While the New Orleans Pelicans have struggled this season, injuries have not been an obstacle for the team. Of the team's two leaders, Brandon Ingram and Chauncey Williamson, only Chaun has missed two games. Both of them are on the starting roster tonight against the Los Angeles Lakers, who are missing their two most important players (Anthony Davis and LeBron James). Davis has been out of the game for over a month with calf and Achilles injuries, while James has been out since the beginning of the season with a severe ankle sprain. Lacking a key general, the Lakers had to send out two-way player Devontae Cacok as their starting center. Not surprisingly, the Pelicans controlled the box score and won 128-111.

Pelicans Lakers post-game observations:Fat Tiger 20 + streak, Parrot new high, Hayes growth of the game Pelicans box score 62 points, the Lakers only 32 points. The Pelicans' three frontcourt starters, Ingram, Cain and Steven Adams, all scored in double digits at halftime. "I thought we did a good job defensively in this game," Pelicans coach Stan Van Gundy said. "Part of it is that a lot of opponents don't play. Still, opponents felt good in this game, above their average. Opponents didn't let the lack of lesser players stagnate their offense, instead they were still pretty good. So I think we responded pretty well on the defensive end." Prior to the game, the team announced that Lanzo Ball was out of the game with a strained right hip flexor. He was considered one of the players who could be traded before the trade deadline. By the time the next game rolls around, the Pelicans could have a much different lineup. Nikhil Alexander-Walker once again got the start in Ball's place. He scored 18 points on 7-of-14 shooting.

The Pelicans had plenty of offensive firepower in this game as Ingram exploded for another 36-point high next season. Pelicans Lakers post-game observation:Fat tiger playing nuggets 20+, parrot Gao Xin and Hayes growth. After the first three games, the Pelicans led by one point, and the game reached the crucial final 5:22 of the fourth quarter. Let's take a look at the flow of the game. At the 5:22 mark, the Pelicans attacked, Fat Tiger broke through and gave the ball to Ingram. Ingram missed the three. After the conversion Nuggets Jokic shot is blocked by Press Hill and the Pelicans strike. Bledsoe pushed forward and gave the ball to Fat Tiger, who sprinted to the double-clutch and picked the ball out of the basket to make it 102-96 and a six-point lead. After the conversion, Nuggets Jokic missed a shot and Fat Tiger grabbed the rebound to make the conversion.

During the process Adams fouled for three seconds and gave the ball to the Nuggets. with 4:8 to go the Nuggets attacked and Porter made a three-pointer to make it 102-99. in the past the Fat Tigers took control of the ball and gave it to Ingram. Ingram thought he was a superstar and took a shot from the free throw line. The result was an obvious miss. The Fat Tiger still couldn't take the Pelicans' 16 points and 39 of their 19. The Nuggets change their offense, the ball moves to their feet, and Millsap scores on a three-pointer.102 The Pelicans go on offense, and the Fat Tiger takes control of the ball, breaks through, kills someone, earns the foul, and earns the free throw, at which point the Nuggets call a timeout.The timeout comes back at the 3:13 mark, and the Fat Tiger makes two free throws.102 The Pelicans go on offense, and the Fat Tiger makes two free throws. Nuggets offense, the ball moved to the top of the arc, Jokic three points, the score changed to 104-105, a one-point lead. After the conversion, the Fat Tigers controlled the ball and got a break. The Nuggets had focused on Fat Tiger and stayed around him, but they couldn't stop him. Fat Tiger made a layup and scored two more points to make the score 106-105. after the conversion the Nuggets scored two more points to take the lead again, 106-107.