National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE
| RECAP
New Orleans 129,
L.A. Lakers 109
When: 7:00 PM ET, Sunday, December 31, 2023
Where: Smoothie King Center, New Orleans, Louisiana
Officials: #28 Mousa Dagher, #53 John Butler, #46 Ben Taylor
Attendance: 18434
Where: Smoothie King Center, New Orleans, Louisiana
Officials: #28 Mousa Dagher, #53 John Butler, #46 Ben Taylor
Attendance: 18434
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
| L.A. Lakers | 33 | 24 | 32 | 20 | 109 |
| New Orleans | 42 | 32 | 30 | 25 | 129 |
Los Angeles Lakers
| REBOUNDS | ||||||||||||||
| Starters | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | +/- | OFF | DEF | TOT | A | PF | STL | TO | BLK | PTS |
| LeBron James - G | 36:41 | 12-24 | 3-7 | 7-8 | -11 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 34 |
| Taurean Prince - G | 34:19 | 5-9 | 4-7 | 1-1 | -12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 |
| Jarred Vanderbilt - F | 20:36 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Rui Hachimura - F | 7:36 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | -4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Anthony Davis - C | 35:29 | 7-15 | 0-2 | 6-8 | -17 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 20 |
| Bench | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | +/- | OFF | DEF | TOT | A | PF | STL | TO | BLK | PTS |
| Austin Reaves | 36:11 | 7-12 | 1-5 | 5-6 | -19 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20 |
| Max Christie | 29:15 | 3-11 | 1-6 | 0-0 | -8 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| Christian Wood | 25:15 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 0-0 | -12 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Jaxson Hayes | 9:54 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jalen Hood-Schifino | 4:44 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Cam Reddish | DNP | |||||||||||||
| D'Angelo Russell | DNP | |||||||||||||
| TOTAL | 240 | 39-82 | 10-32 | 21-25 | 4 | 31 | 35 | 26 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 109 | |
| 47.6% | 31.2% | 84.0% | Team Rebs: 6 | Total TO: 13 | ||||||||||
New Orleans Pelicans
| REBOUNDS | ||||||||||||||
| Starters | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | +/- | OFF | DEF | TOT | A | PF | STL | TO | BLK | PTS |
| CJ McCollum - G | 35:44 | 8-19 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 22 |
| Herbert Jones - G | 29:19 | 5-9 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Brandon Ingram - F | 37:54 | 10-18 | 4-7 | 2-5 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 26 |
| Zion Williamson - F | 31:38 | 8-12 | 0-0 | 10-12 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 26 |
| Jonas Valanciunas - C | 24:51 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 5-5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| Bench | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | +/- | OFF | DEF | TOT | A | PF | STL | TO | BLK | PTS |
| Larry Nance Jr. | 23:09 | 3-4 | 1-1 | 4-4 | 17 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| Naji Marshall | 21:17 | 3-8 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Jose Alvarado | 20:27 | 3-8 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| Jordan Hawkins | 7:56 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dyson Daniels | 7:45 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Kira Lewis Jr. | DNP | |||||||||||||
| Jeremiah Robinson-Earl | DNP | |||||||||||||
| Cody Zeller | DNP | |||||||||||||
| TOTAL | 240 | 45-87 | 17-34 | 22-27 | 12 | 35 | 47 | 33 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 129 | |
| 51.7% | 50.0% | 81.5% | Team Rebs: 6 | Total TO: 13 | ||||||||||
Technical Fouls
| Team | Players |
| LAL | None |
| NO | None |
Team Statistics
| L.A. Lakers | New Orleans | ||
| Fast Break Points | 15 | Fast Break Points | 19 |
| Points in the Paint | 50 | Points in the Paint | 42 |
| Biggest Lead | 1 | Biggest Lead | 22 |