LeBron James scores 30 points, Lakers rout Pelicans 133-89 to reach tournament final

— LeBron James scored 30 points in less than three quarters and the Los Angeles Lakers steamrolled the New Orleans Pelicans 133-89 on Thursday night to reach the championship game in the NBA In-Season Tournament.
Dec 8, 2023, 06:23 am - AP

Probabilities & Game Flow

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100%
--LAL

According to ESPN Analytics

Shot Chart

Shot Chart
  • LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 1
  • LeBron James makes layup (Anthony Davis assists)
  • Anthony Davis blocks Brandon Ingram 's 3-foot driving layup
  • D'Angelo Russell makes 1-foot two point shot
  • CJ McCollum misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • CJ McCollum makes 28-foot three point jumper (Herbert Jones assists)
  • Cam Reddish makes 23-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
  • Brandon Ingram misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
  • Jonas Valanciunas misses 18-foot jumper
  • D'Angelo Russell makes 16-foot step back jumpshot
  • Anthony Davis misses alley oop dunk shot
  • Jonas Valanciunas makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Jonas Valanciunas makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Brandon Ingram makes 3-foot two point shot (Zion Williamson assists)
  • Anthony Davis misses 14-foot step back jumpshot
  • Jonas Valanciunas misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Herbert Jones makes two point shot
  • D'Angelo Russell makes 18-foot two point shot
  • Zion Williamson makes 2-foot two point shot (Jonas Valanciunas assists)
  • Taurean Prince makes 25-foot three pointer (LeBron James assists)
  • Herbert Jones misses 6-foot two point shot
  • Anthony Davis blocks Herbert Jones 's 3-foot two point shot
  • Herbert Jones makes 1-foot dunk (CJ McCollum assists)
  • D'Angelo Russell misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Herbert Jones misses 22-foot three point jumper
  • Zion Williamson makes tip shot
  • Zion Williamson makes 4-foot driving floating jump shot (CJ McCollum assists)
  • Brandon Ingram misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
  • Taurean Prince misses two point shot
  • Anthony Davis makes tip shot
  • Jonas Valanciunas makes 2-foot dunk (Brandon Ingram assists)
  • Max Christie misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
  • Jose Alvarado makes 25-foot three pointer
  • Austin Reaves misses 10-foot two point shot
  • Rui Hachimura misses 28-foot three point jumper
  • Austin Reaves makes 24-foot three point shot (Rui Hachimura assists)
  • Jonas Valanciunas misses 15-foot jumper
  • Anthony Davis makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Anthony Davis makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Max Christie makes 11-foot pullup jump shot
  • Trey Murphy III makes 26-foot three point jumper (Brandon Ingram assists)
  • Austin Reaves makes 25-foot three pointer
  • Brandon Ingram makes 1-foot dunk (Jose Alvarado assists)
  • Rui Hachimura makes 1-foot dunk (Anthony Davis assists)
  • Naji Marshall makes 22-foot three point jumper (Zion Williamson assists)
  • Trey Murphy III misses two point shot
  • Naji Marshall misses 2-foot tip shot
  • Trey Murphy III misses dunk
  • Trey Murphy III misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Austin Reaves misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Dyson Daniels misses 49-foot three point jumper
  • LeBron James makes 28-foot three point jumper (Rui Hachimura assists)
  • Trey Murphy III misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Jose Alvarado makes 22-foot three point jumper (Trey Murphy III assists)
  • LeBron James makes 27-foot three pointer
  • Jose Alvarado misses layup
  • LeBron James makes 30-foot running pullup jump shot
  • CJ McCollum misses 11-foot two point shot
  • Austin Reaves misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Zion Williamson misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Zion Williamson misses free throw 2 of 2
  • LeBron James makes layup (Austin Reaves assists)
  • CJ McCollum misses driving floating jump shot
  • CJ McCollum makes two point shot
  • Jaxson Hayes makes layup (Austin Reaves assists)
  • Jaxson Hayes misses free throw 1 of 1
  • CJ McCollum misses driving layup
  • LeBron James misses 10-foot two point shot
  • CJ McCollum misses 19-foot jumper
  • Austin Reaves misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Cam Reddish makes 2-foot dunk
  • CJ McCollum makes 17-foot pullup jump shot (Zion Williamson assists)
  • LeBron James misses 13-foot two point shot
  • Herbert Jones makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Herbert Jones makes free throw 2 of 2
  • LeBron James makes 9-foot driving floating jump shot
  • LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Taurean Prince misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Taurean Prince misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • CJ McCollum misses 13-foot two point shot
  • D'Angelo Russell makes 26-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
  • Brandon Ingram makes 17-foot step back jumpshot
  • Jonas Valanciunas blocks Cam Reddish 's 3-foot driving layup
  • Herbert Jones blocks Cam Reddish 's 2-foot two point shot
  • Jonas Valanciunas makes 2-foot layup (Jose Alvarado assists)
  • Anthony Davis misses 17-foot step back jumpshot
  • Herbert Jones makes 1-foot dunk
  • Taurean Prince makes 22-foot three point jumper (Austin Reaves assists)
  • Brandon Ingram makes 2-foot two point shot (Jonas Valanciunas assists)
  • D'Angelo Russell misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Jonas Valanciunas makes 24-foot three point jumper (Brandon Ingram assists)
  • Jonas Valanciunas blocks Rui Hachimura 's 5-foot two point shot
  • Brandon Ingram misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Brandon Ingram makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Anthony Davis makes 2-foot layup (Taurean Prince assists)
  • CJ McCollum misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • LeBron James makes two point shot (D'Angelo Russell assists)
  • Taurean Prince makes 26-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
  • Herbert Jones misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Austin Reaves makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Austin Reaves makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Zion Williamson makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Zion Williamson misses free throw 2 of 2
  • LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2
  • LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Zion Williamson makes 8-foot pullup jump shot
  • Taurean Prince makes 24-foot three pointer (Austin Reaves assists)
  • Brandon Ingram misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Brandon Ingram misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Anthony Davis misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Anthony Davis misses 24-foot three point shot
  • Jonas Valanciunas misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • LeBron James makes 3-foot two point shot
  • Zion Williamson misses driving layup
  • D'Angelo Russell misses running pullup jump shot
  • Jonas Valanciunas misses 12-foot jumper
  • Anthony Davis makes alley oop layup (LeBron James assists)
  • CJ McCollum makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot (Brandon Ingram assists)
  • D'Angelo Russell makes 2-foot layup (LeBron James assists)
  • Anthony Davis misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Anthony Davis makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Jonas Valanciunas misses 22-foot three point jumper
  • CJ McCollum misses 13-foot two point shot
  • LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2
  • LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Zion Williamson makes 6-foot two point shot (Brandon Ingram assists)
  • Jonas Valanciunas blocks D'Angelo Russell 's 3-foot two point shot
  • Zion Williamson makes driving layup
  • Taurean Prince misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • LeBron James makes 27-foot three pointer (Anthony Davis assists)
  • Zion Williamson misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Zion Williamson misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Cam Reddish makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Cam Reddish makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Herbert Jones misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2
  • LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Brandon Ingram misses two point shot
  • D'Angelo Russell makes 26-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
  • Trey Murphy III misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • LeBron James misses two point shot
  • Anthony Davis makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Anthony Davis makes free throw 2 of 2
  • CJ McCollum misses 18-foot two point shot
  • Anthony Davis makes 3-foot alley oop dunk shot (LeBron James assists)
  • Herbert Jones makes driving layup
  • Jarred Vanderbilt misses layup
  • Herbert Jones misses two point shot
  • Taurean Prince makes 22-foot three point jumper (Jarred Vanderbilt assists)
  • Trey Murphy III makes 3-foot two point shot (Brandon Ingram assists)
  • Rui Hachimura misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • CJ McCollum misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
  • Rui Hachimura makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Rui Hachimura misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Jose Alvarado misses driving layup
  • Anthony Davis makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Anthony Davis misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Brandon Ingram misses driving floating jump shot
  • Rui Hachimura makes driving layup (Cam Reddish assists)
  • Naji Marshall makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Naji Marshall makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Cam Reddish makes layup (Anthony Davis assists)
  • Zion Williamson misses two point shot
  • Anthony Davis makes dunk (Austin Reaves assists)
  • Trey Murphy III makes 25-foot three point jumper (Brandon Ingram assists)
  • Cam Reddish misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Austin Reaves makes two point shot
  • Trey Murphy III misses 30-foot three point jumper
  • Rui Hachimura makes 24-foot three point jumper (Anthony Davis assists)
  • Jarred Vanderbilt blocks Brandon Ingram 's 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Jarred Vanderbilt makes 2-foot dunk (Cam Reddish assists)
  • Brandon Ingram misses 18-foot step back jumpshot
  • Austin Reaves makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Austin Reaves makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Jose Alvarado makes 14-foot two point shot
  • Jordan Hawkins misses 24-foot three point shot
  • Trey Murphy III makes two point shot
  • Rui Hachimura makes 20-foot pullup jump shot (Austin Reaves assists)
  • Cody Zeller misses 22-foot jumper
  • Austin Reaves makes driving layup
  • Jose Alvarado misses 28-foot three point jumper
  • Jordan Hawkins misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Dyson Daniels makes 1-foot dunk
  • Rui Hachimura makes two point shot (Austin Reaves assists)
  • Trey Murphy III makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Trey Murphy III makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Rui Hachimura misses 10-foot two point shot
  • Jose Alvarado misses 6-foot two point shot
  • Austin Reaves makes 25-foot three pointer
  • Trey Murphy III makes alley oop layup (Jose Alvarado assists)
  • Max Christie misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Jordan Hawkins makes two point shot (Jose Alvarado assists)
  • Trey Murphy III misses 11-foot two point shot
  • Max Christie misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Max Christie misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Dyson Daniels misses 8-foot two point shot
  • Jordan Hawkins misses 17-foot two point shot
  • Jaxson Hayes makes 2-foot dunk (Maxwell Lewis assists)
  • Trey Murphy III misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Jalen Hood-Schifino makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Jalen Hood-Schifino misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Dyson Daniels misses driving floating jump shot
  • Maxwell Lewis misses dunk
  • Dyson Daniels makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Dyson Daniels makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Dyson Daniels blocks Jalen Hood-Schifino 's 3-foot layup
  • Maxwell Lewis misses 22-foot three point jumper
  • Jordan Hawkins misses running pullup jump shot
  • Christian Wood makes layup (Jalen Hood-Schifino assists)
  • Kira Lewis Jr. makes driving layup (Cody Zeller assists)
  • Jalen Hood-Schifino misses 21-foot step back jumpshot
  • Max Christie makes 10-foot driving floating jump shot
  • Kira Lewis Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Maxwell Lewis misses layup
  • Cody Zeller makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Cody Zeller makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Jaxson Hayes misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Christian Wood misses dunk
  • Christian Wood makes two point shot
  • Kira Lewis Jr. misses layup
  • Maxwell Lewis makes 24-foot three point jumper (Christian Wood assists)
  • Jalen Hood-Schifino blocks Jeremiah Robinson-Earl 's 9-foot two point shot
  • Jordan Hawkins makes 17-foot pullup jump shot (Jeremiah Robinson-Earl assists)
  • Christian Wood misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Jeremiah Robinson-Earl misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
  • Jalen Hood-Schifino misses 22-foot step back jumpshot
  • Jordan Hawkins misses 21-foot pullup jump shot
  • Max Christie makes 12-foot pullup jump shot (Christian Wood assists)
  • Jordan Hawkins misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
  • Dyson Daniels misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot
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