Tuesday’s 8 p.m. ET matchup between the Los Angeles Lakers (22-11) and New Orleans Pelicans (8-29) at Smoothie King Center features the Lakers’ Deandre Ayton and the Pelicans’ Trey Murphy III,who are among the players to watch.

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Lakers vs. Pelicans: Jan. 6 Viewing Options

Game day: Tuesday, January 6, 2026
Game time: 8 p.m. ET
TV channel: SportsNet LA, Gulf Coast Sports, and Pelicans+
Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
Arena: Smoothie King Center
Live stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)

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Lakers vs. Pelicans Top Players

Lakers

Luka Doncic scores 33.7 points per game this season for the Lakers, also adding 8.1 rebounds and 8.7 assists.
Ayton contributes with 14.3 points, 0.8 assists and 8.4 rebounds per matchup.
Among active players, the Lakers are led by Doncic from long distance. He connects on 3.3 shots from deep per game.
Jake Laravia records 1.3 steals per game. Ayton collects 1.0 block an outing.
Pelicans

Derik Queen holds a top spot on the Pelicans rebounds and assists leaderboards, scoring 13.1 points a contest with 7.0 rebounds per game and 4.0 assists per game.
Murphy’s per-game averages this season are 20.7 points, 3.5 assists and 6.1 rebounds.
Murphy averages 2.8 made threes per game.
Murphy’s 1.6 steals and Yves Missi’s 1.2 blocks per game are vital to the Pelicans’ defensive production.

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Lakers vs. Pelicans Injury Report

Lakers

Lakers:

Austin Reaves: Out (Calf),

Gabe Vincent: Questionable (Back),

Adou Thiero: Out (Knee),

Rui Hachimura: Out (Calf)

Pelicans

Pelicans:

Herbert Jones: Questionable (Ankle),

Saddiq Bey: Out (Hip),

Dejounte Murray: Out (Leg)

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