Los Angeles Lakers vs. New Orleans Pelicans
November 30, 2025 · 2025-26 season
The Lakers beat the Pelicans 133-121 on 2025-11-30 at home. The Lakers started Deandre Ayton, Luka Dončić, Rui Hachimura, Gabe Vincent, and Austin Reaves. The Pelicans started Saddiq Bey, Bryce McGowens, Yves Missi, Jeremiah Fears, and Derik Queen. Jeremiah Fears (Pelicans) scored 6 points (2/8) in his matchups, with Gabe Vincent as his primary defender. Luka Dončić (Lakers) scored 23 points (10/14) in his matchups, with Bryce McGowens as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
LAL
Los Angeles Lakers
133
Did not play: Marcus Smart (DND - Injury/Illness), Nick Smith Jr. (DNP - Coach's Decision), Jarred Vanderbilt (DNP - Coach's Decision)
NOP
New Orleans Pelicans
121
Did not play: Hunter Dickinson (DNP - Coach's Decision), Jordan Hawkins (DNP - Injury/Illness), DeAndre Jordan (DNP - Coach's Decision)
Lineups
LAL
Los Angeles Lakers
Starting lineup
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Gabe Vincent
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Austin Reaves
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Luka Dončić
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Rui Hachimura
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Deandre Ayton
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Deandre Ayton · Luka Dončić · Rui Hachimura · Gabe Vincent · Austin Reaves Starter 12.6 min
- Luka Dončić · Rui Hachimura · Jaxson Hayes · Austin Reaves · Jake LaRavia 7.9 min
- Maxi Kleber · Deandre Ayton · Gabe Vincent · Austin Reaves · Dalton Knecht 5.9 min
- Maxi Kleber · Luka Dončić · Jaxson Hayes · Jake LaRavia · Dalton Knecht 4.8 min
- Deandre Ayton · Luka Dončić · Rui Hachimura · Austin Reaves · Jake LaRavia 4.6 min
NOP
New Orleans Pelicans
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Saddiq Bey · Bryce McGowens · Yves Missi · Jeremiah Fears · Derik Queen Starter 8.5 min
- Kevon Looney · Saddiq Bey · Jose Alvarado · Trey Alexander · Micah Peavy 5.3 min
- Kevon Looney · Jose Alvarado · Bryce McGowens · Derik Queen · Micah Peavy 4.9 min
- Jose Alvarado · Bryce McGowens · Trey Alexander · Derik Queen · Micah Peavy 3.6 min
- Trey Alexander · Yves Missi · Jeremiah Fears · Derik Queen · Micah Peavy 3.5 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Lakers defense
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Jeremiah Fears 6 pts (2/8) in 53 possessions
Guarded by: Gabe Vincent (35 %, 0 pts) · Jake LaRavia (17 %, 3 pts) · Luka Dončić (14 %, 0 pts)
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Derik Queen 26 pts (8/12) in 55 possessions
Guarded by: Deandre Ayton (25 %, 6 pts) · Luka Dončić (14 %, 8 pts) · Jaxson Hayes (14 %, 2 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Luka Dončić | Micah Peavy: 19 poss., 6 pts (1/3) · Bryce McGowens: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/5) |
| Austin Reaves | Bryce McGowens: 18 poss., 10 pts (2/2) · Jose Alvarado: 17 poss., 5 pts (2/2) |
| Rui Hachimura | Saddiq Bey: 26 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Yves Missi: 10 poss., 4 pts (2/3) |
| Deandre Ayton | Derik Queen: 14 poss., 6 pts (3/4) · Yves Missi: 13 poss., 6 pts (1/1) |
| Jake LaRavia | Jose Alvarado: 11 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Saddiq Bey: 9 poss., 3 pts (1/4) |
| Gabe Vincent | Jeremiah Fears: 19 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Micah Peavy: 7 poss., 6 pts (2/2) |
| Jaxson Hayes | Yves Missi: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Derik Queen: 8 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Dalton Knecht | Bryce McGowens: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Jose Alvarado: 5 poss., 1 pts (0/0) |
| Maxi Kleber | Trey Alexander: 6 poss., 2 pts (0/0) · Kevon Looney: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Adou Thiero | Micah Peavy: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Derik Queen: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
Pelicans defense
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Luka Dončić 23 pts (10/14) in 71 possessions
Guarded by: Bryce McGowens (23 %, 4 pts) · Micah Peavy (19 %, 5 pts) · Trey Alexander (12 %, 3 pts)
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Austin Reaves 17 pts (7/13) in 77 possessions
Guarded by: Saddiq Bey (25 %, 0 pts) · Bryce McGowens (21 %, 0 pts) · Micah Peavy (13 %, 5 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Bryce McGowens | Austin Reaves: 16 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Luka Dončić: 16 poss., 4 pts (2/2) |
| Saddiq Bey | Austin Reaves: 19 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Rui Hachimura: 14 poss., 6 pts (2/2) |
| Micah Peavy | Luka Dončić: 13 poss., 5 pts (2/2) · Austin Reaves: 10 poss., 5 pts (2/2) |
| Jose Alvarado | Jake LaRavia: 13 poss., 3 pts (1/3) · Gabe Vincent: 9 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| Jeremiah Fears | Gabe Vincent: 14 poss., 4 pts (1/2) · Austin Reaves: 9 poss., 6 pts (2/4) |
| Derik Queen | Deandre Ayton: 11 poss., 4 pts (2/6) · Rui Hachimura: 11 poss., 2 pts (0/0) |
| Yves Missi | Deandre Ayton: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Jaxson Hayes: 12 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| Trey Alexander | Luka Dončić: 9 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Austin Reaves: 6 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Kevon Looney | Deandre Ayton: 9 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Jaxson Hayes: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |