The Los Angeles Lakers lost to Anthony Davis’ former team, the New Orleans Pelicans, 131-126. Despite the obvious tension in the air with the Lakers again, mixed up in trade rumors, L.A. actually played a good game until late in the third, when the Pelicans went on a run and took control of things as Brandon Ingram scored over the Lakers’ tiny guards like they were folding chairs and the purple and gold collapse in one of their worst losses of the season.
Just one game behind the Pelicans in the standings, the Lakers needed this win to move up in the Western Conference.