New Orleans Pelicans at Los Angeles Lakers
· National Basketball Association
Regular Season Series
Series starts 12/2
Matchup Prediction
Lakers: 79.6%
Pelicans: 20.4%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index
Statistics
 NO |
 LAL |
|
|---|---|---|
| L3 | Streak | W2 |
| 128.0 | Points Against | 111.0 |
| 0-3 | Last Ten Games | 2-0 |
| 124.7 | Points Per Game | 126.0 |
| 48 | Field Goal % | 57 |
| 31 | Three Point % | 42 |
| 45.3 | Rebounds Per Game | 40.0 |
| 24.7 | Assists Per Game | 28.5 |
| 5.3 | Blocks Per Game | 7.0 |
| 11.7 | Steals Per Game | 12.0 |
| 0.3 | Team Turnovers Per Game | 0.0 |
| 16.0 | Total Turnovers Per Game | 19.5 |
Los Angeles Lakers Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Adou Thiero, F | Out | Oct 24 |
| Cameron Carr, G | Out | Oct 24 |
New Orleans Pelicans Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Yves Missi, C | Out | Oct 24 |
WSH
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DENGame Information
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2026-27 Southwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Houston |
3 | 0 | 1.000 | - | W3 |
 Memphis |
2 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.5 | W2 |
 San Antonio |
1 | 2 | .333 | 2 | W1 |
 Dallas |
1 | 2 | .333 | 2 | L1 |
 New Orleans |
0 | 3 | .000 | 3 | L3 |
2026-27 Pacific Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 LA Lakers |
- | 0 | W2 | 1 | 2 |
 LA Clippers |
1 | 1 | L1 | 0.5 | 1 |
 Phoenix |
1 | 1 | W1 | 0.5 | 1 |
 Sacramento |
2 | 2 | L2 | 0 | 0 |
 Golden State |
2.5 | 3 | L3 | 0 | 0 |
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