NBA Final Intelligence
Los Angeles Lakers 111, New Orleans Pelicans 103 — Recap
Game Summary
Final (regular season): Los Angeles Lakers 111, New Orleans Pelicans 103. Scoring by quarter: Q1 LAL 29-25 NOP; Q2 LAL 22-29 NOP; Q3 LAL 28-32 NOP; Q4 LAL 32-17 NOP.
Top performers (box score): Trey Murphy III (NOP) 42 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 6 threes on 14-of-26 shooting; LeBron James (LAL) 30 points, 8 rebounds, 8 assists, 3 threes on 10-of-19 shooting; Luka Doncic (LAL) 30 points, 2 rebounds, 10 assists, 3 threes on 11-of-22 shooting; Deandre Ayton (LAL) 18 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists on 9-of-16 shooting; Zion Williamson (NOP) 15 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists on 7-of-13 shooting.
Standouts
Top Scorer · NOP
42 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 6 3PM · 14-26 FG
Scoring · LAL
30 PTS, 8 REB, 8 AST, 3 3PM · 10-19 FG
Scoring · LAL
30 PTS, 2 REB, 10 AST, 3 3PM · 11-22 FG
Season highs
Trey Murphy III · Season-high 42 pointsDerik Queen · Season-high 13 rebounds
Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.
📊 Game Flow
LAL
11 largest lead
Q4 1:24 (LAL 107, NOP 96) · 9-0 run, Q4 11:41–Q4 9:27
NOP
9 largest lead
Q3 1:48 (LAL 74, NOP 83) · 8-0 run, Q2 1:29–Q3 11:46
Swings
14 lead changes
Tied 5 times
Ahead for good: Dalton Knecht makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jarred Vanderbilt assists) (Q4 8:28, LAL 91, NOP 88).
Clutch timeEvery score of the final five minutes
- Q4 3:39 Luka Doncic makes 22-foot three point jumperLAL · LAL 100, NOP 93
- Q4 3:12 Jose Alvarado makes 26-foot three point jumper (Trey Murphy III assists)NOP · LAL 100, NOP 96
- Q4 2:42 LeBron James makes 2-foot reverse layupLAL · LAL 102, NOP 96
- Q4 2:00 Luka Doncic makes 31-foot three pointerLAL · LAL 105, NOP 96
- Q4 1:24 LeBron James makes 1-foot reverse layup (Luka Doncic assists)LAL · LAL 107, NOP 96
- Q4 1:15 Derik Queen makes driving layup (Trey Murphy III assists)NOP · LAL 107, NOP 98
- Q4 0:44 Trey Murphy III makes free throw 1 of 2NOP · LAL 107, NOP 99
- Q4 0:44 Trey Murphy III makes free throw 2 of 2NOP · LAL 107, NOP 100
- Q4 0:23 Luka Doncic makes free throw 1 of 2LAL · LAL 108, NOP 100
- Q4 0:23 Luka Doncic makes free throw 2 of 2LAL · LAL 109, NOP 100
- Q4 0:17 Trey Murphy III makes 27-foot three point step back jumpshotNOP · LAL 109, NOP 103
- Q4 0:10 Jake LaRavia makes 4-foot driving dunk (Marcus Smart assists)LAL · LAL 111, NOP 103
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAL | 29 | 22 | 28 | 32 | 111 | |
| NOP | 25 | 29 | 32 | 17 | 103 |
🧮 How They Scored
LALNOP
0Points in the paint0
0Fast-break points0
0Second-chance points0
0Points off turnovers0
15Bench points24
Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor
57.1%Effective FG%49.5%
12.9%Turnover %13.2%
23.1%Offensive rebound %28.6%
0.247Free-throw rate0.198
Box Score
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luka Doncic F-G | 37 | 30 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11-22 | 3-10 | 5-9 | +2 |
| Marcus Smart G | 37 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5-10 | 3-7 | 0-0 | +14 |
| Jake LaRavia F | 35 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 0 |
| LeBron James F | 33 | 30 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10-19 | 3-5 | 7-7 | +10 |
| Deandre Ayton C | 32 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9-16 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +13 |
| Jarred Vanderbilt F | 29 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 0-1 | 1-2 | +3 |
| Jaxson Hayes C | 16 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-1 | -5 |
| Dalton Knecht F | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 2-4 | 0-0 | +5 |
| Nick Smith Jr. G | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | -2 |
New Orleans Pelicans
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trey Murphy III F | 39 | 42 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14-26 | 6-17 | 8-9 | -8 |
| Herbert Jones F | 35 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-9 | 1-6 | 0-0 | +2 |
| Zion Williamson F | 33 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7-13 | 0-0 | 1-5 | -7 |
| Derik Queen C | 32 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5-10 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -4 |
| Jose Alvarado G | 23 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-6 | 1-5 | 0-0 | +7 |
| Jeremiah Fears G | 20 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4-13 | 1-6 | 0-0 | -7 |
| Jordan Poole G | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | -8 |
| Yves Missi C | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | -4 |
| Micah Peavy G-F | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | -10 |
| Karlo Matkovic F-C | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 2-2 | -1 |
🔬 Advanced Stats
Los Angeles LakersTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luka Doncic | Starter | 37 | 30 | 57.8 | 35.6 | +5.2 | 13.6 |
| LeBron James | Starter | 33 | 30 | 67.9 | 28.4 | +13.9 | 25.7 |
| Deandre Ayton | Starter | 32 | 18 | 56.3 | 23.9 | +16.3 | 15.7 |
| Marcus Smart | Starter | 37 | 13 | 65.0 | 16.3 | +15.3 | 7.2 |
| Jake LaRavia | Starter | 35 | 5 | 51.2 | 6.2 | 0.0 | 3.5 |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | Bench | 29 | 7 | 71.7 | 7.2 | +6.6 | 14.1 |
| Dalton Knecht | Bench | 11 | 6 | 60.0 | 19.2 | +22.7 | 3.1 |
| Jaxson Hayes | Bench | 16 | 2 | 41.0 | 9.1 | -15.9 | -1.3 |
| Maxi Kleber | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Gabe Vincent | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Nick Smith Jr. | Bench | 10 | 0 | 0.0 | 16.7 | -9.1 | -16.0 |
| Bronny James | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
New Orleans PelicansTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trey Murphy III | Starter | 39 | 42 | 70.1 | 30.2 | -9.9 | 20.2 |
| Zion Williamson | Starter | 33 | 15 | 49.3 | 22.2 | -8.2 | 4.8 |
| Derik Queen | Starter | 32 | 10 | 50.0 | 18.4 | -10.6 | 15.3 |
| Jeremiah Fears | Starter | 20 | 9 | 34.6 | 29.4 | -14.3 | 5.3 |
| Herbert Jones | Starter | 35 | 3 | 16.7 | 12.0 | +4.3 | -3.2 |
| Yves Missi | Bench | 16 | 8 | 82.0 | 12.5 | -8.9 | 20.2 |
| Karlo Matkovic | Bench | 10 | 6 | 77.3 | 16.0 | -0.8 | 18.9 |
| Jose Alvarado | Bench | 23 | 5 | 41.7 | 13.5 | +16.1 | 10.5 |
| Micah Peavy | Bench | 14 | 5 | 83.3 | 10.8 | -32.3 | 11.7 |
| DeAndre Jordan | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Kevon Looney | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Jordan Poole | Bench | 18 | 0 | 0.0 | 15.9 | -21.6 | -11.7 |
| Jordan Hawkins | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
⚔️ Season Series & What's Next
2025-26 season series
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0 NOP
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