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2021/22 National Basketball Association (NBA) season
Regular Season
New Orleans Pelicans v Los Angeles Lakers
Smoothie King Center
New Orleans, USA
Monday, 28 March 2022
01h00
New Orleans Pelicans will face off with the Los Angeles Lakers in a National Basketball Association (NBA) match on March 28.
This will be the 66th NBA meeting between Pelicans and Lakers in regular-season games since 2002 when Pelicans were founded.
The Lakers have dominated this rivalry having registered 41 wins compared to the Pelicans' 24 victories.
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The last meeting between Pelicans and Lakers was on 28 February 2022 with the match taking place at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.
The Pelicans proved too strong for the Lakers as they secured a 123-95 win in a game that saw CJ McCollum score 22 points for the New Orleans side.
Pelicans are currently placed 10th in the Western Conference having recorded 30 wins and 42 defeats from 72 matches.
While the Lakers find themselves in the ninth spot in the Western Conference having registered 31 victories and 41 defeats from 72 games.
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Lakers superstar LeBron James passed Karl Malone as the NBA's second all-time leading scorer during a match against the Washington Wizards on Saturday.
James moved past Malone, the Hall of Famer and former Utah Jazz great who scored 36,928 points, at the 5:20 mark in the second quarter.
"Just to be part of this league the many years I've been a part of it," James said on Monday when reflecting on his achievement.
"And being linked to some of the greatest who've ever played this game and guys I've ever watched or studied or read about or aspired to be like ... I'm just always lost for words for it.
"It's an honour for me, for my hometown, for my family and friends to be able to live these moments throughout this journey. And that's exactly who I do it for."
Head-to-Head (Last Five NBA Matches)
Matches - 5
Pelicans - 2
Lakers - 3
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