After a promising first half, the New Orleans Pelicans were blown out in the second half on Friday in Los Angeles, falling to the Lakers 112-95. The loss is the fifth straight overall for New Orleans.
The Pelicans came out of the gate fast, building up a 15-point second-quarter lead but after 28 first-quarter points, New Orleans managed 37 in the entire second half. Los Angeles’ lead peaked at 25 points in the fourth as they won going away.
Zion Williamson had a team-high 21 points and 12 rebounds while Brandon Ingram had 20 points.
For the Lakers, LeBron James had 21 points, Anthony Davis tallied 17 and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Montrezl Harrell each had 16 points.