The Los Angeles Lakers saw a familiar face in Julius Randle when they visited the New Orleans Pelicans at the Smoothie King Center on Sunday.
Randle had a quiet night by his standards against his former team, putting up 17 points, five rebounds and three assists in 23 minutes. On the season, the former No. 7 overall pick is averaging a career-high 21.1 points per game on 52.2 percent shooting from the field, including 34 percent shooting from behind the arc.
Randle’s also contributing 8.6 rebounds and 3.