Zion Williamson and Key Pelicans Players to Watch vs. the Lakers - April 14

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Pelicans vs. Lakers: Players to Watch

Pelicans Key Players

Williamson averages 22.9 points, 5.7 boards and 5 assists.

Brandon Ingram is averaging 20.9 points, 5.8 assists and 5.1 boards.

CJ McCollum is averaging 20 points, 4.6 assists and 4.3 rebounds.

Jonas Valanciunas is averaging 12.3 points, 8.9 boards and 2.1 assists. At the other end, he averages 0.4 steals and 0.8 blocked shots.

Herbert Jones is averaging 11 points, 2.6 assists and 3.6 rebounds.

Lakers Key Players

Per game, Anthony Davis gets the Lakers 24.9 points, 12.7 boards and 3.5 assists. He also averages 1.2 steals and 2.4 blocks (second in league).

LeBron James averages 25.5 points, 7.3 boards and 8.1 assists. He is also making 54% of his shots from the floor and 41.2% from 3-point range, with 2.1 treys per contest.

Austin Reaves averages 15.8 points, 4.3 rebounds and 5.5 assists. He is draining 48.4% of his shots from the floor and 36.6% from beyond the arc, with 1.9 treys per contest.

The Lakers are getting 17.9 points, 3.1 rebounds and 6.4 assists per game from D'Angelo Russell.

Per game, Spencer Dinwiddie provides the Lakers 10.5 points, 2.7 rebounds and 4.7 assists, plus 0.7 steals and 0.3 blocks.

Pelicans vs. Lakers Stat Insights

New Orleans Key Stats

The Pelicans have a +378 scoring differential, topping opponents by 4.7 points per game. They're putting up 115.2 points per game to rank 13th in the league and are giving up 110.5 per outing to rank eighth in the NBA.

New Orleans wins the rebound battle by 1.6 boards on average. It collects 44 rebounds per game, which ranks 12th in the league, while its opponents grab 42.4 per outing.

The Pelicans knock down 12.4 three-pointers per game (19th in the league), 1.2 fewer than their opponents (13.6).

New Orleans scores 115.1 points per 100 possessions (10th in the league), while allowing 109.9 points per 100 possessions (seventh in the NBA).

Los Angeles Key Stats

The Lakers score 118 points per game (seventh in NBA) and concede 117.6 (23rd in league) for a +33 scoring differential overall.

Los Angeles pulls down 43.2 rebounds per game (18th in league), compared to the 44.1 of its opponents.

The Lakers knock down 2.5 fewer threes per contest than the opposition, 11.8 (24th in the league) compared to their opponents' 14.3.

Los Angeles' 113.5 points per 100 possessions on offense rank 15th in the NBA, and the 112.8 points it allows per 100 possessions rank 16th in the league.

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