The Los Angeles Lakers secured their fifth straight win on Saturday night against the New Orleans Pelicans, winning 104-99 on the road. It’s the first time this season they have held an opponent below 100 points. It was spearheaded by 31 points, 14 rebounds, two steals and a block from Anthony Davis.
But the Lakers had to clean things up in the second half in order to steal this road win on the second night of a back-to-back. L.A. trailed 56-46 at the half but won the second half 58-43. 56 points, while not horrible in a vacuum, is made worse when looking at how many injured players the Pelicans are dealing with.