The game between the New Orleans Pelicans and Los Angeles Lakers will take place at Smoothie King Center on Tuesday, March 14 at 8:00 PM ET.
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The New Orleans Pelicans will welcome the Los Angeles Lakers to Smoothie King Center for an NBA game on Tuesday. The New Orleans Pelicans won 127-110 in their last game over the 76ers. Pelicans second-year pro Trey Murphy III was only beginning to earn regular minutes off the bench as a rookie last spring. Now he’s the type of player who — on a good night — can whip a crowd into a jubilant frenzy with a stirring, momentum-driving mix of deep shots and flamboyant finishes at the rim.
“Trey was incredible,” Pelicans coach Willie Green said of the club’s 2021 first-round draft choice. “He’s a shot-maker and he’s having an unbelievable year. I’m extremely proud of him.” Murphy, who participated in the dunk contest during NBA All-Star weekend last month, also had a couple baskets of the high-flying variety, scoring his final points on a driving, two-handed reverse dunk before checking out of the game for good to a standing ovation.
“My game is a very diverse game,” Murphy said. “I can score in many different ways. So, I guess ending with an exclamation point like a dunk is pretty cool.” CJ McCollum had 22 points and 11 assists for New Orleans, which made 18 of its first 30 3-point attempts as a team before finishing 19 of 40 (47.5%) from deep. Josh Richardson scored 19 points for the Pelicans, who won for the second time in two games as they try to stay in contention for a Western Conference postseason berth.
The Los Angeles Lakers on the other hand lost 108-112 against the Knicks in their last game. Los Angeles scored eight straight points down the stretch, trimming New York’s lead to two points on Dennis Schröder’s layup with 19.3 seconds left. After Los Angeles needed 14 seconds to commit a foul to stop the clock, former Lakers guard Josh Hart hit two free throws to seal it.
“We did enough to win, and the tone was set at the beginning by Julius,” New York coach Tom Thibodeau said. “It gave us the confidence that, you know, ‘We’re here.’ … We have a very young team, so when you have a young team and Julius is just going into his prime, the only way they’re going to get better is by working. If they’re not working, they’re not going to get better.”
New Orleans Pelicans: Trey Murphy III, Naji Marshall, Jonas Valančiūnas, Herb Jones, CJ McCollum
Los Angeles Lakers: Troy Brown Jr., Jarred Vanderbilt, Anthony Davis, D’Angelo Russell, Malik Beasley
New Orleans Pelicans: Brandon Ingram, Zion Williamson, Jose Alvarado, E.J. Liddell
Los Angeles Lakers: Anthony Davis, Mo Bamba, LeBron James
The game between the New Orleans Pelicans and Los Angeles Lakers will take place at Smoothie King Center on Tuesday, March 14 at 8:00 PM ET.
The match between the New Orleans Pelicans and Los Angeles Lakers will be telecast live on Bally Sports New Orleans, Fox Sports New Orleans, Spectrum SportsNet.
| Country | Channel | Date and Time |
| United States | Bally Sports New Orleans, Fox Sports New Orleans, Spectrum SportsNet. | March 14 (8:00 PM ET) |
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