For the Lakers (31-43), it was a tale of two halves Sunday night in New Orleans. The team looked on the verge of picking up a key victory for their playoff push but a poor effort in the second half led to the 116-108 loss at the hands of the Pelicans.
The Purple and Gold were cooking from the opening tip and quickly grabbed a 12-0 lead thanks to an energetic LeBron James, who scored 10 of those points on his own.
From then on, it was all Lake Show. L.A. would finish the first half 25-of-37 from the field (11-of-18 from three) and take a 20-point lead in what could be described as a flawless opening 24 minutes.