The Los Angeles Lakers will face the New Orleans Pelicans tonight with big stakes on the line as the NBA Play-In Tournament officially begins.
LeBron James leads the Lakers against Zion Williamson and the Pelicans with seventh place up for grabs.
Tonight’s winner will face the defending NBA champion Denver Nuggets in a first-round series.
The loser will host the winner between the Golden State Warriors and Sacramento Kings, with a chance to face the Oklahoma City Thunder in the first round.
Lakers starters tonight include G Austin Reaves, F LeBron James, G D’Angelo Russell, F Rui Hachimura and C Anthony Davis.
New Orleans’ starting lineup tonight consists of G Brandon Ingram, F Herbert Jones, G CJ McCollum, F Zion Williamson and C Trayce Jackson-Davis.
- Score: Lakers 0 Pelicans 0
- TV/Live Stream: TNT/NBATV
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The Lakers won the season series
The Los Angeles Lakers won the season series against the New Orleans Pelicans 3-1.
Below are the results of each game the teams played.
- Lakers 133-89 Pelicans
- Lakers 109-129 Pelicans
- Lakers 139-122 Pelicans
- Lakers 124-108 Pelicans
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The Play-In tournament starts tonight!
The NBA Play-In Tournament is set to begin tonight at 7:30 pm ET on TNT as the Los Angeles Lakers will face the New Orleans Pelicans.
The winner will be crowned No. 7 and earn a spot in a first-round series with the defending champion Denver Nuggets.
The loser will have one last chance to reach 8th place as they will host the winner between the Golden State Warriors and Sacramento Kings.
The winner of this game will secure position 8 and face the Oklahoma City Thunder in the first round.
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