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Luka Doncic scores 27 points as the Lakers rally past the Pelicans, 110-101

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Marcus Smart passes to LeBron James, who throws down a powerful jam vs. Pelicans.
Marcus Smart passes to LeBron James, who throws down a powerful jam vs. Pelicans.

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.

Up next

Pelicans: At Sacramento on Thursday night.

Lakers: At Denver on Thursday night.

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Game Information

Game Information

Time, Location & Referees
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Venue
crypto.com Arena
Los Angeles, CA
Date & Time
3:30 AM, March 4, 2026
Coverage
Spectrum Sports Net, Spectrum Sports Net +, GCSEN, Pelicans.com, NBA League Pass
Attendance
18,248
Referees
Josh Tiven, Jenna Schroeder, J.B. DeRosa

Game Analysis

Statistics visualization

Game Stats

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Pelicans
Lakers
38-90FG39-83
42Field Goal %47
8-293PT11-37
28Three Point %30
17-19FT21-26
10Offensive Rebounds11
31Defensive Rebounds37
29Assists29
12Steals7
3Blocks12
18Turnovers21
1Technical Fouls3
29Points Conceded Off Turnovers21
18Fast Break Points28
24Fouls17
8Largest Lead10

Current Standings

2025-26 Southwest Standings

TEAMWLPCTSTRK
San Antonio5918.766W11
Houston4829.623W5
Memphis2552.325L3
New Orleans2553.321L7
Dallas2453.312L3

2025-26 Pacific Standings

TEAMWLPCTSTRK
LA Lakers5027.649L1
Phoenix4235.545L2
LA Clippers3938.506L2
Golden State3641.468L3
Sacramento2157.269W2

Play by Play

Play By Play

Recent plays and game events
TIMEPLAY
12:00
Herbert Jones vs. Deandre Ayton (Marcus Smart gains possession)
00
11:42
Luka Doncic makes 27-foot three point step back jumpshot
30
11:27
Trey Murphy III makes 25-foot three point jumper (Dejounte Murray assists)
33
11:05
Luka Doncic misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot
33
11:02
Saddiq Bey defensive rebound
33
10:54
Dejounte Murray misses 26-foot three point jumper
33
10:52
Luka Doncic defensive rebound
33
10:46
Austin Reaves misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
33
10:42
Dejounte Murray defensive rebound
33
10:36
Deandre Ayton shooting foul
33
10:36
Trey Murphy III misses free throw 1 of 2
33
10:36
Pelicans offensive team rebound
33
10:36
Trey Murphy III makes free throw 2 of 2
34
10:12
Deandre Ayton makes 9-foot two point shot (Austin Reaves assists)
54
9:59
Trey Murphy III misses 29-foot three point jumper
54
9:57
LeBron James defensive rebound
54
9:50
Marcus Smart misses 25-foot three point jumper
54
9:47
Saddiq Bey defensive rebound
54
9:40
Marcus Smart personal foul
54
9:35
Saddiq Bey makes 1-foot driving dunk (Dejounte Murray assists)
56
9:16
Luka Doncic misses driving floating jump shot
56
9:13
Herbert Jones defensive rebound
56
9:10
Saddiq Bey misses 26-foot running jump shot
56
9:07
Deandre Ayton defensive rebound
56
9:04
Trey Murphy III personal foul
56
8:54
Luka Doncic misses two point shot
56
8:51
Dejounte Murray defensive rebound
56
8:47
Dejounte Murray bad pass turnover (Austin Reaves steals)
56
8:43
LeBron James makes running layup (Austin Reaves assists)
76
8:28
Trey Murphy III misses 24-foot three point jumper
76
8:27
Luka Doncic defensive rebound
76
8:25
Herbert Jones shooting foul
76
8:25
Austin Reaves makes free throw 1 of 2
86
8:25
Austin Reaves makes free throw 2 of 2
96
8:07
Dejounte Murray makes 4-foot two point shot (Herbert Jones assists)
98
7:47
LeBron James makes 23-foot three point jumper (Marcus Smart assists)
128
7:33
Trey Murphy III makes 28-foot three point jumper (Saddiq Bey assists)
1211
7:19
Luka Doncic misses driving floating jump shot
1211
7:17
Herbert Jones defensive rebound
1211
7:09
Dejounte Murray makes 25-foot three point jumper (Trey Murphy III assists)
1214
6:49
Austin Reaves lost ball turnover (Herbert Jones steals)
1214
6:46
Trey Murphy III makes 1-foot running dunk (Herbert Jones assists)
1216
6:46
Lakers Full timeout
1216
6:46
Rui Hachimura enters the game for Marcus Smart
1216
6:46
Derik Queen enters the game for Dejounte Murray
1216
6:46
Jeremiah Fears enters the game for Saddiq Bey
1216
6:27
LeBron James misses 25-foot three point jumper
1216
6:24
Trey Murphy III defensive rebound
1216
6:19
Zion Williamson makes running layup (Trey Murphy III assists)
1218
6:04
Rui Hachimura misses 23-foot three point jumper
1218
6:01
Zion Williamson defensive rebound
1218
5:54
Deandre Ayton blocks Zion Williamson 's 2-foot driving layup
1218
5:54
Pelicans offensive team rebound
1218
5:54
Jaxson Hayes enters the game for Deandre Ayton
1218
5:54
Luke Kennard enters the game for LeBron James
1218
5:51
Trey Murphy III out of bounds lost ball turnover
1218
5:40
Trey Murphy III shooting foul
1218
5:40
Jaxson Hayes makes free throw 1 of 2
1318
5:40
Jaxson Hayes makes free throw 2 of 2
1418
5:29
Jeremiah Fears misses driving layup
1418
5:27
Austin Reaves defensive rebound
1418
5:25
Austin Reaves lost ball turnover (Trey Murphy III steals)
1418
5:21
Zion Williamson makes 1-foot dunk (Herbert Jones assists)
1420
5:09
Derik Queen personal foul
1420
5:09
DeAndre Jordan enters the game for Zion Williamson
1420
4:59
Jaxson Hayes makes layup (Luka Doncic assists)
1620
4:38
Derik Queen misses two point shot
1620
4:36
Jaxson Hayes defensive rebound
1620
4:32
Luka Doncic makes 13-foot driving floating jump shot
1820
4:32
DeAndre Jordan shooting foul
1820
4:32
Luka Doncic makes free throw 1 of 1
1920
4:19
Pelicans Full timeout
1920
4:14
Trey Murphy III makes 1-foot dunk (Derik Queen assists)
1922
3:56
Austin Reaves misses two point shot
1922
3:54
DeAndre Jordan defensive rebound
1922
3:42
DeAndre Jordan makes driving layup (Jeremiah Fears assists)
1924
3:33
Jake LaRavia enters the game for Austin Reaves
1924
3:21
Jake LaRavia makes 23-foot three point step back jumpshot (Jaxson Hayes assists)
2224
3:14
Derik Queen out of bounds bad pass turnover
2224
3:03
Luke Kennard makes 23-foot three point jumper (Luka Doncic assists)
2524
2:37
Jeremiah Fears misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
2524
2:35
Herbert Jones offensive rebound
2524
2:32
DeAndre Jordan makes alley oop layup (Herbert Jones assists)
2526
2:15
Luka Doncic makes 14-foot pullup jump shot
2726
1:56
Luka Doncic shooting foul
2726
1:56
Derik Queen makes free throw 1 of 2
2727
1:56
LeBron James enters the game for Luka Doncic
2727
1:56
Bryce McGowens enters the game for Herbert Jones
2727
1:56
Saddiq Bey enters the game for Trey Murphy III
2727
1:56
Derik Queen makes free throw 2 of 2
2728
1:43
LeBron James misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
2728
1:40
Saddiq Bey defensive rebound
2728
1:36
Jeremiah Fears bad pass turnover (Jake LaRavia steals)
2728
1:30
LeBron James makes 2-foot running dunk (Jake LaRavia assists)
2928
1:14
Jeremiah Fears makes 25-foot three point jumper (DeAndre Jordan assists)
2931
1:00
Luke Kennard makes 13-foot pullup jump shot (LeBron James assists)
3131
41.7
Saddiq Bey misses 10-foot turnaround jump shot
3131
40.4
Pelicans offensive team rebound
3131
39.4
Jeremiah Fears steps out of bounds turnover
3131
39.4
Pelicans delay of game violation
3131
34.1
LeBron James lost ball turnover (Bryce McGowens steals)
3131
31.6
Jeremiah Fears makes running layup (Bryce McGowens assists)
3133
16.2
Luke Kennard out of bounds bad pass turnover
3133
16.2
Trey Murphy III enters the game for Derik Queen
3133
1.8
Saddiq Bey misses 33-foot three point pullup jump shot
3133
0.4
Pelicans offensive team rebound
3133
0.0
End of the 1st Quarter
3133

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