Who’s Playing
Los Angeles @ New Orleans
Current Records: Los Angeles 31-42; New Orleans 31-43
What to Know
The Los Angeles Lakers will take on the New Orleans Pelicans at 7 p.m. ET Sunday at Smoothie King Center after having had a few days off. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Los Angeles was within striking distance but couldn’t close the gap this past Wednesday as they fell 126-121 to the Philadelphia 76ers. Despite the loss, the Lakers got a solid performance out of center Dwight Howard, who had 24 points along with eight boards.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought game, but New Orleans had to settle for a 107-103 defeat against the San Antonio Spurs this past Saturday. One thing holding the Pelicans back was the mediocre play of point guard Devonte’ Graham, who did not have his best game: he finished with only six points on 2-for-10 shooting in his 28 minutes on the court.
Los Angeles is expected to win this handily, but they should have beaten the Oklahoma City Thunder Nov. 4 easily too and instead slipped up with a 107-104. In other words, don’t count New Orleans out just yet.
How To Watch
When: Sunday at 7 p.m. ETWhere: Smoothie King Center — New Orleans, LouisianaTV: Bally Sports – New OrleansOnline streaming: fuboTV (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)Follow: CBS Sports AppTicket Cost: $70.00
Odds
The Pelicans are a 3-point favorite against the Lakers, according to the latest NBA odds.
The oddsmakers were right in line with the betting community on this one, as the game opened as a 3-point spread, and stayed right there.
Over/Under: -120
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Series History
Los Angeles have won 13 out of their last 22 games against New Orleans.
Feb 27, 2022 – New Orleans 123 vs. Los Angeles 95May 16, 2021 – Los Angeles 110 vs. New Orleans 98Mar 23, 2021 – New Orleans 128 vs. Los Angeles 111Jan 15, 2021 – Los Angeles 112 vs. New Orleans 95Mar 01, 2020 – Los Angeles 122 vs. New Orleans 114Feb 25, 2020 – Los Angeles 118 vs. New Orleans 109Jan 03, 2020 – Los Angeles 123 vs. New Orleans 113Nov 27, 2019 – Los Angeles 114 vs. New Orleans 110Mar 31, 2019 – Los Angeles 130 vs. New Orleans 102Feb 27, 2019 – Los Angeles 125 vs. New Orleans 119Feb 23, 2019 – New Orleans 128 vs. Los Angeles 115Dec 21, 2018 – Los Angeles 112 vs. New Orleans 104Mar 22, 2018 – New Orleans 128 vs. Los Angeles 125Feb 14, 2018 – New Orleans 139 vs. Los Angeles 117Oct 22, 2017 – New Orleans 119 vs. Los Angeles 112Apr 11, 2017 – Los Angeles 108 vs. New Orleans 96Mar 05, 2017 – New Orleans 105 vs. Los Angeles 97Nov 29, 2016 – New Orleans 105 vs. Los Angeles 88Nov 12, 2016 – Los Angeles 126 vs. New Orleans 99Apr 08, 2016 – New Orleans 110 vs. Los Angeles 102Feb 04, 2016 – Los Angeles 99 vs. New Orleans 96Jan 12, 2016 – Los Angeles 95 vs. New Orleans 91
