LeBron James Excels As Lakers Beat Pelicans

Lakers Nation Podcast

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4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 7 January 2026

⏱️ 87 minutes

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The Lakers got the win they needed against the Pelicans, turning it on the 4th quarter with LeBron James setting the tone. Both LeBron and Luka set the pace scoring the ball while Deandre Ayton was more involved on the offensive end. it's an important win but the real test comes Wednesday against the Spurs... Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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0:00.9	Hello, Lakers Nation.
0:02.4	Welcome in to the Lakers Nation.com live postgame show. I'm Trevor Lane. The Lakers get the win over the Pelicans, 11, 101, 103. We're going to break down the game here and talk a little bit about what happened, what didn't happen, what we liked out of the Lakers, what we didn't like. Huge fourth quarter for L.A. to get the win in this one. Not ideal in that sense.
0:23.3	That's what it takes to beat the Pelicans. But nonetheless, an important win for the Lakers.
0:26.8	They win the fourth 32 to 17. They were down seven going into the fourth quarter.
0:33.8	And then they just turned it on in the fourth and flew right past the Pels.
0:40.0	Impressive in that sense.
0:41.2	A little frustrating that it took that to beat the Pelican.
0:43.7	Yes, I'm sure there's going to be a lot of reactions here from all you coming in from
0:47.9	Lakers fans.
0:48.9	But happy to see you all here.
0:50.2	The Lakers advanced to 13 and 0 in clutch performances.
0:55.2	13 and 0.
0:57.2	Let's go.
0:58.6	The Lakers, finding ways to get it done when the game is close.
1:01.2	They only lose in blowout fashion.
1:04.3	So the Lakers get the win also around the NBA.
1:06.9	The Spurs just lost to the Memphis Grizzlies.
1:12.5	The Lakers will see the Spurs tomorrow.
1:14.4	Second night of a back-to-back for both sides, but the Lakers will be on the road.
1:19.7	What a night for the Lakers.
1:22.9	Standings-wise, what this means is that for now, the Lakers have jumped back up to the three seed because
1:28.6	Denver won last night. Unfortunately, I was extremely short-handed. Denver team won last night
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