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January 6, 2026 · Smoothie King Center
Los Angeles Lakers vs New Orleans Pelicans · January 6, 2026
The Los Angeles Lakers beat the New Orleans Pelicans 111-103 on Tuesday, January 6, 2026 on the road. Luka Doncic led the Lakers with 30 points and 10 assists. Trey Murphy III led the Pelicans with 42 points. The Lakers are 23-11 and the Pelicans 8-30.
Team 1 2 3 4 T
LAL 29 22 28 32 111 NO 25 29 32 17 103
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Lakers · 43/86 FG
Q1 11:41 · LeBron James makes dunk (Deandre Ayton assists)
Q1 9:50 · LeBron James misses driving layup
Q1 8:26 · LeBron James makes 27-foot three point jumper (Luka Doncic assists)
Q1 6:22 · LeBron James makes 11-foot fade away jump shot
Q1 40.9 · LeBron James misses 12-foot fade away jump shot
Q2 10:42 · LeBron James misses 16-foot fade away jump shot
Q2 10:14 · LeBron James misses driving layup
Q2 10:07 · LeBron James makes running dunk (Nick Smith Jr. assists)
Q2 3:05 · LeBron James misses running pullup jump shot
Q2 1:38 · LeBron James makes 1-foot alley oop dunk (Luka Doncic assists)
Q3 10:29 · LeBron James misses 6-foot fade away jump shot
Q3 1:26 · LeBron James misses driving layup
Q3 41.8 · LeBron James makes 2-foot running dunk
Q4 11:41 · LeBron James makes 25-foot three point jumper (Marcus Smart assists)
Q4 10:04 · LeBron James makes 27-foot three point step back jumpshot
Q4 9:30 · LeBron James misses 23-foot three point jumper
Q4 4:47 · LeBron James misses 16-foot step back jumpshot
Q4 2:42 · LeBron James makes 2-foot reverse layup
Q4 1:24 · LeBron James makes 1-foot reverse layup (Luka Doncic assists)
Q1 11:13 · Deandre Ayton makes 2-foot running dunk (LeBron James assists)
Q1 10:34 · Deandre Ayton misses driving floating jump shot
Q1 4:59 · Deandre Ayton makes 3-foot alley oop dunk (Luka Doncic assists)
Q2 9:00 · Deandre Ayton misses 6-foot two point shot
Q2 7:08 · Deandre Ayton makes 3-foot hook shot (Jarred Vanderbilt assists)
Q2 5:48 · Deandre Ayton misses two point shot
Q3 11:25 · Deandre Ayton misses 3-foot two point shot
Q3 11:03 · Deandre Ayton makes 1-foot driving dunk (Luka Doncic assists)
Q3 8:40 · Deandre Ayton makes 1-foot layup (LeBron James assists)
Q3 7:11 · Deandre Ayton makes 4-foot hook shot (LeBron James assists)
Q3 6:10 · Deandre Ayton makes alley oop layup (Luka Doncic assists)
Q3 4:56 · Deandre Ayton misses 4-foot two point shot
Q4 8:54 · Zion Williamson blocks Deandre Ayton 's 7-foot layup
Q4 7:43 · Deandre Ayton makes 7-foot floating jump shot (Luka Doncic assists)
Q4 6:49 · Deandre Ayton makes running layup (Marcus Smart assists)
Q4 6:14 · Deandre Ayton misses 7-foot fade away jump shot
Q1 9:47 · Marcus Smart misses 25-foot three point jumper
Q1 7:19 · Marcus Smart makes 23-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
Q1 6:50 · Marcus Smart makes layup (Luka Doncic assists)
Q1 5:39 · Marcus Smart misses 25-foot three point jumper
Q2 6:00 · Marcus Smart misses 26-foot three point jumper
Q3 8:17 · Marcus Smart makes 19-foot running jump shot (LeBron James assists)
Q3 7:37 · Marcus Smart makes 25-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
Q3 5:39 · Marcus Smart makes 22-foot three point jumper (Deandre Ayton assists)
Q4 7:16 · Marcus Smart misses 22-foot three point jumper
Q4 5:35 · Marcus Smart misses driving floating jump shot
Q1 9:27 · Luka Doncic misses driving layup
Q1 9:06 · Luka Doncic misses 25-foot three point jumper
Q1 8:49 · Luka Doncic makes 14-foot fade away jump shot
Q1 7:59 · Luka Doncic misses 27-foot three point jumper
Q1 5:33 · Luka Doncic makes 15-foot pullup jump shot (Deandre Ayton assists)
Q1 4:14 · Luka Doncic misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
Q1 3:50 · Luka Doncic makes 12-foot pullup jump shot
Q1 3:07 · Luka Doncic makes driving layup
Q1 1:39 · Luka Doncic makes running layup (Jarred Vanderbilt assists)
Q1 1:09 · Luka Doncic misses 29-foot three point jumper
Q2 7:41 · Luka Doncic makes 9-foot two point shot
Q2 6:37 · Luka Doncic makes 18-foot fade away jump shot
Q2 5:53 · Luka Doncic misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
Q2 1:13 · Luka Doncic misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
Q2 46.6 · Luka Doncic misses 26-foot three point jumper
Q2 0.2 · Luka Doncic misses heave jump shot
Q3 10:06 · Luka Doncic misses 9-foot fade away jump shot
Q3 9:22 · Luka Doncic makes 26-foot running pullup jump shot (Marcus Smart assists)
Q3 4:24 · Luka Doncic makes 13-foot driving floating jump shot (Jarred Vanderbilt assists)
Q3 1:58 · Jordan Poole blocks Luka Doncic 's 4-foot pullup jump shot
Q4 3:39 · Luka Doncic makes 22-foot three point jumper
Q4 2:00 · Luka Doncic makes 31-foot three pointer
Q4 53.9 · Luka Doncic misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot
Q1 4:43 · Jarred Vanderbilt makes running layup
Q1 1:50 · Jarred Vanderbilt misses 23-foot three point jumper
Q2 4:29 · Jarred Vanderbilt makes 1-foot running dunk (Luka Doncic assists)
Q4 10:53 · Jarred Vanderbilt makes 1-foot layup (LeBron James assists)
Q1 2:33 · Nick Smith Jr. misses 28-foot three point jumper
Q2 10:48 · Nick Smith Jr. misses layup
Q3 1:11 · Nick Smith Jr. misses 23-foot running jump shot
Q2 11:34 · Dalton Knecht makes 25-foot running jump shot (LeBron James assists)
Q2 11:15 · Dalton Knecht misses running layup
Q2 9:31 · Dalton Knecht misses 24-foot three point jumper
Q3 1.4 · Dalton Knecht misses 26-foot three point jumper
Q4 8:28 · Dalton Knecht makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jarred Vanderbilt assists)
Q2 3:32 · Jaxson Hayes misses driving floating jump shot
Q2 2:18 · Jaxson Hayes makes 1-foot reverse layup (Luka Doncic assists)
Q2 23.0 · Jake LaRavia misses 23-foot three point jumper
Q3 9:34 · Jake LaRavia misses 23-foot three point jumper
Q4 4:43 · Jake LaRavia makes 11-foot fade away jump shot
Q4 10.1 · Jake LaRavia makes 4-foot running dunk (Marcus Smart assists)
Paint 23/38 61% Mid-range 9/16 56% 3PT 11/32 34%
Pelicans · 40/91 FG
Q1 11:18 · Zion Williamson misses driving layup
Q1 7:07 · LeBron James blocks Zion Williamson 's 5-foot driving layup
Q1 6:01 · Zion Williamson makes tip in dunk
Q2 9:45 · Jaxson Hayes blocks Zion Williamson 's 5-foot layup
Q2 3:46 · Zion Williamson makes driving layup (Yves Missi assists)
Q2 3:10 · Zion Williamson misses driving floating jump shot
Q2 2:33 · Zion Williamson makes driving layup (Jose Alvarado assists)
Q2 1:29 · Zion Williamson makes driving layup
Q2 33.0 · Zion Williamson misses running layup
Q3 8:58 · Zion Williamson makes driving layup (Derik Queen assists)
Q3 7:25 · Deandre Ayton blocks Zion Williamson 's 3-foot driving layup
Q3 5:57 · Zion Williamson makes alley oop dunk (Derik Queen assists)
Q4 8:18 · Zion Williamson makes layup (Micah Peavy assists)
Q1 10:54 · Jeremiah Fears makes driving layup
Q1 10:14 · Jeremiah Fears misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
Q1 9:22 · Jeremiah Fears makes 23-foot running jump shot (Trey Murphy III assists)
Q1 6:57 · Jeremiah Fears makes 21-foot pullup jump shot
Q1 6:36 · Jeremiah Fears misses 25-foot three point jumper
Q2 7:56 · Jeremiah Fears misses driving floating jump shot
Q2 5:36 · Marcus Smart blocks Jeremiah Fears 's 2-foot driving layup
Q3 10:45 · Jeremiah Fears misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
Q3 10:21 · Jeremiah Fears misses running layup
Q3 10:17 · Jeremiah Fears makes layup
Q3 9:30 · Jeremiah Fears misses running layup
Q4 7:25 · Jeremiah Fears misses 28-foot three point jumper
Q4 6:28 · Jeremiah Fears misses 24-foot three point jumper
Q1 10:25 · Derik Queen misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
Q1 9:00 · Deandre Ayton blocks Derik Queen 's 2-foot running layup
Q2 11:09 · Derik Queen makes running layup (Jose Alvarado assists)
Q2 8:13 · Derik Queen misses 11-foot fade away jump shot
Q2 6:17 · Derik Queen misses 2-foot reverse layup
Q3 7:59 · Derik Queen makes driving layup
Q3 3:38 · Derik Queen makes 1-foot two point shot
Q4 8:46 · Derik Queen makes 18-foot pullup jump shot
Q4 6:58 · Derik Queen misses 22-foot three point jumper
Q4 1:15 · Derik Queen makes driving layup (Trey Murphy III assists)
Q1 9:38 · Herbert Jones misses 23-foot running jump shot
Q1 6:05 · Herbert Jones misses layup
Q1 5:23 · Herbert Jones makes 26-foot three pointer (Jeremiah Fears assists)
Q2 4:51 · Herbert Jones misses 23-foot three point jumper
Q3 9:28 · Herbert Jones misses two point shot
Q3 7:20 · Herbert Jones misses 23-foot three point jumper
Q3 4:05 · Luka Doncic blocks Herbert Jones 's 3-foot driving layup
Q4 7:55 · Herbert Jones misses 26-foot three point jumper
Q4 2:29 · Herbert Jones misses 24-foot three point jumper
Q1 8:40 · Trey Murphy III makes 27-foot three point jumper (Zion Williamson assists)
Q1 8:08 · Trey Murphy III misses 23-foot three point jumper
Q1 4:26 · Trey Murphy III misses 23-foot three point jumper
Q1 2:56 · Trey Murphy III misses 23-foot three point jumper
Q2 7:29 · Trey Murphy III makes 2-foot alley oop dunk (Derik Queen assists)
Q2 6:48 · Trey Murphy III makes 2-foot layup (Derik Queen assists)
Q2 5:25 · Trey Murphy III makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jeremiah Fears assists)
Q2 4:34 · Trey Murphy III misses 28-foot running jump shot
Q2 4:12 · Trey Murphy III makes driving layup (Yves Missi assists)
Q3 11:46 · Trey Murphy III makes 3-foot layup (Derik Queen assists)
Q3 9:57 · Trey Murphy III makes driving layup (Derik Queen assists)
Q3 8:23 · Trey Murphy III misses 3-foot reverse layup
Q3 6:58 · Trey Murphy III makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jose Alvarado assists)
Q3 6:34 · Trey Murphy III makes 2-foot two point shot
Q3 5:20 · Trey Murphy III makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jose Alvarado assists)
Q3 4:44 · Trey Murphy III makes 1-foot alley oop dunk (Derik Queen assists)
Q3 3:03 · Trey Murphy III misses 27-foot three point shot
Q3 2:50 · Trey Murphy III makes 23-foot three point jumper (Derik Queen assists)
Q3 2:16 · Trey Murphy III misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
Q3 59.2 · Trey Murphy III misses 24-foot jump bank shot
Q3 22.7 · Trey Murphy III makes driving layup (Jordan Poole assists)
Q4 10:32 · Trey Murphy III misses 25-foot three point jumper
Q4 5:26 · Trey Murphy III misses 29-foot three point jumper
Q4 27.0 · Trey Murphy III misses 25-foot three point jumper
Q4 17.6 · Trey Murphy III makes 27-foot three point step back jumpshot
Q4 4.3 · Trey Murphy III misses 26-foot three point jumper
Q1 7:32 · Yves Missi makes 1-foot two point shot (Zion Williamson assists)
Q1 2:04 · Yves Missi makes two point shot
Q1 1:42 · Yves Missi misses running layup
Q2 33.0 · Yves Missi makes tip in dunk
Q1 4:07 · Karlo Matkovic makes running dunk (Jose Alvarado assists)
Q1 58.8 · Karlo Matkovic makes 1-foot alley oop dunk (Jose Alvarado assists)
Q3 30.9 · Karlo Matkovic misses 22-foot three point jumper
Q1 3:37 · Jose Alvarado misses 22-foot three point jumper
Q1 2:09 · Jose Alvarado misses 26-foot three point jumper
Q2 11:43 · Jose Alvarado misses 24-foot three point jumper
Q2 3.0 · Jose Alvarado makes 3-foot driving floating jump shot (Zion Williamson assists)
Q3 1:19 · Jose Alvarado misses 23-foot running jump shot
Q4 3:12 · Jose Alvarado makes 26-foot three point jumper (Trey Murphy III assists)
Q1 30.4 · Jordan Poole misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
Q1 0.9 · Jordan Poole misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
Q2 5:32 · Jordan Poole misses 6-foot jumper
Q4 9:17 · Jordan Poole misses 29-foot three point jumper
Q2 10:31 · Micah Peavy makes 26-foot three point jumper (Zion Williamson assists)
Q2 9:26 · Micah Peavy makes running layup (Zion Williamson assists)
Q2 8:43 · Micah Peavy misses driving floating jump shot
Paint 28/45 62% Mid-range 2/6 33% 3PT 10/40 25%
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