New Orleans Pelicans 115, Los Angeles Lakers 136 — Recap

March 4, 2025 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): New Orleans Pelicans 115, Los Angeles Lakers 136. Scoring by quarter: Q1 NOP 23-36 LAL; Q2 NOP 36-33 LAL; Q3 NOP 25-33 LAL; Q4 NOP 31-34 LAL.

Top performers (box score): Zion Williamson (NOP) 37 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists on 17-of-23 shooting; LeBron James (LAL) 34 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, 5 threes on 10-of-18 shooting; Luka Doncic (LAL) 30 points, 8 rebounds, 15 assists, 6 threes on 9-of-19 shooting; Jaxson Hayes (LAL) 19 points, 10 rebounds, null assists on 8-of-8 shooting; Trey Murphy III (NOP) 19 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 threes on 6-of-12 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · NOP

Zion Williamson

37 PTS, 4 REB, 6 AST · 17-23 FG

Scoring · LAL

LeBron James

34 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST, 5 3PM · 10-18 FG

Scoring · LAL

Luka Doncic

30 PTS, 8 REB, 15 AST, 6 3PM · 9-19 FG

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
NOP	23	36	25	31		115
LAL	36	33	33	34		136

🧮 How They Scored

NOPLAL

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

54.3%Effective FG%62.0%

8.1%Turnover %12.1%

23.3%Offensive rebound %39.0%

0.226Free-throw rate0.325

Box Score

New Orleans Pelicans

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Trey Murphy III F	33	19	6	5	2	—	3	6-12	1-6	6-7	-29
Jordan Hawkins G	29	17	4	1	1	—	1	6-14	4-10	1-2	-8
Kelly Olynyk F	27	11	4	2	1	1	2	4-9	1-2	2-2	-11
Zion Williamson F	26	37	4	6	1	1	—	17-23	—	3-6	+13
Jose Alvarado G	26	5	2	3	1	—	—	2-8	1-6	—	+2
CJ McCollum G	25	10	3	5	1	—	1	4-11	1-5	1-1	-29
Bruce Brown G	24	4	5	1	1	—	1	2-5	0-2	—	-17
Yves Missi C	24	2	2	1	3	—	—	1-4	—	0-2	-25
Karlo Matkovic F-C	18	5	4	3	—	1	1	2-4	0-1	1-1	-5
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl F	4	5	—	—	—	—	—	2-3	1-2	—	+2
Jamal Cain F	4	—	1	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	+2

Los Angeles Lakers

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Luka Doncic F-G	34	30	8	15	1	1	5	9-19	6-13	6-11	+37
LeBron James F	33	34	8	6	1	2	4	10-18	5-10	9-9	+7
Dorian Finney-Smith F	30	8	5	—	—	—	2	3-10	2-7	—	+5
Gabe Vincent G	29	2	—	3	2	—	—	1-7	0-6	—	-8
Dalton Knecht F	26	13	4	3	—	—	—	5-9	2-6	1-2	+2
Jaxson Hayes C	24	19	10	—	—	—	1	8-8	—	3-3	+4
Jarred Vanderbilt F	20	12	8	1	1	2	—	4-7	2-4	2-2	+27
Trey Jemison C	17	4	5	2	—	—	—	2-2	—	—	+7
Bronny James G	4	2	1	—	—	—	1	1-3	0-2	—	-2

🔬 Advanced Stats

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Zion Williamson	Bench	26	37	72.2	38.5	+23.2	26.3
Trey Murphy III	Bench	33	19	63.0	22.5	-40.8	11.0
Jordan Hawkins	Bench	29	17	57.1	23.9	-11.4	7.6
Kelly Olynyk	Bench	27	11	55.7	18.5	-16.7	4.5
CJ McCollum	Bench	25	10	43.7	19.7	-49.2	7.4
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl	Bench	4	5	83.3	33.3	+25.0	16.3
Jose Alvarado	Bench	26	5	31.3	13.8	-1.6	3.1
Karlo Matkovic	Bench	18	5	56.3	11.6	-20.2	9.5
Bruce Brown	Bench	24	4	40.0	10.5	-37.7	2.4
Yves Missi	Bench	24	2	20.5	8.9	-44.2	1.2
Jamal Cain	Bench	4	—	0.0	0.0	+25.0	10.2

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
LeBron James	Bench	33	34	77.4	31.7	+10.0	21.1
Luka Doncic	Bench	34	30	62.9	33.7	+48.7	19.8
Jaxson Hayes	Bench	24	19	101.9	16.1	+3.0	16.3
Dalton Knecht	Bench	26	13	65.8	14.8	+3.9	9.5
Jarred Vanderbilt	Bench	20	12	76.1	15.7	+60.1	18.0
Dorian Finney-Smith	Bench	30	8	40.0	16.4	+10.2	0.6
Trey Jemison	Bench	17	4	100.0	5.1	+20.6	8.0
Gabe Vincent	Bench	29	2	14.3	9.9	-11.1	0.7
Bronny James	Bench	4	2	33.3	40.0	-25.0	0.0