Overview
- Los Angeles improved to 9-4 overall and 2-0 in the Emirates NBA Cup with a road win in New Orleans.
- Austin Reaves led with 31 points plus seven assists and four rebounds after recent groin soreness limited him earlier in the trip.
- Luka Doncic posted 24 points and 12 assists with seven boards, while Deandre Ayton added 20 points and 16 rebounds as five starters hit double figures.
- New Orleans played without Zion Williamson and Jordan Poole, and Trey Murphy III paced the Pelicans with 35 points.
- The Lakers emphasized point differential late, shooting 52.4% with 28 assists and forcing 20 turnovers, and they close the trip next in Milwaukee.