Los Angeles Lakers vs New Orleans Pelicans — Matchup Preview | Read The Game

Matchup Preview

LAL

LOS ANGELES LAKERS

54-28

VS

NOP

NEW ORLEANS PELICANS

26-56

Everything you need for Los Angeles Lakers vs New Orleans Pelicans: head-to-head history, current rosters ranked by Net Impact, recent form, and the key player matchups that will decide the game.

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SEASON SERIES

5

LAL wins

of 5

0

NOP wins

RECENT FORM

LAL

Los Angeles Lakers 54-28 season

HOU

HOU Apr 18 W vs

UTA

UTA Apr 12 W vs

PHX

PHX Apr 10 W vs

GSW

OKC

NOP

New Orleans Pelicans 26-56 season

MIN

MIN Apr 12 L vs

BOS

BOS Apr 10 W vs

UTA

ORL

SAC

HEAD-TO-HEAD HISTORY

Every LAL vs NOP meeting this season. Click any row for the full breakdown.

NOP

LAL

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LAL

NOP

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NOP

LAL

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LAL

NOP

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NOP

LAL

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ROSTERS BY NET IMPACT

Top 8 per team — who actually moves the needle on winning.

LAL

Los Angeles Lakers

1 Luka Dončić 33.5/7.7/8.3 +23.8 2 Austin Reaves 23.3/4.7/5.5 +11.3 3 LeBron James 20.9/6.1/7.3 +11.3 4 Deandre Ayton 12.7/8.1/0.8 +9.5 5 Rui Hachimura 11.5/3.3/0.8 +1.7 6 Jaxson Hayes 7.6/4.2/0.9 -0.2 7 Luke Kennard 9.5/2.6/2.5 -0.7 8 Jake LaRavia 8.3/4.0/1.8 -1.0

NOP

New Orleans Pelicans

1 Trey Murphy III 21.5/5.7/3.8 +13.1 2 Zion Williamson 21.0/5.7/3.2 +11.9 3 Saddiq Bey 17.7/5.6/2.5 +11.0 4 Dejounte Murray 16.7/5.4/6.4 +2.7 5 Derik Queen 11.8/7.1/3.7 +0.9 6 Jeremiah Fears 14.3/3.7/3.4 -0.4 7 DeAndre Jordan 4.4/6.3/0.9 -1.0 8 Jordan Poole 13.8/2.0/3.1 -1.9

GO DEEPER

LAL

Los Angeles Lakers

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NOP

New Orleans Pelicans

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