Brandon Ingram scored 35 points and led a fourth-quarter surge as the host New Orleans Pelicans ended a 10-game losing streak by defeating the Los Angeles Lakers 131–126 on Saturday, Feb. 4.
CJ McCollum added 23, Trey Murphy III scored 21, Jonas Valanciunas had 18 points and 14 rebounds, Jose Alvarado scored 18 and Larry Nance Jr. had 10 for the Pelicans.
LeBron James finished with 27 points to pull within 35 points of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s career scoring record, and Anthony Davis led the Lakers with 34 points and 14 rebounds. Russell Westbrook scored 15, Troy Brown Jr. added 13 and Lonnie Walker IV had 11.
LeBron James (6) of the Los Angeles Lakers dunks against Jose Alvarado (15) and Naji Marshall (8) of the New Orleans Pelicans during the second half at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans on Feb. 4, 2023. (Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)
The Lakers took their biggest lead of the game when they went up 12 early in the third quarter, but Valanciunas had three baskets to help the Pelicans pull within 95–92….