The Los Angeles Lakers beat the New Orleans Pelicans 110-98 on May 16, 2021 at Smoothie King Center.
Final · Smoothie King Center
Top performers
- LeBron James led the Lakers with 25 points, 1 rebounds and 6 assists.
- Naji Marshall led the Pelicans with 18 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists.
Los Angeles Lakers box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James | 27 | 25 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11-22 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Anthony Davis | 30 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5-12 | 0-3 | 4-6 | 0 |
| Andre Drummond | 21 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 5 |
| Dennis Schroder | 29 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5-11 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | 28 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-8 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Alex Caruso | 19 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4-8 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Wesley Matthews | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3-6 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Kyle Kuzma | 27 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 |
| Marc Gasol | 27 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Jared Dudley | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | 223 | 102 | 41 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 42-89 | 10-33 | 8-13 | 15 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
New Orleans Pelicans box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naji Marshall | 35 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6-13 | 4-6 | 2-2 | 1 |
| Nickeil Alexander-Walker | 37 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5-15 | 2-8 | 2-2 | 0 |
| Eric Bledsoe | 22 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5-9 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Jaxson Hayes | 20 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 |
| James Johnson | 26 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4-11 | 0-2 | 0-3 | 4 |
| Team | 140 | 63 | 25 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 24-55 | 8-20 | 7-11 | 7 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Lakers · 2020-21 season · Previous May 15, 2021: LAL 122, IND 115 · Next May 19, 2021: GS 100, LAL 103
- Pelicans · 2020-21 season · Previous May 14, 2021: NO 122, GS 125 · Next Oct 4, 2021: NO 114, MIN 117