The New Orleans Pelicans beat the Los Angeles Lakers 129-109 on Dec 31, 2023 at Smoothie King Center.
Final · Smoothie King Center
Top performers
- LeBron James led the Lakers with 34 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists.
- Zion Williamson led the Pelicans with 26 points, 4 rebounds and 6 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 | 37 | 34 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 12-24 | 3-7 | 7-8 | 2 |
| Anthony Davis | 35 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 7-15 | 0-2 | 6-8 | 4 |
| Austin Reaves | 36 | 20 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7-12 | 1-5 | 5-6 | 3 |
| Taurean Prince | 34 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5-9 | 4-7 | 1-1 | 2 |
| Max Christie | 29 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3-11 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Rui Hachimura | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | 21 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Christian Wood | 25 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Jaxson Hayes | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Team | 235 | 107 | 35 | 26 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 38-81 | 10-32 | 21-25 | 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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zion Williamson | 32 | 26 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8-12 | 0-0 | 10-12 | 5 |
| Brandon Ingram | 38 | 26 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10-18 | 4-7 | 2-5 | 3 |
| CJ McCollum | 36 | 22 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8-19 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Jonas Valanciunas | 25 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 5-5 | 1 |
| Herbert Jones | 29 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-9 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Larry Nance Jr. | 23 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-4 | 1-1 | 4-4 | 3 |
| Jose Alvarado | 20 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3-8 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Naji Marshall | 21 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-8 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Dyson Daniels | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Jordan Hawkins | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 1 |
| Team | 240 | 129 | 47 | 33 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 45-87 | 17-34 | 22-27 | 22 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Lakers · 2023-24 season · Previous Dec 30, 2023: LAL 106, MIN 108 · Next Jan 3, 2024: MIA 110, LAL 96
- Pelicans · 2023-24 season · Previous Dec 28, 2023: UTAH 105, NO 112 · Next Jan 2, 2024: BKN 85, NO 112