rebound	5	6
9:04	Trey Murphy III personal foul	5	6
8:54	Luka Doncic misses two point shot	5	6
8:51	Dejounte Murray defensive rebound	5	6
8:47	Dejounte Murray bad pass turnover (Austin Reaves steals)	5	6
8:43	LeBron James makes running layup (Austin Reaves assists)	7	6
8:28	Trey Murphy III misses 24-foot three point jumper	7	6
8:27	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	7	6
8:25	Herbert Jones shooting foul	7	6
8:25	Austin Reaves makes free throw 1 of 2	8	6
8:25	Austin Reaves makes free throw 2 of 2	9	6
8:07	Dejounte Murray makes 4-foot two point shot (Herbert Jones assists)	9	8
7:47	LeBron James makes 23-foot three point jumper (Marcus Smart assists)	12	8
7:33	Trey Murphy III makes 28-foot three point jumper (Saddiq Bey assists)	12	11
7:19	Luka Doncic misses driving floating jump shot	12	11
7:17	Herbert Jones defensive rebound	12	11
7:09	Dejounte Murray makes 25-foot three point jumper (Trey Murphy III assists)	12	14
6:49	Austin Reaves lost ball turnover (Herbert Jones steals)	12	14
6:46	Trey Murphy III makes 1-foot running dunk (Herbert Jones assists)	12	16
6:46	Lakers Full timeout	12	16
6:46	Rui Hachimura enters the game for Marcus Smart	12	16
6:46	Derik Queen enters the game for Dejounte Murray	12	16
6:46	Jeremiah Fears enters the game for Saddiq Bey	12	16
6:27	LeBron James misses 25-foot three point jumper	12	16
6:24	Trey Murphy III defensive rebound	12	16
6:19	Zion Williamson makes running layup (Trey Murphy III assists)	12	18
6:04	Rui Hachimura misses 23-foot three point jumper	12	18
6:01	Zion Williamson defensive rebound	12	18
5:54	Deandre Ayton blocks Zion Williamson 's 2-foot driving layup	12	18
5:54	Pelicans offensive team rebound	12	18
5:54	Jaxson Hayes enters the game for Deandre Ayton	12	18
5:54	Luke Kennard enters the game for LeBron James	12	18
5:51	Trey Murphy III out of bounds lost ball turnover	12	18
5:40	Trey Murphy III shooting foul	12	18
5:40	Jaxson Hayes makes free throw 1 of 2	13	18
5:40	Jaxson Hayes makes free throw 2 of 2	14	18
5:29	Jeremiah Fears misses driving layup	14	18
5:27	Austin Reaves defensive rebound	14	18
5:25	Austin Reaves lost ball turnover (Trey Murphy III steals)	14	18
5:21	Zion Williamson makes 1-foot dunk (Herbert Jones assists)	14	20
5:09	Derik Queen personal foul	14	20
5:09	DeAndre Jordan enters the game for Zion Williamson	14	20
4:59	Jaxson Hayes makes layup (Luka Doncic assists)	16	20
4:38	Derik Queen misses two point shot	16	20
4:36	Jaxson Hayes defensive rebound	16	20
4:32	Luka Doncic makes 13-foot driving floating jump shot	18	20
4:32	DeAndre Jordan shooting foul	18	20
4:32	Luka Doncic makes free throw 1 of 1	19	20
4:19	Pelicans Full timeout	19	20
4:14	Trey Murphy III makes 1-foot dunk (Derik Queen assists)	19	22
3:56	Austin Reaves misses two point shot	19	22
3:54	DeAndre Jordan defensive rebound	19	22
3:42	DeAndre Jordan makes driving layup (Jeremiah Fears assists)	19	24
3:33	Jake LaRavia enters the game for Austin Reaves	19	24
3:21	Jake LaRavia makes 23-foot three point step back jumpshot (Jaxson Hayes assists)	22	24
3:14	Derik Queen out of bounds bad pass turnover	22	24
3:03	Luke Kennard makes 23-foot three point jumper (Luka Doncic assists)	25	24
2:37	Jeremiah Fears misses 15-foot pullup jump shot	25	24
2:35	Herbert Jones offensive rebound	25	24
2:32	DeAndre Jordan makes alley oop layup (Herbert Jones assists)	25	26
2:15	Luka Doncic makes 14-foot pullup jump shot	27	26
1:56	Luka Doncic shooting foul	27	26
1:56	Derik Queen makes free throw 1 of 2	27	27
1:56	LeBron James enters the game for Luka Doncic	27	27
1:56	Bryce McGowens enters the game for Herbert Jones	27	27
1:56	Saddiq Bey enters the game for Trey Murphy III	27	27
1:56	Derik Queen makes free throw 2 of 2	27	28
1:43	LeBron James misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	27	28
1:40	Saddiq Bey defensive rebound	27	28
1:36	Jeremiah Fears bad pass turnover (Jake LaRavia steals)	27	28
1:30	LeBron James makes 2-foot running dunk (Jake LaRavia assists)	29	28
1:14	Jeremiah Fears makes 25-foot three point jumper (DeAndre Jordan assists)	29	31
1:00	Luke Kennard makes 13-foot pullup jump shot (LeBron James assists)	31	31
41.7	Saddiq Bey misses 10-foot turnaround jump shot	31	31
40.4	Pelicans offensive team rebound	31	31
39.4	Jeremiah Fears steps out of bounds turnover	31	31
39.4	Pelicans delay of game violation	31	31
34.1	LeBron James lost ball turnover (Bryce McGowens steals)	31	31
31.6	Jeremiah Fears makes running layup (Bryce McGowens assists)	31	33
16.2	Luke Kennard out of bounds bad pass turnover	31	33
16.2	Trey Murphy III enters the game for Derik Queen	31	33
1.8	Saddiq Bey misses 33-foot three point pullup jump shot	31	33
0.4	Pelicans offensive team rebound	31	33
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	31	33

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crypto.com Arena

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Date & Time

3:30 AM, March 4, 2026

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Attendance

18,248

Referees

Josh Tiven, Jenna Schroeder, J.B. DeRosa

2025-26 Southwest Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
San Antonio	46	17	.730	W3
Houston	39	23	.629	W1
Memphis	23	38	.377	L2
Dallas	21	42	.333	L6
New Orleans	20	45	.308	L1

2025-26 Pacific Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
LA Lakers	38	25	.603	W1
Phoenix	36	27	.571	W1
Golden State	32	30	.516	W1
LA Clippers	30	32	.484	L1
Sacramento	14	50	.219	L3

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