New Orleans Pelicans vs. Los Angeles Lakers
November 14, 2025 · 2025-26 season
The Lakers beat the Pelicans 118-104 on 2025-11-14 on the road against the Pelicans. The Pelicans started Kevon Looney, Saddiq Bey, Herbert Jones, Trey Murphy III, and Jeremiah Fears. The Lakers started Marcus Smart, Deandre Ayton, Luka Dončić, Rui Hachimura, and Austin Reaves. Luka Dončić (Lakers) scored 17 points (7/22) in his matchups, with Herbert Jones as his primary defender. Jeremiah Fears (Pelicans) scored 20 points (8/15) in his matchups, with Marcus Smart as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
NOP
New Orleans Pelicans
104
Did not play: DeAndre Jordan (DNP - Coach's Decision), Bryce McGowens (DNP - Coach's Decision)
LAL
Los Angeles Lakers
118
Did not play: Bronny James (DNP - Coach's Decision), Maxi Kleber (DNP - Coach's Decision), Adou Thiero (DNP - Coach's Decision)
Lineups
NOP
New Orleans Pelicans
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Kevon Looney · Saddiq Bey · Herbert Jones · Trey Murphy III · Jeremiah Fears Starter 10.9 min
- Saddiq Bey · Herbert Jones · Trey Murphy III · Jeremiah Fears · Derik Queen 10.5 min
- Trey Murphy III · Jose Alvarado · Karlo Matković · Derik Queen · Micah Peavy 7.2 min
- Saddiq Bey · Herbert Jones · Trey Murphy III · Yves Missi · Jeremiah Fears 5.3 min
- Saddiq Bey · Jose Alvarado · Karlo Matković · Jordan Hawkins · Derik Queen 3.6 min
LAL
Los Angeles Lakers
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Marcus Smart · Deandre Ayton · Luka Dončić · Rui Hachimura · Austin Reaves Starter 23.6 min
- Deandre Ayton · Luka Dončić · Rui Hachimura · Austin Reaves · Jake LaRavia 5.9 min
- Marcus Smart · Jarred Vanderbilt · Jaxson Hayes · Austin Reaves · Jake LaRavia 4.0 min
- Jarred Vanderbilt · Luka Dončić · Jaxson Hayes · Jake LaRavia · Dalton Knecht 3.5 min
- Marcus Smart · Jarred Vanderbilt · Jaxson Hayes · Austin Reaves · Dalton Knecht 2.7 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Pelicans defense
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Luka Dončić 17 pts (7/22) in 83 possessions
Guarded by: Herbert Jones (47 %, 6 pts) · Trey Murphy III (13 %, 6 pts) · Saddiq Bey (11 %, 0 pts)
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Austin Reaves 9 pts (3/7) in 77 possessions
Guarded by: Jeremiah Fears (29 %, 4 pts) · Trey Murphy III (20 %, 0 pts) · Saddiq Bey (14 %, 2 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Trey Murphy III | Marcus Smart: 18 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Austin Reaves: 15 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |
| Saddiq Bey | Rui Hachimura: 37 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Austin Reaves: 11 poss., 2 pts (0/0) |
| Herbert Jones | Luka Dončić: 39 poss., 6 pts (2/8) · Rui Hachimura: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Derik Queen | Deandre Ayton: 20 poss., 4 pts (2/5) · Jarred Vanderbilt: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jeremiah Fears | Austin Reaves: 22 poss., 4 pts (2/2) · Marcus Smart: 15 poss., 7 pts (3/5) |
| Jose Alvarado | Jake LaRavia: 8 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Marcus Smart: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |
| Karlo Matković | Jaxson Hayes: 10 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Dalton Knecht: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Kevon Looney | Deandre Ayton: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Luka Dončić: 5 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Yves Missi | Deandre Ayton: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jake LaRavia: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jordan Hawkins | Austin Reaves: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Jake LaRavia: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Micah Peavy | Luka Dončić: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Jake LaRavia: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
Lakers defense
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Jeremiah Fears 20 pts (8/15) in 62 possessions
Guarded by: Marcus Smart (36 %, 7 pts) · Austin Reaves (23 %, 7 pts) · Deandre Ayton (13 %, 2 pts)
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Trey Murphy III 20 pts (8/9) in 84 possessions
Guarded by: Austin Reaves (30 %, 7 pts) · Marcus Smart (15 %, 2 pts) · Dalton Knecht (12 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Luka Dončić | Herbert Jones: 42 poss., 12 pts (4/7) · Micah Peavy: 10 poss., 4 pts (0/4) |
| Austin Reaves | Trey Murphy III: 26 poss., 7 pts (2/2) · Jose Alvarado: 15 poss., 9 pts (3/4) |
| Deandre Ayton | Derik Queen: 24 poss., 6 pts (3/3) · Kevon Looney: 16 poss., 4 pts (2/2) |
| Rui Hachimura | Saddiq Bey: 41 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Trey Murphy III: 9 poss., 5 pts (2/2) |
| Marcus Smart | Jeremiah Fears: 23 poss., 7 pts (3/5) · Trey Murphy III: 13 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| Jake LaRavia | Jose Alvarado: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Trey Murphy III: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jaxson Hayes | Karlo Matković: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Derik Queen: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Dalton Knecht | Trey Murphy III: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jose Alvarado: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | Derik Queen: 14 poss., 3 pts (1/3) · Jose Alvarado: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |