JAKARTA - New Orleans Pelicans ended 10 successive defeats with a 131-121 win over LA Lakers in the NBA continued match at the Smoothie King Center, Sunday WIB.
However, Lakers star LeBron James rang closer to breaking the NBA's all-time score record.
Citing official statistics, Brandon Ingram leads Pelicans with a total of 35 points, 4 assists and 5 rebounds. CJ McColllum added 23 points, and Trey Murphy added 21 points throughout the game.
Pelians dominated the game against the Lakers who scored 72 points in the first half and led 12 points midway through the third quarter.
On the Lakers side, center Anthony Davis scored 34 points with 14 rebounds and 3 assists.
Meanwhile, James scored 27 points and now requires 36 points to overtake Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's record with 38,387 points.
James has averaged more than 30 points per game this season, and could peak next week as the Lakers host Oklahoma City on Wednesday WIB and the Milwaukee Bucks on Friday WIB.
However, on the other hand, Lakers coach Darvin Ham thinks the Lakers still need victory and has missed a chance to win against Pelicans today.
"We have to win this game. We have complete control over the game," Ham said, quoted by Antara from AFP.
"However, this is difficult. Their urge is basically all energy, and the third quarter gives them (Pelicans) that energy," concluded Darvin Ham.
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