This Saturday, the (25-28) Los Angeles Lakers will travel to New Orleans, LA to take on the (26-27) New Orleans Pelicans. Tipoff will be at 6:00 PM EST inside the Smoothie King Center. This will be the second time that these two teams have matched up this season, as the Lakers won the last meeting, 120-117.
The Lakers are coming into this one after taking down the Indiana Pacers, 112-111. They looked great on the offensive end of the court in the second half, as they will have to stay hot in this one if they want to take down the Pels on the road.
The New Orleans Pelicans are entering this game after losing to the Dallas Mavericks, 111-106. They have struggled on the offensive end of the court, as they will have to be more efficient in this one if they want to take care of business at home.
This game was written/published before last night's results.
The Los Angeles Lakers are currently in 12th place in the Western Conference standings, as they are 11.5 games back from the Denver Nuggets. On offense, they are scoring 116.9 points per game and they have shot 48.1% from the floor. This is the sixth most points scored per contest and the ninth-highest team shooting percentage. According to dunksandthrees.com, the Lakers have the 21st-highest adjusted offensive rating in the NBA. Lebron James continues to lead the way on the offensive end of the court, as he is scoring 30.1 points per game on 50..6% shooting from the field. Los Angeles has also shown that they struggle to consistently knock down shots from deep. They have only made 33.6% of their shots from behind the arc, which is the 27th-highest three-point shooting percentage in the league. The Lakers have also shot 78% from the charity stripe, which is the 16th-highest free-throw shooting percentage.
On the defen sive end of the court, the Lakers have had issues. They are currently allowing 118.1 points per game and their opponents have shot 47.2% from the floor. This is the 26th most points surrendered per game and the 16th-highest shooting percentage allowed. According to dunksandthrees.com, the Lakers have the 18th-lowest adjusted defensive rating in the NBA. They have struggled to contest shots in the paint, but their perimeter defense has saved them at times. They have only allowed their opponents to shoot 34.7% from behind the arc, which is the third-lowest three-point shooting percentage allowed. The Los Angeles Lakers have also grabbed 45.2 rebounds per game, which is the sixth most.
Injury Report: Austin Reaves PG (Hamstring) is out.
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