LeBron James had a triple-double, Anthony Davis had a double-double and the visiting Los Angeles Lakers dominated the New Orleans Pelicans 124-108 within the regular-season finale Sunday.
James completed with 28 factors, 17 assists and 11 rebounds and Davis had 30 factors and 11 rebounds because the Lakers (47-35) clinched the No. 8 seed and arrange a rematch with the seventh-seeded Pelicans (49-33) in a play-in sport Tuesday evening in New Orleans.
Austin Reaves added 20 factors, D’Angelo Russell scored 19 and Rui Hachimura had 11 for L.A.
CJ McCollum scored 25 factors to steer New Orleans. Herbert Jones added 18, whereas Larry Nance Jr. and Brandon Ingram, getting back from a 12-game absence as a result of a hyper-extended knee, scored 13 every.
Zion Williamson had 12, Trey Murphy III 11 and Jose Alvarado 10 for New Orleans, which noticed its four-game profitable streak finish. The Pelicans fell from No. 6 within the West and into the play-in as a result of Phoenix defeated Minnesota 125-106 and gained the tie-breaker with the Pelicans for No. 6.
L.A. by no means trailed within the sport, main by as many as 23 factors within the first half and outscoring New Orleans 68-42 in factors within the paint for the sport. The Lakers gained the season collection 3-1 because the visiting staff prevailed for the primary time.
Reaves made one 3-pointer and Russell added two to start out L.A.’s third-quarter scoring and assist the Lakers develop their result in 85-57.
Davis scored eight of his 14 first-quarter factors because the Lakers opened a 17-7 lead. Ingram scored the Pelicans’ closing 9 factors as they trimmed the result in 30-24 on the finish of the interval.
Taurean Prince and James every made a pair of layups and L.A. elevated the result in 15 factors early within the second quarter. New Orleans acquired inside 12 earlier than Reeves scored 5 factors, James had a three-point play and an help and the Lakers matched their greatest lead of the half, 60-37.
Nance scored seven factors, making considered one of 4 3-pointers within the closing 3:39 of the half that helped the Pelicans creep inside 70-53 at halftime.
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