The Los Angeles Lakers (53-29 in 2025-26) visit the New Orleans Pelicans (26-56) on , at Smoothie King Center. Since 2015-16 the Lakers are 26-13 against the Pelicans in the regular season, and their meetings averaged 226.2 total points. They last met on : Lakers 110, Pelicans 101.
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Game total points · over 237.5 in 8 of 15
Game total points · over 237.5 in 8 of 15
Per game in 2025-26, each position combined · #1 gives up the least
| Defense | vs Guards | vs Forwards | vs Centers |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAL | 57.3 #18 +0.1 vs league | 42.6 #15 −0.2 vs league | 17.2 #10 −0.6 vs league |
| NOP | 58.4 #21 +1.2 vs league | 44.0 #22 +1.2 vs league | 19.3 #24 +1.5 vs league |
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LAL won 4 of 4 games in 2025-26. Since 2015 LAL leads 26–13.
Average points in their 2025-26 games. That is lower than both teams’ usual games (230.9 LAL, 235.5 NOP).
Luka Dončić scored 28.8 per game against NOP. He usually scores 33.5.
Trey Murphy III scored 32.7 per game against LAL. He usually scores 21.5.
2025-26 averages, most minutes first
| Los Angeles Lakers | PTS | REB | AST | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luka Dončić F | 33.5 | 7.7 | 8.3 | 35.8 |
| Austin Reaves G | 23.3 | 4.7 | 5.5 | 34.6 |
| Quentin Grimes G | 13.4 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 29.5 |
| New Orleans Pelicans | PTS | REB | AST | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trey Murphy III F | 21.5 | 5.7 | 3.8 | 35.5 |
| Saddiq Bey F | 17.7 | 5.6 | 2.5 | 31.2 |
| Bennedict Mathurin G | 17.6 | 5.4 | 2.4 | 30.0 |