Los Angeles Lakers @ New Orleans Hornets
WESTERN CONFERENCE 1st ROUND - GAME 3 • LAL lead series 2-1
57-25, 27-14 Away
100
57-25, 27-14 Away
46-36, 28-13 Home
86
46-36, 28-13 Home
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Carl Landry misses 17-foot jumper
- Andrew Bynum makes two point shot
- Ron Artest makes 17-foot jumper
- Emeka Okafor makes 5-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Trevor Ariza misses layup
- Trevor Ariza makes layup
- Trevor Ariza misses free throw 1 of 1
- Chris Paul makes layup
- Kobe Bryant makes 6-foot jumper
- Trevor Ariza misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Kobe Bryant misses 7-foot two point shot
- Marco Belinelli misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Carl Landry misses layup
- Andrew Bynum makes dunk (Pau Gasol assists)
- Trevor Ariza makes driving layup
- Ron Artest makes two point shot (Derek Fisher assists)
- Marco Belinelli makes 20-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Ron Artest makes dunk (Pau Gasol assists)
- Ron Artest makes free throw 1 of 1
- Kobe Bryant makes 16-foot jumper (Derek Fisher assists)
- Kobe Bryant makes free throw 1 of 1
- Chris Paul misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Kobe Bryant misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Marco Belinelli misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Carl Landry misses 16-foot jumper
- Andrew Bynum misses 16-foot jumper
- Trevor Ariza makes 4-foot running jumper
- Kobe Bryant makes dunk (Derek Fisher assists)
- Trevor Ariza makes 15-foot two point shot
- Pau Gasol misses 14-foot jumper
- Aaron Gray misses 8-foot jumper
- Kobe Bryant makes layup
- Kobe Bryant makes free throw 1 of 1
- Trevor Ariza misses jumper
- Marco Belinelli misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Derek Fisher makes 4-foot two point shot
- Jason Smith makes 19-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Trevor Ariza misses two point shot
- Andrew Bynum makes dunk (Lamar Odom assists)
- Chris Paul makes 13-foot two point shot
- Lamar Odom misses 16-foot jumper
- Pau Gasol makes two point shot
- Chris Paul makes 14-foot jumper
- Chris Paul makes three point jumper (Trevor Ariza assists)
- Lamar Odom makes free throw 1 of 1
- Lamar Odom makes 5-foot two point shot
- Chris Paul misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Andrew Bynum misses 3-foot jumper
- Matt Barnes makes 2-foot two point shot
- Jarrett Jack makes two point shot
- Andrew Bynum makes layup (Steve Blake assists)
- Jarrett Jack misses 15-foot jumper
- Lamar Odom misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Willie Green misses 19-foot jumper
- Lamar Odom makes driving layup
- Chris Paul makes 17-foot two point shot
- Matt Barnes misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Matt Barnes misses free throw 1 of 2
- Matt Barnes misses free throw 2 of 2
- Andrew Bynum misses 16-foot jumper
- Matt Barnes misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Andrew Bynum makes 6-foot jumper
- Carl Landry makes 1-foot two point shot (Jarrett Jack assists)
- Lamar Odom misses 14-foot jumper
- Carl Landry makes 4-foot running jumper (Trevor Ariza assists)
- Carl Landry makes free throw 1 of 1
- Kobe Bryant misses layup
- Kobe Bryant makes three point jumper
- Willie Green misses 17-foot jumper
- Andrew Bynum makes layup (Derek Fisher assists)
- Emeka Okafor makes jumper (Jarrett Jack assists)
- Kobe Bryant misses 17-foot jumper
- Trevor Ariza misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Jarrett Jack misses driving layup
- Lamar Odom misses layup
- Chris Paul makes 5-foot jumper
- Chris Paul makes 13-foot jumper
- Kobe Bryant makes 11-foot two point shot
- Pau Gasol makes layup (Derek Fisher assists)
- Emeka Okafor misses 5-foot two point shot
- Shannon Brown makes dunk (Pau Gasol assists)
- Emeka Okafor makes free throw 1 of 2
- Emeka Okafor misses free throw 2 of 2
- Kobe Bryant misses 22-foot jumper
- Chris Paul makes 13-foot two point shot
- Shannon Brown misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Andrew Bynum makes free throw 1 of 2
- Andrew Bynum makes free throw 2 of 2
- Chris Paul makes free throw 1 of 2
- Chris Paul misses free throw 2 of 2
- Shannon Brown misses 37-foot three point jumper
- Kobe Bryant makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ron Artest assists)
- Emeka Okafor makes dunk (Chris Paul assists)
- Kobe Bryant makes 24-foot three point jumper
- Emeka Okafor makes 6-foot two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
- Chris Paul misses 13-foot jumper
- Trevor Ariza makes free throw 1 of 2
- Trevor Ariza makes free throw 2 of 2
- Emeka Okafor makes 7-foot two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
- Chris Paul makes technical free throw
- Derek Fisher makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kobe Bryant assists)
- Kobe Bryant misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Ron Artest misses layup
- Andrew Bynum misses two point shot
- Marco Belinelli makes 27-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Pau Gasol misses jumper
- Ron Artest makes layup
- Marco Belinelli misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Pau Gasol makes 15-foot jumper (Ron Artest assists)
- Carl Landry makes 5-foot two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
- Pau Gasol makes layup
- Kobe Bryant misses 12-foot jumper
- Quincy Pondexter misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Ron Artest misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Carl Landry makes 2-foot two point shot (Trevor Ariza assists)
- Kobe Bryant misses 9-foot jumper
- Trevor Ariza misses 7-foot jumper
- Trevor Ariza misses layup
- Kobe Bryant makes 25-foot three point jumper
- Carl Landry makes 9-foot two point shot
- Carl Landry makes free throw 1 of 1
- Derek Fisher misses 21-foot jumper
- Carl Landry makes dunk (Quincy Pondexter assists)
- Lamar Odom makes free throw 1 of 2
- Lamar Odom makes free throw 2 of 2
- Quincy Pondexter misses layup
- Matt Barnes misses layup
- Chris Paul misses 6-foot jumper
- Derek Fisher makes layup
- Carl Landry makes free throw 1 of 2
- Carl Landry makes free throw 2 of 2
- Andrew Bynum misses jumper
- D.J. Mbenga misses free throw 1 of 2
- D.J. Mbenga makes free throw 2 of 2
- Chris Paul makes 15-foot two point shot
- Andrew Bynum misses 6-foot jumper
- Pau Gasol makes free throw 1 of 2
- Pau Gasol makes free throw 2 of 2
- Willie Green misses 16-foot jumper
- Carl Landry misses 19-foot jumper
- Pau Gasol misses 9-foot jumper
- Carl Landry makes free throw 1 of 2
- Carl Landry makes free throw 2 of 2
- Pau Gasol makes 22-foot three point jumper (Steve Blake assists)
- Chris Paul misses free throw 1 of 2
- Chris Paul makes free throw 2 of 2
- Steve Blake makes 24-foot three point jumper (Pau Gasol assists)
- Willie Green misses 16-foot jumper
- Pau Gasol makes 2-foot two point shot
- Jarrett Jack misses 16-foot jumper
- Pau Gasol makes 13-foot jumper (Lamar Odom assists)
- Marco Belinelli misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Shannon Brown misses 16-foot jumper
- Jason Smith makes 15-foot jumper (Jarrett Jack assists)
- Pau Gasol misses 16-foot jumper
- Jarrett Jack misses 18-foot jumper
- Kobe Bryant makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kobe Bryant makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jason Smith makes 18-foot jumper (Jarrett Jack assists)
- Lamar Odom makes free throw 1 of 2
- Lamar Odom makes free throw 2 of 2
- Emeka Okafor makes 7-foot two point shot (Jason Smith assists)
- Lamar Odom makes 7-foot running jumper
- Lamar Odom misses free throw 1 of 1
- Jarrett Jack misses jumper
- Kobe Bryant misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Derek Fisher makes free throw 1 of 2
- Derek Fisher misses free throw 2 of 2
- Lamar Odom makes 5-foot jumper (Kobe Bryant assists)
- Trevor Ariza makes 22-foot jumper
- Kobe Bryant makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kobe Bryant makes free throw 2 of 2
- Carl Landry makes free throw 1 of 2
- Carl Landry makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kobe Bryant misses 14-foot two point shot
- Carl Landry makes free throw 1 of 2
- Carl Landry misses free throw 2 of 2
- Derek Fisher makes free throw 1 of 2
- Derek Fisher makes free throw 2 of 2
- Emeka Okafor misses 16-foot jumper
- Kobe Bryant makes two point shot
- Kobe Bryant misses free throw 1 of 1
- Ron Artest misses jumper
- Marco Belinelli misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Carl Landry makes free throw 1 of 2
- Carl Landry makes free throw 2 of 2
- Joe Smith misses 17-foot jumper
- Carl Landry misses 18-foot jumper
- Emeka Okafor makes 3-foot two point shot
Shot Made
Shot Missed
| TIME | PLAY | LAL | NO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Start of the 1st Quarter | 0 | 0 | |
| 12:00 | | Jumpball: Andrew Bynum vs. Emeka Okafor (Chris Paul gains possession) | 0 | 0 |
| 11:44 | | Carl Landry misses 17-foot jumper | 0 | 0 |
| 11:42 | | Pau Gasol defensive rebound | 0 | 0 |
| 11:25 | | Andrew Bynum makes two point shot | 2 | 0 |
| 11:15 | | Marco Belinelli offensive foul (Ron Artest draws the foul) | 2 | 0 |
| 11:15 | | Marco Belinelli turnover | 2 | 0 |
| 10:56 | | Ron Artest makes 17-foot jumper | 4 | 0 |
| 10:41 | | Emeka Okafor makes 5-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists) | 4 | 2 |
| 10:27 | | Trevor Ariza blocks Pau Gasol's jumper | 4 | 2 |
| 10:27 | | Los Angeles offensive team rebound | 4 | 2 |
| 10:18 | | Kobe Bryant bad pass (Chris Paul steals) | 4 | 2 |
| 10:12 | | Trevor Ariza misses layup | 4 | 2 |
| 10:11 | | Trevor Ariza offensive rebound | 4 | 4 |
| 10:11 | | Trevor Ariza makes layup | 4 | 4 |
| 10:11 | | Andrew Bynum shooting foul (Trevor Ariza draws the foul) | 4 | 4 |
| 10:11 | | Trevor Ariza misses free throw 1 of 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 10:10 | | Andrew Bynum defensive rebound | 4 | 4 |
| 9:52 | | Kobe Bryant lost ball (Trevor Ariza steals) | 4 | 4 |
| 9:45 | | Chris Paul makes layup | 4 | 6 |
| 9:40 | | Kobe Bryant makes 6-foot jumper | 6 | 6 |
| 9:30 | | Trevor Ariza misses 26-foot three point jumper | 6 | 6 |
| 9:30 | | Andrew Bynum defensive rebound | 6 | 6 |
| 9:17 | | Kobe Bryant misses 7-foot two point shot | 6 | 6 |
| 9:15 | | Carl Landry defensive rebound | 6 | 6 |
| 9:10 | | Marco Belinelli misses 26-foot three point jumper | 6 | 6 |
| 9:08 | | Carl Landry offensive rebound | 6 | 6 |
| 9:07 | | Carl Landry misses layup | 6 | 6 |
| 9:07 | | Andrew Bynum defensive rebound | 6 | 6 |
| 8:48 | | Andrew Bynum makes dunk (Pau Gasol assists) | 8 | 6 |
| 8:36 | | Chris Paul bad pass (Derek Fisher steals) | 8 | 6 |
| 8:33 | | Pau Gasol traveling | 8 | 6 |
| 8:14 | | Trevor Ariza makes driving layup | 8 | 8 |
| 7:56 | | Ron Artest makes two point shot (Derek Fisher assists) | 10 | 8 |
| 7:41 | | Marco Belinelli makes 20-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists) | 10 | 10 |
| 7:28 | | Ron Artest makes dunk (Pau Gasol assists) | 12 | 10 |
| 7:28 | | Carl Landry shooting foul (Ron Artest draws the foul) | 12 | 10 |
| 7:28 | | Ron Artest makes free throw 1 of 1 | 13 | 10 |
| 7:16 | | Chris Paul bad pass (Kobe Bryant steals) | 13 | 10 |
| 7:11 | | Kobe Bryant makes 16-foot jumper (Derek Fisher assists) | 15 | 10 |
| 7:11 | | Chris Paul shooting foul (Kobe Bryant draws the foul) | 15 | 10 |
| 7:11 | | Kobe Bryant makes free throw 1 of 1 | 16 | 10 |
| 7:01 | | Chris Paul bad pass (Derek Fisher steals) | 16 | 10 |
| 6:48 | | Kobe Bryant lost ball (Chris Paul steals) | 16 | 10 |
| 6:37 | | Chris Paul misses 24-foot three point jumper | 16 | 10 |
| 6:35 | | Andrew Bynum defensive rebound | 16 | 10 |
| 6:31 | | Los Angeles full timeout | 16 | 10 |
| 6:22 | | Kobe Bryant misses 24-foot three point jumper | 16 | 10 |
| 6:22 | | Chris Paul defensive rebound | 16 | 10 |
| 6:07 | | Marco Belinelli misses 24-foot three point jumper | 16 | 10 |
| 6:05 | | Emeka Okafor offensive rebound | 16 | 10 |
| 6:01 | | Kobe Bryant blocks Carl Landry's layup | 16 | 10 |
| 6:01 | | New Orleans offensive team rebound | 16 | 10 |
| 5:50 | | Carl Landry misses 16-foot jumper | 16 | 10 |
| 5:48 | | Derek Fisher defensive rebound | 16 | 10 |
| 5:41 | | Carl Landry personal foul (Pau Gasol draws the foul) | 16 | 10 |
| 5:41 | | Aaron Gray enters the game for Carl Landry | 16 | 10 |
| 5:31 | | Andrew Bynum misses 16-foot jumper | 16 | 10 |
| 5:30 | | Emeka Okafor defensive rebound | 16 | 10 |
| 5:11 | | Trevor Ariza makes 4-foot running jumper | 16 | 12 |
| 4:54 | | Kobe Bryant makes dunk (Derek Fisher assists) | 18 | 12 |
| 4:33 | | Trevor Ariza makes 15-foot two point shot | 18 | 14 |
| 4:16 | | Pau Gasol misses 14-foot jumper | 18 | 14 |
| 4:15 | | Chris Paul defensive rebound | 18 | 14 |
| 3:54 | | Aaron Gray misses 8-foot jumper | 18 | 14 |
| 3:53 | | Kobe Bryant defensive rebound | 18 | 14 |
| 3:47 | | Kobe Bryant makes layup | 20 | 14 |
| 3:47 | | Aaron Gray shooting foul (Kobe Bryant draws the foul) | 20 | 14 |
| 3:47 | | New Orleans full timeout | 20 | 14 |
| 3:47 | | Lamar Odom enters the game for Pau Gasol | 20 | 14 |
| 3:47 | | Kobe Bryant makes free throw 1 of 1 | 21 | 14 |
| 3:24 | | Trevor Ariza misses jumper | 21 | 14 |
| 3:23 | | Emeka Okafor offensive rebound | 21 | 14 |
| 3:18 | | Kobe Bryant personal block (Chris Paul draws the foul) | 21 | 14 |
| 3:18 | | Jason Smith enters the game for Emeka Okafor | 21 | 14 |
| 3:10 | | Marco Belinelli misses 24-foot three point jumper | 21 | 14 |
| 3:09 | | Kobe Bryant defensive rebound | 21 | 14 |
| 2:49 | | Derek Fisher makes 4-foot two point shot | 23 | 14 |
| 2:38 | | Jason Smith makes 19-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists) | 23 | 16 |
| 2:27 | | Lamar Odom bad pass (Trevor Ariza steals) | 23 | 16 |
| 2:21 | | Trevor Ariza misses two point shot | 23 | 16 |
| 2:20 | | Lamar Odom defensive rebound | 23 | 16 |
| 2:10 | | Andrew Bynum makes dunk (Lamar Odom assists) | 25 | 16 |
| 1:50 | | Ron Artest personal foul (Marco Belinelli draws the foul) | 25 | 16 |
| 1:50 | | Willie Green enters the game for Marco Belinelli | 25 | 16 |
| 1:50 | | Steve Blake enters the game for Ron Artest | 25 | 16 |
| 1:50 | | Matt Barnes enters the game for Andrew Bynum | 25 | 16 |
| 1:50 | | Shannon Brown enters the game for Kobe Bryant | 25 | 16 |
| 1:50 | | Pau Gasol enters the game for Derek Fisher | 25 | 16 |
| 1:39 | | Chris Paul makes 13-foot two point shot | 25 | 18 |
| 1:19 | | Lamar Odom misses 16-foot jumper | 25 | 18 |
| 1:17 | | Pau Gasol offensive rebound | 25 | 18 |
| 1:05 | | Pau Gasol makes two point shot | 27 | 18 |
| 54.5 | | Chris Paul makes 14-foot jumper | 27 | 20 |
| 34.9 | | Lamar Odom bad pass (Aaron Gray steals) | 27 | 20 |
| 27.9 | | Shannon Brown blocks Trevor Ariza's layup | 27 | 20 |
| 25.2 | | Trevor Ariza offensive rebound | 27 | 20 |
| 23.6 | | Chris Paul makes three point jumper (Trevor Ariza assists) | 27 | 23 |
| 4.4 | | Jason Smith shooting foul (Lamar Odom draws the foul) | 29 | 23 |
| 4.4 | | Lamar Odom makes free throw 1 of 1 | 30 | 23 |
| 4.4 | | Lamar Odom makes 5-foot two point shot | 29 | 23 |
| 0.0 | | Chris Paul misses 24-foot three point jumper | 30 | 23 |
| 0.0 | | New Orleans offensive team rebound | 30 | 23 |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 30 | 23 | |
Matchups
Game Information
New Orleans, LA
2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| Pacific | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA Lakers | 32 | 19 | .627 | - | W3 |
| Phoenix | 31 | 22 | .585 | 2 | L2 |
| Golden State | 28 | 25 | .528 | 5 | L1 |
| LA Clippers | 24 | 27 | .471 | 8 | W1 |
| Sacramento | 12 | 42 | .222 | 21.5 | L12 |
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