New Orleans visits Los Angeles for conference matchup

New Orleans Pelicans (4-2, fifth in the Western Conference) vs. Los Angeles Lakers (1-5, 14th in the Western Conference)

Los Angeles; Wednesday, 10:30 p.m. EDT

BOTTOM LINE: New Orleans plays Los Angeles for a Western Conference matchup.

Los Angeles finished 33-49 overall and 18-34 in Western Conference action a season ago. The Lakers averaged 7.6 steals, 5.2 blocks and 13.9 turnovers per game last season.

New Orleans finished 2-4 overall and 25-27 in Western Conference action during the 2021-22 season. The Pelicans averaged 21.3 assists per game on 39.0 made field goals last season.

INJURIES: Lakers: Thomas Bryant: out (thumb), Juan Toscano-Anderson: day to day (ankle), Dennis Schroder: out (thumb).

Pelicans: E.J. Liddell: out (right knee), Kira Lewis Jr.: out (knee), Dyson Daniels: day to day (ankle), Brandon Ingram: out (concussion), Herbert Jones: day to day (knee).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.