LeBron has a triple-double as Lakers defeat Pelicans 124-108

LeBron James finished with 28 points, 17 assists, 11 boards, and 5 steals, and the LA Lakers secured the 8^th seed in the West with a 124-108 triumph against the New Orleans Pelicans at Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, LA that dropped New Orleans out of a coveted top-6 seeding.

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— Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) April 14, 2024

Anthony Davis finished with 30 points and 11 boards vs. the franchise that made him the 1^st overall league draft selection in 2012 to secure a rematch on Tuesday in the same venue in the conference play-in. But Anthony asked out of the match in the last minutes and walked gingerly back out of the court.

LeBron’s triple-double was his 5^th this campaign and his playmaking lead to LA’s dominant performance in the paint, where the Lakers outscored the Pelicans 68-42.

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Austin-reaves/”>Austin Reaves finished with 20 points, and D’Angelo Russell notched 19 for Los Angeles, who triumphed in 8 of their final 11 regular-campaign matches.