Pelicans vs Lakers Match Player Stats | Tuesday, March 4th 2025

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Pelicans vs Lakers Match Player Stats | Tuesday, March 4th 2025

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Todays Tuesday, March 4th Matchup Details

Tuesday New Orleans Pelicans at Los Angeles Lakers
Todays Game is on Tuesday, March 4th 2025
04/03/25 22:30:00 PM EST Tipoff

Key Match Player Stats to New Orleans Pelicans at Los Angeles Lakers

Luka Doncic has played 33.3 minutes per game on his home court this year, putting him in the 90th percentile — putting him among the most-utilized players in the NBA.

With respect to 3-point shots, the Lakers’s remarkable 36.9% rate of converted threes at home comes in as the 10th-highest in the league this year.

The matchup against the New Orleans Pelicans is a positive one for shots from behind the three-point arc; the other team’s starting PGs have tallied the 3rd-most three attempts per game in the NBA this year (7.1).

The Pelicans have played at the 4th-fastest pace-of-play in the NBA over the last 20 games, which ought to lead to increased plays for the Lakers.

Luka Doncic will enjoy the benefit of the home court advantage in this matchup. Playing on your home court usually improves stat production for all stats.

Jarred Vanderbilt will have the home court advantage in this matchup. Playing at home generally increases player performance in all facets of the game.

Austin Reaves has attempted 7.0 three-pointers per game this year, a sizeable increase from his 5.1 mark last year.

Out of all players in the league, Austin Reaves registers in the 92nd percentile for playing time, compiling a whopping 34.2 minutes per game on his home court this year.

This year, the opposing team’s starting SGs have totaled 6.1 3-point attempts per game (4th-highest in the league) vs. the Pelicans, branding this as a good matchup.

Relative to last year’s 16.0 mark, CJ McCollum’s shots have increased this year to 18.2 per game.

CJ McCollum has converted 3.8 threes per game over the last 5 games on the road, 1.0 higher than he’s converted from beyond the arc in all games this season while on the road.

CJ McCollum has tallied 33.0 minutes per game without the home court advantage this year, ranking in the 89th percentile — putting him among the most-utilized players in the NBA.

This year when they are on the road, the opposition’s starting PGs have totaled 15.6 field goal attempts per game (7th-highest in the NBA) vs. the Lakers, designating this as a positive matchup.

The New Orleans Pelicans have played at the 4th-quickest pace-of-play in the NBA over the last 20 games.

Out of all players in the NBA, LeBron James ranks in the 99th percentile for shots from the field hit, averaging a whopping 9.5 per game this year.

LeBron James has converted 3.1 shots from behind the three-point arc per game over the last 10 games, 0.8 higher than he’s sunk in all games this season.

LeBron James has tallied 34.9 minutes per game while playing at home this year, putting him in the 94th percentile — putting him among the most-utilized players in the NBA.

Offensive rebounds lengthen possession and bring about additional chances for scoring and assists, and the New Orleans Pelicans rank best in in the league with 15.8 offensive rebounds per game over the last 5 games.

LeBron James will possess the home court advantage in this contest. Playing on your home court usually raises player performance across the board.

Zion Williamson has totaled 27.4 points per game over the last 5 games on the road, 4.2 higher than he’s totaled in all games this year on the road.

Zion Williamson has converted 63.7% of his shots from the field over the last 10 games on the road, 9.7% more than he’s converted in all games this year when playing on the road.

The matchup vs. the Los Angeles Lakers is a good one for shots from behind the three-point arc; the opposing team’s starting SFs have averaged the most 3-point attempts per game in the league this year (5.8).

Dorian Finney-Smith has made 37.1% of his attempts from beyond the arc this year, ranking in the 77th percentile among all players in the league.

This year when they have the home court advantage, the opposing team’s starting PFs have tallied 5.4 three attempts per game (3rd-most in the league) against the New Orleans Pelicans, marking this as a favorable matchup.

Over the last 5 games, the opposing team’s starting PFs have attempted 4.6 free throws per game (10th-most in the league) vs. the New Orleans Pelicans, making it fairly effortless to get to the charity stripe.

Jaxson Hayes has successfully made 81.8% of his shot attempts from the field over the last 15 games, 8.8% more than he’s made in all games this season.

Jaxson Hayes has been on the court for 23.4 minutes per game over the last 5 games, 4.7 higher than he’s been on the court for overall this year.

The clash with Yves Missi registers in only the 97th percentile for difficulty with the opposing team’s starting Cs scoring a massive 63.6% of their field goal attempts this year when they have the home court advantage.

Jose Alvarado has successfully made a terrific 2.0 shots from behind the three-point arc per game this year, a significant increase from his 1.3 mark last year.

Out of all players in the league, Trey Murphy III registers in the 92nd percentile, registering a monstrous 21.6 points per game when playing away from home this year.

Trey Murphy III has attempted 10.2 3-pointers per game over the last 5 games, 1.6 higher than he’s attempted over the course of the year.

Trey Murphy III has attempted 4.4 free throws per game this year, a significant increase from his 2.4 mark last year.

Kelly Olynyk has sunk 5.0 field goals per game over the last 5 games on the road, 2.2 higher than he’s put through the hoop over the course of the year while playing away from home.

Kelly Olynyk has made 51.3% of his treys over the last 10 games on the road, 11.7% higher than he’s sunk overall this season while playing away from home.

Kelly Olynyk has averaged 25.0 minutes per game over the last 5 games, 7.5 more than he’s averaged over the course of the year.

The matchup against the Los Angeles Lakers is a strong one for shot attempts from downtown; opposing starting PFs have tallied the most 3-point attempts per game in the NBA this year (5.6).

Yves Missi has converted 5.4 shots made from the field per game over the last 5 games, 1.8 more than he’s sunk overall this year.

Kelly Olynyk has attempted 3.4 3-pointers per game over the last 5 games without the home court advantage, 1.5 more than he’s attempted over the course of the year on the road.

Luka Doncic has attempted 6.9 free throws per game this year, placing him in the 98th percentile among all players in the NBA.

Dorian Finney-Smith figures to see a rise in effectiveness in all facets of the game on account of owning the home court advantage in this game.

Trey Murphy III has averaged 35.3 minutes per game away from his home court this year, ranking in the 96th percentile — putting him among the most-used players in the NBA.

This year, opposing starting SGs have averaged 36.7% on three-pointers (10th-best in the league) vs. the Lakers, making this a positive matchup.

Negative Match Player Stats Trends that should impact New Orleans Pelicans at Los Angeles Lakers

Luka Doncic has converted a mere 3.1 three-point shots per game this season, quite a bit less than his 3.8 rate last season.

Among all players in the league, Luka Doncic measures in the 94th percentile for personal fouls, tallying a whopping 2.7 fouls per game this year.

The Los Angeles Lakers have played at the 3rd-most sluggish tempo in the league over the last 5 games.

Offensive rebounds save possession and result in further opportunities for scoring and assists, but the Los Angeles Lakers rank 4thworst in in the league with just 9.5 offensive boards per game this year.

Compared to last year’s 20.0 mark, Jarred Vanderbilt’s playing time has diminished this year to 15.4 minutes per game.

CJ McCollum has averaged 2.3 personal fouls per game this year, putting him among the most-whistled players in the league (81st percentile).

The Pelicans rank as the 5th-lowest scoring offense in the league away from home this year.

The Lakers have played at the 3rd-least up-tempo pace in the league over the last 5 games, which should decrease plays for the Pelicans.

CJ McCollum will not receive the benefit of the home court advantage in this game. Playing away from your home stadium generally lowers player performance for all stats.

This year, the opposing team’s starting SFs have totaled 9.1 shot attempts per game (fewest in the league) vs. the Pelicans, resulting in a hard matchup.

Over the last 15 games, opposing starting SGs have attempted 1.2 free throws per game (lowest in the league) vs. the New Orleans Pelicans, finding it difficult to get to the free-throw line.

The Pelicans have been the 4th-lowest scoring offense in the NBA while playing on the road this year as it relates to treys.

The matchup against the Los Angeles Lakers is a hard one for three-pointers; the other team’s starting PGs have totaled the 5th-least 3-pointers per game in the NBA over the last 5 games (1.6).

Over the last 5 games, the other team’s starting SFs have totaled 4.0 3-point attempts per game (7th-fewest in the league) against the New Orleans Pelicans, creating a challenging matchup.

Zion Williamson has been called for 2.8 personal fouls per game this year, putting him among the most foul-prone players in the NBA (95th percentile).

Over the last 15 games, opposing starting SFs have attempted 1.9 foul shots per game (fewest in the NBA) vs. the Los Angeles Lakers, making it tough to get to the foul line.

Zion Williamson is expected to experience a decrease in effectiveness for all stats considering playing away from home in this matchup.

Among all players in the league, Dorian Finney-Smith rates in the 25th percentile for free-throw performance with a subpar 69.1% rate this year.

Jaxson Hayes has made 0.0% of his treys this year, putting him in the 6th percentile out of all players in the league.

Jose Alvarado will not enjoy the home court advantage in this contest. Playing while traveling tends to worsen player production across the board.

Jose Alvarado has successfully made 38.0% of his field goals this year, ranking in the 19th percentile out of all players in the NBA.

Trey Murphy III has committed 2.2 personal fouls per game this year, a sizeable increase from his 1.3 fouls per game last year.

The matchup vs. Los Angeles is a difficult one for field goals; when the Los Angeles Lakers are playing at home, the other team’s starting SGs have compiled the 3rd-lowest FG% in the league this year (37.1%).

Trey Murphy III will likely experience a decrease in efficiency across the board on account of playing on the visting team in this game.

Kelly Olynyk has accumulated 3.6 personal fouls per game over the last 5 games while on the road, 1.1 more than he’s accumulated overall this year on the road.

The matchup vs. the Lakers may be a difficult one for getting to the free-throw line; the opposition’s starting PFs have attempted a measly 2.2 free throws per game over the last 15 games (least in the league).

Kelly Olynyk will likely suffer a reduction in output in all stat categories on account of playing on the visting team in this contest.

Yves Missi has attempted 0.0 3-point shots per game this year, ranking in the 4th percentile among all players in the NBA.

The number of 3-point shots attempted against Jaxson Hayes has been remarkably low (1.3 per game) when matched up against other starting Cs this year (4th percentile).

The number of fouls drawn by opposing starting Cs vs. Jaxson Hayes has been very low this year (2.3 foul shot attempts per game: 11th percentile).

Luka Doncic has posted just 26.5 points per game this year, quite a bit less than his 32.7 points per game last year.

Out of all players in the NBA, Jarred Vanderbilt registers in the 22nd percentile for shots from the field when playing at home, totaling 3.3 per game this year.

Jarred Vanderbilt has made a measly 39.3% of his free throws this year, quite a bit less than his 63.5 mark last year.

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