Lakers 110-106 Pelicans (Apr 16, 2024) Play-by-Play

Los Angeles Lakers

47-35, 19-21 away

110

	1	2	3	4	T
LAL	26	34	23	27	110
NO	34	16	26	30	106

New Orleans Pelicans

49-33, 21-19 home

106

Brandon Ingram misses 14-foot jumper
Jonas Valanciunas misses tip shot
Zion Williamson makes dunk (Brandon Ingram assists)
Jonas Valanciunas misses 26-foot three point jumper
Brandon Ingram makes 25-foot three point jumper (CJ McCollum assists)
Jonas Valanciunas makes 5-foot two point shot
Brandon Ingram makes 16-foot pullup jump shot (Jonas Valanciunas assists)
Zion Williamson makes driving layup (CJ McCollum assists)
CJ McCollum misses running pullup jump shot
Brandon Ingram misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
Anthony Davis blocks Jonas Valanciunas 's 2-foot two point shot
Herbert Jones makes driving layup (Zion Williamson assists)
CJ McCollum makes 26-foot three pointer (Brandon Ingram assists)
D'Angelo Russell blocks Brandon Ingram 's 8-foot driving floating jump shot
CJ McCollum misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
Herbert Jones makes two point shot
Zion Williamson misses 24-foot three point jumper
Larry Nance Jr. misses dunk
Larry Nance Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper (CJ McCollum assists)
Brandon Ingram misses driving floating jump shot
Trey Murphy III makes 15-foot step back jumpshot (Larry Nance Jr. assists)
Zion Williamson makes driving layup (Trey Murphy III assists)
Zion Williamson makes 8-foot two point shot (Jose Alvarado assists)
Trey Murphy III misses running pullup jump shot
Trey Murphy III misses driving floating jump shot
Zion Williamson makes 1-foot dunk (Larry Nance Jr. assists)
Herbert Jones makes 23-foot three point jumper (Zion Williamson assists)
Trey Murphy III misses 27-foot three point jumper
Zion Williamson makes 15-foot pullup jump shot
Zion Williamson misses two point shot
Dyson Daniels misses 24-foot three point jumper
Trey Murphy III misses 28-foot three point jumper
CJ McCollum makes 11-foot two point shot (Zion Williamson assists)
CJ McCollum misses 30-foot three point pullup jump shot
CJ McCollum misses 12-foot pullup jump shot
Zion Williamson makes driving layup (CJ McCollum assists)
CJ McCollum misses 25-foot step back jumpshot
Zion Williamson misses 15-foot two point shot
Herbert Jones misses 25-foot three point shot
Brandon Ingram makes two point shot
Brandon Ingram misses 10-foot two point shot
CJ McCollum misses 26-foot three point jumper
Herbert Jones misses 22-foot step back jumpshot
Zion Williamson misses 5-foot pullup jump shot
CJ McCollum misses 23-foot three point jumper
Zion Williamson misses driving floating jump shot
LeBron James blocks Zion Williamson's two point shot
Brandon Ingram makes 8-foot two point shot
Zion Williamson makes dunk (Brandon Ingram assists)
Jonas Valanciunas misses 3-foot hook shot
Zion Williamson makes driving layup
Brandon Ingram misses 14-foot two point shot
Herbert Jones makes 23-foot three point jumper (Zion Williamson assists)
Brandon Ingram misses 13-foot two point shot
Jonas Valanciunas misses 13-foot jumper
Herbert Jones misses 22-foot three point jumper
Zion Williamson makes driving layup
LeBron James blocks Jonas Valanciunas 's 6-foot hook shot
Zion Williamson makes two point shot (Jose Alvarado assists)
Zion Williamson makes two point shot (Larry Nance Jr. assists)
Jose Alvarado makes 22-foot three point shot (Larry Nance Jr. assists)
Larry Nance Jr. misses 13-foot jumper
Zion Williamson misses two point shot
Zion Williamson makes 2-foot layup (Trey Murphy III assists)
Jose Alvarado makes two point shot (Larry Nance Jr. assists)
Jose Alvarado misses 26-foot three point jumper
Larry Nance Jr. makes dunk
Zion Williamson misses driving layup
Taurean Prince blocks Zion Williamson 's 3-foot two point shot
Trey Murphy III makes 31-foot three pointer
Anthony Davis blocks Zion Williamson 's 3-foot driving layup
Jose Alvarado misses 25-foot three point jumper
CJ McCollum misses 23-foot three point shot
Jose Alvarado makes 2-foot layup (Brandon Ingram assists)
Jose Alvarado misses 24-foot three point jumper
Trey Murphy III misses 24-foot three point shot
Trey Murphy III makes dunk (Jose Alvarado assists)
Brandon Ingram misses 12-foot two point shot
CJ McCollum misses 22-foot three point pullup jump shot
Anthony Davis blocks CJ McCollum 's 4-foot two point shot
Zion Williamson makes driving layup
Trey Murphy III makes 28-foot three point shot (Jose Alvarado assists)
Jose Alvarado makes 27-foot three point shot (Zion Williamson assists)
Zion Williamson makes dunk (Jose Alvarado assists)
Larry Nance Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper
Zion Williamson makes dunk (Jose Alvarado assists)
Zion Williamson makes 2-foot driving floating jump shot
Larry Nance Jr. makes dunk (Jose Alvarado assists)
Trey Murphy III makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot (CJ McCollum assists)
CJ McCollum makes 8-foot two point shot
CJ McCollum makes driving layup
Larry Nance Jr. makes 2-foot layup (CJ McCollum assists)
CJ McCollum misses 30-foot three point pullup jump shot
Austin Reaves misses 21-foot pullup jump shot
Anthony Davis misses alley oop layup
D'Angelo Russell misses 27-foot three point jumper
Austin Reaves makes 25-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
LeBron James makes 29-foot three point jumper (D'Angelo Russell assists)
Anthony Davis makes 5-foot two point shot (D'Angelo Russell assists)
Anthony Davis misses driving floating jump shot
D'Angelo Russell makes 25-foot three point shot (LeBron James assists)
D'Angelo Russell makes 25-foot three pointer
Anthony Davis makes two point shot (D'Angelo Russell assists)
Anthony Davis misses 3-foot two point shot
Rui Hachimura makes 15-foot pullup jump shot (D'Angelo Russell assists)
LeBron James misses running pullup jump shot
LeBron James misses two point shot
LeBron James misses 6-foot two point shot
Anthony Davis misses tip shot
Spencer Dinwiddie misses 13-foot pullup jump shot
Austin Reaves misses 25-foot step back jumpshot
Spencer Dinwiddie misses 24-foot three point jumper
Taurean Prince misses 23-foot three point jumper
D'Angelo Russell makes 15-foot two point shot
D'Angelo Russell misses 16-foot step back jumpshot
D'Angelo Russell makes 25-foot three point shot (Spencer Dinwiddie assists)
Rui Hachimura misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
D'Angelo Russell misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
Spencer Dinwiddie misses 41-foot three point pullup jump shot
Gabe Vincent makes 23-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
Zion Williamson blocks LeBron James 's 3-foot driving layup
LeBron James makes dunk (D'Angelo Russell assists)
Jaxson Hayes makes dunk (LeBron James assists)
D'Angelo Russell makes 13-foot two point shot (LeBron James assists)
Taurean Prince makes 25-foot three point jumper (D'Angelo Russell assists)
Gabe Vincent makes 25-foot three point jumper (Austin Reaves assists)
Gabe Vincent misses 23-foot three point jumper
Taurean Prince misses 26-foot three point jumper
Austin Reaves misses 13-foot two point shot
Rui Hachimura makes 26-foot three point jumper (Austin Reaves assists)
LeBron James misses driving layup
Anthony Davis misses 7-foot two point shot
LeBron James makes two point shot
LeBron James makes two point shot
Taurean Prince makes 25-foot three point jumper (Austin Reaves assists)
Taurean Prince misses 23-foot three point jumper
Austin Reaves makes 22-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
Anthony Davis misses 11-foot two point shot
D'Angelo Russell misses 26-foot three point shot
Austin Reaves misses 29-foot three point jumper
Austin Reaves makes layup (Rui Hachimura assists)
Rui Hachimura makes 26-foot three point jumper
Austin Reaves makes 2-foot two point shot (LeBron James assists)
Rui Hachimura makes layup (Austin Reaves assists)
Gabe Vincent misses driving layup
Gabe Vincent misses 26-foot three point jumper
LeBron James misses 27-foot three point jumper
LeBron James makes 1-foot two point shot
LeBron James misses 22-foot two point shot
Anthony Davis makes dunk (Gabe Vincent assists)
Anthony Davis misses 22-foot jumper
Austin Reaves misses 8-foot two point shot
Rui Hachimura makes 1-foot two point shot
D'Angelo Russell misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
D'Angelo Russell misses 27-foot three point jumper
Trey Murphy III blocks Taurean Prince 's 23-foot three point jumper
D'Angelo Russell misses 26-foot three point jumper
LeBron James misses 20-foot jumper
Gabe Vincent makes two point shot (LeBron James assists)
D'Angelo Russell makes 25-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
LeBron James misses two point shot
LeBron James misses two point shot
Taurean Prince misses 5-foot two point shot
Anthony Davis misses tip shot
Anthony Davis makes two point shot
LeBron James misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
Anthony Davis misses driving layup
LeBron James misses driving layup
Austin Reaves makes 2-foot two point shot
LeBron James misses 25-foot three point jumper
Austin Reaves misses 29-foot three point jumper
Anthony Davis misses layup
Anthony Davis makes two point shot
LeBron James makes 18-foot two point shot
Anthony Davis makes 1-foot alley oop dunk shot (Austin Reaves assists)
D'Angelo Russell makes 22-foot three point jumper (Austin Reaves assists)
LeBron James misses 12-foot two point shot

LAKERS

PELICANS

TIME		LAL	NO
12:00	Anthony Davis vs. Jonas Valanciunas (LeBron James gains possession)	0	0
11:44	Austin Reaves misses 21-foot pullup jump shot	0	0
11:41	Zion Williamson defensive rebound	0	0
11:32	Brandon Ingram misses 14-foot jumper	0	0
11:30	Jonas Valanciunas offensive rebound	0	0
11:30	Jonas Valanciunas misses tip shot	0	0
11:30	Jonas Valanciunas offensive rebound	0	0
11:30	Rui Hachimura shooting foul	0	0
11:30	Jonas Valanciunas makes free throw 1 of 2	0	1
11:30	Jonas Valanciunas makes free throw 2 of 2	0	2
11:13	Anthony Davis misses alley oop layup	0	2
11:12	Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound	0	2
11:05	Zion Williamson makes dunk (Brandon Ingram assists)	0	4
11:00	Brandon Ingram personal foul	0	4
10:49	D'Angelo Russell misses 27-foot three point jumper	0	4
10:45	Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound	0	4
10:35	Jonas Valanciunas misses 26-foot three point jumper	0	4
10:33	Austin Reaves defensive rebound	0	4
10:22	Austin Reaves makes 25-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)	3	4
10:08	Brandon Ingram makes 25-foot three point jumper (CJ McCollum assists)	3	7
9:52	Herbert Jones shooting foul	3	7
9:52	D'Angelo Russell makes free throw 1 of 2	4	7
9:52	D'Angelo Russell makes free throw 2 of 2	5	7
9:38	Jonas Valanciunas makes 5-foot two point shot	5	9
9:20	LeBron James makes 29-foot three point jumper (D'Angelo Russell assists)	8	9
9:08	Brandon Ingram makes 16-foot pullup jump shot (Jonas Valanciunas assists)	8	11
8:55	Anthony Davis makes 5-foot two point shot (D'Angelo Russell assists)	10	11
8:33	Zion Williamson makes driving layup (CJ McCollum assists)	10	13
8:18	Anthony Davis misses driving floating jump shot	10	13
8:16	Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound	10	13
8:12	CJ McCollum misses running pullup jump shot	10	13
8:10	CJ McCollum offensive rebound	10	13
8:01	Brandon Ingram misses 17-foot pullup jump shot	10	13
7:58	Austin Reaves defensive rebound	10	13
7:54	Jonas Valanciunas shooting foul	10	13
7:54	Anthony Davis misses free throw 1 of 2	10	13
7:54	Lakers offensive team rebound	10	13
7:54	Anthony Davis makes free throw 2 of 2	11	13
7:37	Anthony Davis blocks Jonas Valanciunas 's 2-foot two point shot	11	13
7:34	Anthony Davis defensive rebound	11	13
7:33	D'Angelo Russell makes 25-foot three point shot (LeBron James assists)	14	13
7:13	Herbert Jones makes driving layup (Zion Williamson assists)	14	15
7:05	D'Angelo Russell makes 25-foot three pointer	17	15
6:55	CJ McCollum makes 26-foot three pointer (Brandon Ingram assists)	17	18
6:40	Anthony Davis makes two point shot (D'Angelo Russell assists)	19	18
6:30	D'Angelo Russell blocks Brandon Ingram 's 8-foot driving floating jump shot	19	18
6:28	Zion Williamson offensive rebound	19	18
6:21	CJ McCollum misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	19	18
6:17	LeBron James defensive rebound	19	18
6:02	Anthony Davis misses 3-foot two point shot	19	18
6:02	Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound	19	18
5:57	Herbert Jones makes two point shot	19	20
5:57	LeBron James defensive goaltending violation	19	20
5:50	Rui Hachimura makes 15-foot pullup jump shot (D'Angelo Russell assists)	21	20
5:34	Zion Williamson misses 24-foot three point jumper	21	20
5:31	Anthony Davis defensive rebound	21	20
5:26	LeBron James misses running pullup jump shot	21	20
5:22	Brandon Ingram defensive rebound	21	20
5:14	Zion Williamson lost ball turnover (LeBron James steals)	21	20
5:10	LeBron James misses two point shot	21	20
5:10	Pelicans defensive team rebound	21	20
5:10	Pelicans Full timeout	21	20
5:10	Trey Murphy III enters the game for Zion Williamson	21	20
5:10	Larry Nance Jr. enters the game for Jonas Valanciunas	21	20
5:10	Spencer Dinwiddie enters the game for D'Angelo Russell	21	20
4:55	Larry Nance Jr. misses dunk	21	20
4:53	Spencer Dinwiddie defensive rebound	21	20
4:51	LeBron James misses 6-foot two point shot	21	20
4:50	Anthony Davis offensive rebound	21	20
4:48	Anthony Davis misses tip shot	21	20
4:45	Lakers offensive team rebound	21	20
4:34	Spencer Dinwiddie misses 13-foot pullup jump shot	21	20
4:31	Brandon Ingram defensive rebound	21	20
4:16	Larry Nance Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper (CJ McCollum assists)	21	23
4:02	Austin Reaves misses 25-foot step back jumpshot	21	23
3:59	Larry Nance Jr. defensive rebound	21	23
3:51	Brandon Ingram misses driving floating jump shot	21	23
3:50	Lakers defensive team rebound	21	23
3:50	Taurean Prince enters the game for LeBron James	21	23
3:37	Austin Reaves out of bounds lost ball turnover	21	23
3:37	Zion Williamson enters the game for CJ McCollum	21	23
3:37	Jose Alvarado enters the game for Brandon Ingram	21	23
3:24	Trey Murphy III makes 15-foot step back jumpshot (Larry Nance Jr. assists)	21	25
3:06	Spencer Dinwiddie misses 24-foot three point jumper	21	25
3:02	Trey Murphy III defensive rebound	21	25
2:56	Zion Williamson offensive foul	21	25
2:56	Zion Williamson turnover	21	25
2:56	Lakers Full timeout	21	25
2:56	D'Angelo Russell enters the game for Austin Reaves	21	25
2:42	Taurean Prince misses 23-foot three point jumper	21	25
2:39	Zion Williamson defensive rebound	21	25
2:29	Zion Williamson makes driving layup (Trey Murphy III assists)	21	27
2:12	D'Angelo Russell makes 15-foot two point shot	23	27
1:58	Zion Williamson makes 8-foot two point shot (Jose Alvarado assists)	23	29
1:46	D'Angelo Russell misses 16-foot step back jumpshot	23	29
1:46	Zion Williamson defensive rebound	23	29
1:38	Trey Murphy III misses running pullup jump shot	23	29
1:34	Spencer Dinwiddie defensive rebound	23	29
1:32	D'Angelo Russell makes 25-foot three point shot (Spencer Dinwiddie assists)	26	29
1:15	Trey Murphy III misses driving floating jump shot	26	29
1:14	Larry Nance Jr. offensive rebound	26	29
1:12	Zion Williamson makes 1-foot dunk (Larry Nance Jr. assists)	26	31
58.1	Jose Alvarado personal foul	26	31
58.1	Double technical foul: Jose Alvarado and D'Angelo Russell	26	31
58.1	(00:58.8) [Lakers] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (CALL STANDS)	26	31
44.1	Rui Hachimura misses 16-foot pullup jump shot	26	31
42.0	Zion Williamson defensive rebound	26	31
34.2	Herbert Jones makes 23-foot three point jumper (Zion Williamson assists)	26	34
27.1	D'Angelo Russell misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	26	34
24.0	Zion Williamson defensive rebound	26	34
6.1	Trey Murphy III misses 27-foot three point jumper	26	34
2.1	Anthony Davis defensive rebound	26	34
0.1	Spencer Dinwiddie misses 41-foot three point pullup jump shot	26	34
0.1	Lakers offensive team rebound	26	34
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	26	34

Lakers
110
Pelicans
106

Game 1

4/16

Smoothie King Center

7:30 PM, April 16, 2024Coverage: TNT

New Orleans, LA

Line: NO -1.5

Over/Under: 224.5

Attendance: 18,591

Referees:
Eric Dalen
Curtis Blair
Scott Foster
Gediminas Petraitis

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
LA Lakers	16	12	.571	-	W3
Golden State	15	12	.556	0.5	W1
LA Clippers	16	13	.552	0.5	L1
Phoenix	14	13	.519	1.5	L2
Sacramento	13	17	.433	4	L4

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Memphis	20	9	.690	-	W2
Houston	19	9	.679	0.5	W2
Dallas	18	10	.643	1.5	W1
San Antonio	15	13	.536	4.5	W2
New Orleans	5	25	.167	15.5	L7

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