NEW ORLEANS — — Anthony Davis had 31 points and 14 rebounds and the Los Angeles Lakers extended their winning streak to five games with a 104-99 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Saturday night.

LeBron James highlighted a 21-point performance with a pair of crucial three-pointers in the final minutes, but his career-long four-game triple-double streak came to an end.

Rookie Dalton Knecht hit five threes and finished with a career-high 27 points, a spot start for the Lakers.

One night, after scoring 40 points and 12 rebounds in a win in San Antonio, Davis reached the 30-point plateau for the eighth time in 12 games played this season.

Brandon Ingram scored 32 points and reserve Jaylen Nowell scored 16 points for the Pelicans, who have lost 10 of their last 12 games.

Takeaways

Lakers: Cam Reddish (lower right leg) did not play after leaving Friday night’s game in San Antonio earlier than normal. … Austin Reaves scored 10 points but missed seven of nine 3-point shots.

Pelicans: Although forward Trey Murphy III was given the night off as he worked his way back from a preseason hamstring injury, injury-depleted New Orleans kept the game competitive with grit and energy. Despite only having ten players in uniform, the Pelicans led 56–46 at halftime but couldn’t quite get the win.

Key moment

Immediately after a clutch 3 from Ingram gave the Pelicans a late two-point lead, James responded with consecutive 3s to put the Lakers up 101-97 with 37 seconds left.

Key stat

The Lakers outscored the Pelicans in the paint, 52-40.

Next

The Lakers return to NBA Cup action at home against Utah on Tuesday night, while the Pelicans also resume NBA Cup group play in Dallas the same evening.

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