Los Angeles Lakers vs New Orleans Pelicans Prediction, 11/14/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Los Angeles Lakers vs New Orleans Pelicans

Date: Friday, November 14, 2025

Location: Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, LA

TV: Gulf Coast Sports

Smoothie King Center is where the New Orleans Pelicans (2-9) will try to defeat the Los Angeles Lakers (8-4) on Friday.

The Lakers faced the Thunder and went home with a loss by a final score of 121-92 in their last game. Los Angeles ended the game with a 40.3% field goal percentage (31 out of 77) and buried 11 of 35 3-point attempts. From the free throw line, the Lakers converted 19 of 28 attempts for a percentage of 67.9%. In relation to hauling in boards, they earned 42 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 19 dimes in this game while forcing the opposition into 11 turnovers and earning 9 steals. In reference to defending, Los Angeles let their opponent shoot 50.0% from the field on 44 of 88 shooting. Oklahoma City distributed 28 dimes and had 14 steals for the contest. Additionally, Oklahoma City had 42 rebounds (6 offensive, 36 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Oklahoma City finished the contest at 91.3% when shooting free throws by knocking down 21 of 23 shots. They converted 12 out of their 39 tries from 3-point range. In relation to personal fouls, the Lakers walked away with 19 and the Thunder recorded 19 personal fouls.

Luka Doncic is one player who was a factor for the matchup. He scored 19 points on 7 of 20 shooting. He played for 33 minutes and collected 7 rebounds. Doncic finished shooting 35.0% from the floor and also distributed 7 assists.

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Los Angeles comes into this game with a record of 8-4 this year. They lose possession via turnover 16.8 times per game and as a unit are committing 20.4 personal fouls per contest. As a team, Los Angeles is snagging 40.3 rebounds per game and is sitting with 308 dimes on the season, which is 16th in the league in terms of passing the ball. The Lakers are connecting on 33.7% on 3-pointers (130 of 386) and 78.4% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 115.9 points per contest (18th in the league) while connecting on 50.4% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Lakers are forcing their opponents into 16.0 turnovers per game and they draw 23.1 fouls. They give up 36.4% on shots from distance and they are 17th in basketball in points per game from their opponents (116.9). The Lakers are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 48.3% (503 of 1,041) and they surrender 39.8 rebounds per game as a unit. They currently rank 25th in the league in allowing assists with 329 surrendered for the campaign.

The last time they took the court, the Pelicans took a loss by a final score of 125-117 when they faced the Trail Blazers. In the matter of cleaning up the glass, New Orleans allowed Portland to grab 39 in total (9 offensive). They wrapped up this game 35.1% from downtown by going 13 out of 37 and finished the contest at 16 out of 17 from the free throw line (94.1%). The Pelicans allowed the Trail Blazers to make 48 out of their 83 tries from the floor which left them with a rate of 57.8% for this contest. When this game wrapped up, the Pelicans finished the game shooting 43 for 91 from the floor which gave them a rate of 47.3%. With respect to shots from distance, New Orleans made 13 out of 39 attempts (33.3%). They were able to knock down 18 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 85.7%. The Trail Blazers committed 22 fouls in this matchup which got the Pelicans to the free throw line for a total of 21 attempts. They gave up possession of the ball 10 times, while getting 6 steals in the matchup. The Pelicans corralled 20 defensive boards and 15 offensive boards for a total of 35 for the matchup.

Derik Queen ended up being important for the Pelicans for this contest. Queen totaled 26 points in his 38 mins on the court and had 4 dimes for the game. He knocked down 12 of 18 for the contest for a rate of 66.7%, and had 7 rebounds.

New Orleans has a win-loss mark of 2-9 so far this season. When it comes to executing on offense, the Pelicans are shooting 43.6% from the field, which ranks them 27th in the NBA. New Orleans has scored 1,197 points on the season (108.8 per game) and they pull in 41.3 boards per game. They are earning an assist 22.7 times per contest (30th in the league) and they are turning it over 14.6 times per game. The Pelicans are committing 20.5 personal fouls every game while shooting 75.8% from the charity stripe.

The Pelicans are ranked 26th in the NBA in PPG surrendered with 121.6. They are forcing their opponents into 15.0 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 50.5% from the field (28th in basketball). The New Orleans defense concedes 35.4% on 3-pointers (160 of 452) and their opposition makes 81.1% of their shots from the charity stripe. They surrender 26.8 assists and 45.8 rebounds per game, which is ranked 16th and 21st in the league.

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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