Lakers Make Brief Work Of Pelicans, 126-99

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Jordan Clarkson scored 23 points, fellow reserve Lou Williams added 21, and the Los Angeles Lakers won for the fifth time in six games, beating the New Orleans Pelicans 126-99 on Saturday night.

D'Angelo Russell scored 22 and Nick Young added 15 points for the Lakers, who shot 55.3 percent (52 of 94) overall and made 16 of 30 3-pointers.

Anthony Davis scored 34 for New Orleans, but left the game for a pivotal stretch with apparent lower back pain after his layup had cut Los Angeles' lead to 63-62 in the third quarter. Davis went to the locker room and was out of the game for four-plus minutes while the Lakers went on a 14-0 run.

New Orleans never recovered.

Rookie Buddy Hield scored 18 points and Langston Galloway added 12 for the Pelicans.

Young was 5 for 7 from 3-point range, while Clarkson went 4 of 6 from deep and Russell 4 of 7.

Rookie Brandon Ingram scored 10 points for the Lakers, who outscored New Orleans 56-44 in the paint and outrebounded the Pelicans 47-42.

New Orleans has lost nine of its first 10 games and has dropped all five of its home games so far.

TIP-INS

Lakers: Julius Randle had 11 rebounds to go with eight points, leaving him one basket short of his third double-double this season. ... Williams entered the game as one of the top scorers in the NBA in a reserve role, averaging 15.9 points. He scored 14 in the first half, hitting six of his first 10 shots, including a 3-pointer. His 21 points tied a season high. ... Young, who entered the game 22 of 22 on free throws this season, did not attempt a foul shot — nor did any Lakers starter. ... Russell reached double-digit scoring for the eighth straight game, something he's failed to do only once this season, when he scored nine against Utah on Oct. 28.

Pelicans: Davis reached 30 points for the seventh time in 10 games this season. ... Hield reached double digits in scoring for the fourth time in six games, scoring no fewer than nine points in a game during that span and as many as 18 twice.

UP NEXT

Lakers: Visit Minnesota on Sunday night.

Pelicans: Host Boston on Monday night.

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