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Lakers-Pelicans Play-In reaction: LA advances to set up Denver rematch:
-- A gritty, gutsy road performance
-- The benefits of winning this game
-- Quick Denver thoughts
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They know the scoreboard.
They know the recent history.
They know the opponent is the reigning champ.
But the Lakers were never going to avoid Denver, writes @jovanbuha.
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Anthony Davis said he was affected by his back spasms in tonight's game. He thinks it affected his ability to make shots around the basket and move in general.
However, he said he expects to be 100% by Game 1 in Denver on Saturday.
Darvin Ham said anyone saying the Lakers should intentionally lose to duck the Nuggets in the first round is “just someone that got out of the insane asylum.”
Final: Lakers 110, Pelicans 106
The Lakers advance and will be the No. 7 seed. They will face the No. 2 Denver Nuggets in a rematch of last season's WCF. LeBron had 23/9/9. AD had 20 and 15. DLo had 21. LA improves to 3-0 in the Play-In.
Up next: Game 1 at Denver on Saturday.
The Lakers call timeout after that Zion Williamson bucket. He's up to 40. The game is tied 95-95 with 3:13 left. LA has looked gassed these last few minutes. The offense has stagnated. Pelicans' trapping and swarming has disrupted their flow.
Third quarter: Lakers 83, Pelicans 76
NOP outscored LA 12-4 over the final 2:59 of the third quarter to get the crowd back into this game. LeBron has 19/5/7. DLo has 15 pts and 6 ast. AD has 10 pts and 11 rebs. LA is potentially 12 minutes away from a rematch with the Nuggets.
Halftime: Lakers 60, Pelicans 50
LA outscored New Orleans 34-16 in the second quarter. LeBron has 15/4/5. DLo has 15 points and 6 assists. AD has 6 points (2-7 FGs) and 8 rebounds. Every Laker has a positive plus-minus except for Spencer Dinwiddie (-9 in 5 min).
After the Pelicans made the first basket of the second quarter, the Lakers responded with a 9-0 run to trim the deficit to just one, 36-35, with 9:40 left in the second quarter. The LeBron-led run has come from forcing turnovers, getting out in transition and attacking the rim.
First quarter: Pelicans 34, Lakers 26
The Lakers were outscored 11-5 over the final 3:50 with LeBron off the floor. DLo has 13 points and 4 assists. AD has 5 points on just 2-of-6 shooting. LA is shooting 34.6%. Zion (10 points) has nearly matched his total from last game (12).
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