Pelicans vs Lakers

The New Orleans Pelicans will look to break a 10-game losing streak and keep LeBron James from making NBA history.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) When LeBron James was pulling up his dribble to float an alley-oop pass to Anthony Davis, or diving into the stands in an attempt to regain ...

He reached 20 points for the 26th time in 30 games played this season and 30 points for the 11th time. Fans cheered James during introductions and when he scored, particularly after his end-to-end transition dunk in the third quarter. ... Davis was playing in his third straight game and for the fifth time in six games since missing 20 games with a right foot injury. Lakers: Went 2-3 during their five-game road trip that concluded in New Orleans and came in 12-16 on the road overall. ... Have given up at least 70 first-half points in two straight. That is what is going to take for us to get over the hump.'' had 10 points and nine rebounds. ''Whatever decision they make, that's up to them,'' Westbrook said, brushing off questions about the possibility of being shipped out of Los Angeles before the Feb. ... Shot 52% (52 of 100) for the game despite going 9 of 30 from deep, missing 11 straight 3s during the first half. And while James said he didn't want to speak for the Lakers' front office about possible trades, he didn't quibble with the notion that Kyrie Irving, who has requested a trade and won a title with James in Cleveland, could help the Lakers. I'm very supportive of my teammates. ''Every guy on our team that touched the floor came in and played with force and played with confidence.

The Lakers led nearly the entire game against the Pelicans... until a fourth-quarter collapse doomed them in New Orleans.

With a 25-29 record, you might think the Lakers are inconsistent, but one thing they clearly are consistent on is making every game as stressful as possible. Then the Lakers regained comfort with Westbrook getting three consecutive assists and scoring a layup to put the lead back up to 8. With 9:05 left, Trey Murphy III hit back-to-back threes and gave the Pelicans a six-point lead, their biggest of the night. The Pelicans kicked it off with a mid-quarter run, bringing the deficit down to as little as three. Ingram was at an All-Star level for one of the few times since his own return, as his mid-range game was impeccable, scoring easily to end the night with 35 points total. Instead, they fall to 25-29 on the season and are now two games back from New Orleans in their race for a play-in spot.