Los Angeles Lakers 111, New Orleans Pelicans 128 — Recap

March 23, 2021 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Los Angeles Lakers 111, New Orleans Pelicans 128. Scoring by quarter: Q1 LAL 29-32 NOP; Q2 LAL 17-27 NOP; Q3 LAL 30-43 NOP; Q4 LAL 35-26 NOP.

Top performers (box score): Brandon Ingram (NOP) 36 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 threes on 14-of-21 shooting; Zion Williamson (NOP) 27 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists on 9-of-13 shooting; Nickeil Alexander-Walker (NOP) 18 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 threes on 7-of-14 shooting; Montrezl Harrell (LAL) 18 points, 6 rebounds, 0 assists on 5-of-10 shooting; Kyle Kuzma (LAL) 16 points, 10 rebounds, 7 assists, 4 threes on 6-of-14 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · NOP

Brandon Ingram

36 PTS, 3 REB, 4 AST, 4 3PM · 14-21 FG

Scoring · NOP

Zion Williamson

27 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST · 9-13 FG

Scoring · NOP

Nickeil Alexander-Walker

18 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 3 3PM · 7-14 FG

Season highs

Brandon Ingram · Season-high 36 points

Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.

Linescore

	1	2	3	4		T
LAL	29	17	30	35		111
NOP	32	27	43	26		128

🧮 How They Scored

LALNOP

32Points in the paint62

10Fast-break points18

13Second-chance points16

15Points off turnovers14

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

52.9%Effective FG%57.8%

11.7%Turnover %11.4%

12.5%Offensive rebound %28.2%

0.353Free-throw rate0.289

Box Score

Los Angeles Lakers

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Dennis Schroder G	35	15	4	7	2	0	0	2-10	1-2	10-12	-6
Montrezl Harrell F-C	34	18	6	0	0	2	2	5-10	0-0	8-12	-18
Kyle Kuzma F	34	16	10	7	1	0	6	6-14	4-8	0-0	-16
Markieff Morris F	27	16	5	1	0	0	1	6-14	3-8	1-1	-24
Alex Caruso G	24	10	3	2	2	0	0	3-5	2-2	2-5	-13
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope G	22	3	0	3	0	0	1	1-7	1-3	0-0	-11
Wesley Matthews G-F	21	14	2	1	1	0	0	5-9	4-8	0-0	+1
Talen Horton-Tucker G	19	5	1	4	2	0	2	2-5	1-2	0-0	-11
Devontae Cacok F-C	13	4	2	0	1	1	0	2-5	0-0	0-0	-2
Alfonzo McKinnie F	8	8	1	0	0	0	0	3-5	2-4	0-0	+5
Kostas Antetokounmpo F	3	2	0	0	1	1	1	1-1	0-0	0-0	+10

New Orleans Pelicans

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Brandon Ingram F	34	36	3	4	0	0	1	14-21	4-6	4-4	+15
Nickeil Alexander-Walker G	34	18	7	3	1	0	4	7-14	3-9	1-2	+20
Eric Bledsoe G	33	2	4	2	1	0	2	1-8	0-3	0-0	+12
Zion Williamson F	29	27	9	5	1	0	1	9-13	0-0	9-10	+25
Josh Hart G	27	2	15	5	5	0	0	1-9	0-4	0-0	+12
Steven Adams C	26	12	7	0	0	1	1	6-6	0-0	0-0	+14
Kira Lewis Jr. G	20	16	1	6	0	2	0	5-9	3-5	3-3	+21
Jaxson Hayes C	19	15	5	2	1	0	1	4-6	0-0	7-7	+13
Nicolo Melli F	9	0	1	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	-20
Naji Marshall F	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-2	0-0	0-0	-10
Will Magnay C	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0-1	0-1	0-0	-10
Wenyen Gabriel F	2	0	1	1	0	0	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	-7

🔬 Advanced Stats

Los Angeles LakersTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Montrezl Harrell	Bench	34	18	58.9	20.7	-27.6	9.2
Kyle Kuzma	Bench	34	16	57.1	25.0	-28.1	10.0
Markieff Morris	Bench	27	16	55.4	23.4	-36.2	7.5
Dennis Schroder	Bench	35	15	49.1	18.8	-9.5	9.8
Wesley Matthews	Bench	21	14	77.8	18.8	+2.3	11.5
Alex Caruso	Bench	24	10	69.4	12.7	-19.8	11.2
Alfonzo McKinnie	Bench	8	8	80.0	29.4	+33.3	23.5
Talen Horton-Tucker	Bench	19	5	50.0	15.6	-16.7	7.1
Devontae Cacok	Bench	13	4	40.0	16.7	-2.2	2.5
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	Bench	22	3	21.4	15.1	-27.5	-3.0
Kostas Antetokounmpo	Bench	3	2	100.0	28.6	+148.2	14.3

New Orleans PelicansTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Brandon Ingram	Bench	34	36	79.1	30.4	+22.7	19.2
Zion Williamson	Bench	29	27	77.6	26.8	+39.1	24.8
Nickeil Alexander-Walker	Bench	34	18	60.5	22.4	+26.7	7.8
Kira Lewis Jr.	Bench	20	16	77.5	18.2	+38.8	19.4
Jaxson Hayes	Bench	19	15	82.6	20.8	+27.3	16.1
Steven Adams	Bench	26	12	100.0	11.7	+30.9	13.9
Josh Hart	Bench	27	2	11.1	13.4	+22.3	13.9
Eric Bledsoe	Bench	33	2	12.5	12.3	+15.6	-1.0
Naji Marshall	Bench	3	0	0.0	20.0	-148.2	-11.4
Nicolo Melli	Bench	9	0	0.0	5.3	-117.6	-2.4
Wenyen Gabriel	Bench	2	0	0.0	25.0	-150.0	-11.1
Will Magnay	Bench	3	0	0.0	20.0	-148.2	-17.1