Who won New Orleans Pelicans vs Los Angeles Lakers?

The Los Angeles Lakers beat the New Orleans Pelicans 124-108 on April 4, 2025.

Jose Alvarado scored 27 for the New Orleans Pelicans; Luka Dončić scored 35 for the Los Angeles Lakers.

New Orleans Pelicans at Los Angeles Lakers

2024-25 · Regular season Fri, Apr 4, 2025 · 10:30 pm EDT · All results that day · New Orleans Pelicans vs Los Angeles Lakers head-to-head · New Orleans Pelicans schedule · Los Angeles Lakers schedule

Final

Away

Los Angeles Lakers

124

Venue: Crypto.com Arena

Schedule source: whynba · Observed Oct 9, 2026, 06:29 UTC.

Game recap

The Los Angeles Lakers beat the New Orleans Pelicans 124-108 at home on Friday, April 4, 2025 at Crypto.com Arena. Luka Dončić had 35 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists for the Los Angeles Lakers. Jose Alvarado had 27 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists for the New Orleans Pelicans.

The Los Angeles Lakers led 62-53 at halftime and pulled away after the break. Their best stretch was the second quarter, won 37-23. Double-digit figures in two categories: Yves Missi (double-double, New Orleans Pelicans). Bench points: New Orleans Pelicans 46, Los Angeles Lakers 21. Austin Reaves had 30 points, 3 rebounds and 7 assists in support for the winners.

Written by the whynba data desk from the licensed final box score and period scores.

Score source: whynba · Retrieved Oct 9, 2026, 06:29:18 UTC. Source update time is unavailable.

Quick answers

Who won New Orleans Pelicans vs Los Angeles Lakers?: The Los Angeles Lakers beat the New Orleans Pelicans 124-108 on April 4, 2025.
Who led the scoring?: Jose Alvarado scored 27 for the New Orleans Pelicans; Luka Dončić scored 35 for the Los Angeles Lakers.

Box score

Score by quarter
Team	q1	q2	q3	q4	Final
New Orleans Pelicans	30	23	31	24	108
Los Angeles Lakers	25	37	31	31	124

Game leaders

New Orleans Pelicans

Points: 27 Jose Alvarado
Rebounds: 11 Yves Missi
Assists: 12 Elfrid Payton

Los Angeles Lakers

Points: 35 Luka Dončić
Rebounds: 12 Jaxson Hayes
Assists: 8 LeBron James

Yves Missi double-double (13 PTS, 11 REB)

New Orleans Pelicans
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Jose Alvarado starter	28:09	27	4	5	0	0	4	10-21	6-10	1-3	0	-8
Yves Missi starter	27:30	13	11	2	1	1	0	5-8	0-0	3-5	2	-15
Bruce Brown starter	26:18	1	6	1	0	0	1	0-5	0-1	1-2	1	-12
Keion Brooks Jr. starter	25:08	9	4	1	2	0	1	4-9	0-4	1-2	4	-11
Kelly Olynyk starter	22:08	12	3	2	0	1	2	4-8	0-1	4-6	4	-15
Jamal Cain bench	26:37	11	1	1	4	0	0	4-7	3-6	0-0	4	-3
Antonio Reeves bench	23:01	10	0	0	0	0	1	4-10	2-7	0-0	2	-8
Karlo Matkovic bench	20:30	15	6	2	1	0	0	6-7	1-2	2-2	2	-1
Elfrid Payton bench	19:51	2	0	12	1	0	5	1-3	0-0	0-0	2	-8
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl bench	18:14	8	3	0	1	0	2	2-3	2-2	2-2	1	+0
Lester Quinones bench	2:34	0	0	1	0	0	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	+1

Not available: BJ Boston, Herbert Jones, Jordan Hawkins, CJ McCollum, Trey Murphy III, Dejounte Murray, Zion Williamson

Los Angeles Lakers
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Luka Dončić starter	35:50	35	6	6	0	0	2	10-21	4-10	11-11	2	+12
Austin Reaves starter	35:43	30	3	7	1	0	1	8-13	6-9	8-9	1	+17
LeBron James starter	32:39	27	0	8	2	0	1	9-17	2-7	7-8	1	+7
Dorian Finney-Smith starter	31:40	5	2	2	0	0	1	2-4	1-3	0-0	2	+3
Jaxson Hayes starter	24:12	6	12	0	1	2	1	3-4	0-0	0-0	4	+8
Dalton Knecht bench	20:18	12	1	0	0	0	1	5-10	2-6	0-0	0	+12
Gabe Vincent bench	18:30	5	3	1	1	0	1	2-4	1-3	0-0	3	+6
Jordan Goodwin bench	17:47	2	5	2	1	0	2	1-4	0-3	0-0	4	+7
Jarred Vanderbilt bench	16:30	2	3	0	0	0	1	1-2	0-0	0-0	0	+11
Trey Jemison bench	4:58	0	1	0	1	0	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	-2
Shake Milton bench	1:53	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	-1

Not available: Bronny James, Rui Hachimura, Maxi Kleber

Team statistics
New Orleans Pelicans	Stat	Los Angeles Lakers
14/22 (63%)	Free throws	26/28 (92%)
26/48 (54%)	2 pointers	25/38 (65%)
14/34 (41%)	3 pointers	16/41 (39%)
40/82 (48%)	Field goals	41/79 (51%)
38	Rebounds	36
23	Defensive rebounds	28
15	Offensive rebounds	8
27	Assists	26
16	Turnovers	12
10	Steals	7
2	Blocks	2
22	Fouls	18
8	Max points in a row	8
8:29	Time spent in lead	35:55
7	Biggest lead	17

Scoring margin by minute (above the line: Los Angeles Lakers ahead)

Largest margin: 17 points.

Game flow

Lead changes: 4
Times tied: 4
Largest lead · New Orleans Pelicans: 7 Q1 2:05
Largest lead · Los Angeles Lakers: 17 Q4 3:30
Longest run: 8-0 Los Angeles Lakers · Q2 6:43 to Q2 4:09

Scoring plays

Q1 · 26 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q1
Time left	Team	Play	New Orleans Pelicans	Los Angeles Lakers
11:34	Los Angeles Lakers	LeBron James 3-pt field goal	0	3
10:03	New Orleans Pelicans	Keion Brooks Jr. 2-pt field goal	2	3
9:53	Los Angeles Lakers	Luka Dončić Free throw	2	4
9:53	Los Angeles Lakers	Luka Dončić Free throw	2	5
8:57	Los Angeles Lakers	Austin Reaves 3-pt field goal	2	8
8:42	New Orleans Pelicans	Bruce Brown Free throw	3	8
8:31	Los Angeles Lakers	Jaxson Hayes 2-pt field goal	3	10
8:17	New Orleans Pelicans	Jose Alvarado 2-pt field goal	5	10
7:26	New Orleans Pelicans	Kelly Olynyk Free throw	6	10
7:26	New Orleans Pelicans	Kelly Olynyk Free throw	7	10
7:07	New Orleans Pelicans	Jose Alvarado 3-pt field goal	10	10
6:41	Los Angeles Lakers	Dorian Finney-Smith 2-pt field goal	10	12
6:34	New Orleans Pelicans	Jose Alvarado 2-pt field goal	12	12
6:26	Los Angeles Lakers	Austin Reaves 3-pt field goal	12	15
6:12	New Orleans Pelicans	Jose Alvarado 3-pt field goal	15	15
3:53	New Orleans Pelicans	Jose Alvarado 2-pt field goal	17	15
3:38	Los Angeles Lakers	Jaxson Hayes 2-pt field goal	17	17
3:21	New Orleans Pelicans	Jose Alvarado 3-pt field goal	20	17
2:58	New Orleans Pelicans	Jose Alvarado 3-pt field goal	23	17
2:32	Los Angeles Lakers	Dalton Knecht 2-pt field goal	23	19
2:05	New Orleans Pelicans	Antonio Reeves 3-pt field goal	26	19
1:41	Los Angeles Lakers	Dalton Knecht 3-pt field goal	26	22
1:08	Los Angeles Lakers	Dalton Knecht 3-pt field goal	26	25
0:40	New Orleans Pelicans	Karlo Matkovic 2-pt field goal	28	25
0:21	New Orleans Pelicans	Karlo Matkovic Free throw	29	25
0:21	New Orleans Pelicans	Karlo Matkovic Free throw	30	25

Q2 · 34 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q2
Time left	Team	Play	New Orleans Pelicans	Los Angeles Lakers
11:42	New Orleans Pelicans	Antonio Reeves 2-pt field goal	32	25
11:19	Los Angeles Lakers	Dalton Knecht 2-pt field goal	32	27
11:00	New Orleans Pelicans	Karlo Matkovic 2-pt field goal	34	27
10:40	Los Angeles Lakers	Jarred Vanderbilt 2-pt field goal	34	29
10:21	Los Angeles Lakers	Austin Reaves 2-pt field goal	34	31
10:06	New Orleans Pelicans	Jamal Cain 3-pt field goal	37	31
9:52	Los Angeles Lakers	LeBron James Free throw	37	32
9:37	Los Angeles Lakers	LeBron James 3-pt field goal	37	35
9:25	New Orleans Pelicans	Elfrid Payton 2-pt field goal	39	35
9:04	Los Angeles Lakers	Austin Reaves Free throw	39	36
9:04	Los Angeles Lakers	Austin Reaves Free throw	39	37
8:45	New Orleans Pelicans	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl 3-pt field goal	42	37
8:27	Los Angeles Lakers	LeBron James 2-pt field goal	42	39
7:51	Los Angeles Lakers	Luka Dončić 2-pt field goal	42	41
7:26	Los Angeles Lakers	LeBron James 2-pt field goal	42	43
7:02	New Orleans Pelicans	Kelly Olynyk 2-pt field goal	44	43
6:43	Los Angeles Lakers	Jordan Goodwin 2-pt field goal	44	45
6:04	Los Angeles Lakers	Luka Dončić 2-pt field goal	44	47
5:10	Los Angeles Lakers	Luka Dončić Free throw	44	48
5:10	Los Angeles Lakers	Luka Dončić Free throw	44	49
4:09	Los Angeles Lakers	Dalton Knecht 2-pt field goal	44	51
3:53	New Orleans Pelicans	Kelly Olynyk Free throw	45	51
3:13	New Orleans Pelicans	Yves Missi 2-pt field goal	47	51
2:49	Los Angeles Lakers	Luka Dončić 3-pt field goal	47	54
2:35	New Orleans Pelicans	Yves Missi Free throw	48	54
2:23	Los Angeles Lakers	LeBron James Free throw	48	55
2:23	Los Angeles Lakers	LeBron James Free throw	48	56
2:00	Los Angeles Lakers	Luka Dončić Free throw	48	57
2:00	Los Angeles Lakers	Luka Dončić Free throw	48	58
1:34	New Orleans Pelicans	Kelly Olynyk 2-pt field goal	50	58
1:15	Los Angeles Lakers	Gabe Vincent 3-pt field goal	50	61
0:58	New Orleans Pelicans	Yves Missi Free throw	51	61
0:35	Los Angeles Lakers	Austin Reaves Free throw	51	62
0:27	New Orleans Pelicans	Keion Brooks Jr. 2-pt field goal	53	62

Q3 · 31 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q3
Time left	Team	Play	New Orleans Pelicans	Los Angeles Lakers
11:04	New Orleans Pelicans	Yves Missi 2-pt field goal	55	62
10:47	Los Angeles Lakers	Luka Dončić Free throw	55	63
10:47	Los Angeles Lakers	Luka Dončić Free throw	55	64
10:30	New Orleans Pelicans	Yves Missi 2-pt field goal	57	64
10:30	New Orleans Pelicans	Yves Missi Free throw	58	64
9:49	New Orleans Pelicans	Keion Brooks Jr. 2-pt field goal	60	64
9:12	Los Angeles Lakers	Austin Reaves 3-pt field goal	60	67
8:45	New Orleans Pelicans	Keion Brooks Jr. 2-pt field goal	62	67
8:29	New Orleans Pelicans	Jose Alvarado 3-pt field goal	65	67
8:12	Los Angeles Lakers	Luka Dončić 2-pt field goal	65	69
7:50	Los Angeles Lakers	Austin Reaves Free throw	65	70
7:50	Los Angeles Lakers	Austin Reaves Free throw	65	71
7:27	Los Angeles Lakers	Luka Dončić 3-pt field goal	65	74
7:15	New Orleans Pelicans	Jamal Cain 3-pt field goal	68	74
6:38	New Orleans Pelicans	Jose Alvarado 3-pt field goal	71	74
5:59	New Orleans Pelicans	Yves Missi 2-pt field goal	73	74
5:45	Los Angeles Lakers	Austin Reaves 3-pt field goal	73	77
5:30	New Orleans Pelicans	Jose Alvarado 2-pt field goal	75	77
5:30	New Orleans Pelicans	Jose Alvarado Free throw	76	77
5:14	Los Angeles Lakers	Austin Reaves 2-pt field goal	76	79
5:14	Los Angeles Lakers	Austin Reaves Free throw	76	80
4:37	Los Angeles Lakers	Austin Reaves 3-pt field goal	76	83
4:00	Los Angeles Lakers	Luka Dončić 2-pt field goal	76	85
3:34	New Orleans Pelicans	Keion Brooks Jr. Free throw	77	85
3:20	Los Angeles Lakers	Luka Dončić Free throw	77	86
3:20	Los Angeles Lakers	Luka Dončić Free throw	77	87
2:54	Los Angeles Lakers	Luka Dončić 3-pt field goal	77	90
2:37	New Orleans Pelicans	Karlo Matkovic 2-pt field goal	79	90
1:58	New Orleans Pelicans	Karlo Matkovic 3-pt field goal	82	90
0:26	Los Angeles Lakers	Dorian Finney-Smith 3-pt field goal	82	93
0:02	New Orleans Pelicans	Antonio Reeves 2-pt field goal	84	93

Q4 · 30 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q4
Time left	Team	Play	New Orleans Pelicans	Los Angeles Lakers
11:46	New Orleans Pelicans	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl Free throw	85	93
11:46	New Orleans Pelicans	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl Free throw	86	93
10:50	Los Angeles Lakers	LeBron James 2-pt field goal	86	95
10:08	Los Angeles Lakers	LeBron James Free throw	86	96
10:08	Los Angeles Lakers	LeBron James Free throw	86	97
9:57	New Orleans Pelicans	Karlo Matkovic 2-pt field goal	88	97
9:39	Los Angeles Lakers	Austin Reaves Free throw	88	98
9:39	Los Angeles Lakers	Austin Reaves Free throw	88	99
9:25	New Orleans Pelicans	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl 3-pt field goal	91	99
8:58	Los Angeles Lakers	LeBron James 2-pt field goal	91	101
8:40	New Orleans Pelicans	Jamal Cain 2-pt field goal	93	101
8:24	Los Angeles Lakers	Austin Reaves 3-pt field goal	93	104
7:26	New Orleans Pelicans	Karlo Matkovic 2-pt field goal	95	104
6:58	Los Angeles Lakers	LeBron James Free throw	95	105
6:58	Los Angeles Lakers	LeBron James Free throw	95	106
6:18	Los Angeles Lakers	LeBron James 2-pt field goal	95	108
5:58	New Orleans Pelicans	Yves Missi 2-pt field goal	97	108
5:55	Los Angeles Lakers	LeBron James 2-pt field goal	97	110
5:13	New Orleans Pelicans	Kelly Olynyk 2-pt field goal	99	110
4:44	Los Angeles Lakers	Jaxson Hayes 2-pt field goal	99	112
4:09	Los Angeles Lakers	LeBron James 2-pt field goal	99	114
3:59	New Orleans Pelicans	Kelly Olynyk Free throw	100	114
3:30	Los Angeles Lakers	Luka Dončić 3-pt field goal	100	117
2:56	New Orleans Pelicans	Kelly Olynyk 2-pt field goal	102	117
2:35	Los Angeles Lakers	Luka Dončić 2-pt field goal	102	119
2:15	New Orleans Pelicans	Antonio Reeves 3-pt field goal	105	119
2:00	Los Angeles Lakers	Luka Dončić 2-pt field goal	105	121
2:00	Los Angeles Lakers	Luka Dončić Free throw	105	122
1:03	New Orleans Pelicans	Jamal Cain 3-pt field goal	108	122
0:45	Los Angeles Lakers	Gabe Vincent 2-pt field goal	108	124

2024-25 season series

After this game: Los Angeles Lakers 3-0. Final series: Los Angeles Lakers 3-0.

Nov 16: Los Angeles Lakers 104 at New Orleans Pelicans 99
Mar 4: New Orleans Pelicans 115 at Los Angeles Lakers 136
Apr 4: New Orleans Pelicans 108 at Los Angeles Lakers 124 (this game)

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