Lakers hold off Pelicans' 2nd-half surge to earn No. 7 seed in NBA Playoffs
by Fox News
Fox News— The Los Angeles Lakers are heading to the first round of the NBA Playoffs as they defeated the New Orleans Pelicans, 110-106, on Tuesday night. The Lakers are now the No. 7 seed in the West, and they will be pitted against the Denver Nuggets, the reigning NBA champions, in the first round. At one point, the Lakers had an 18-point lead, but Zion Williamson, who finished the game with a season-high 40 points, took a perfect alley-oop feed from Jose Alvarado to tie it at 93 apiece with less than...
New York Post—Lakers hold off Pelicans for play-in win to earn playoff rematch with Nuggets. LeBron James had 23 points, and the Lakers secured a playoff berth with a 110-106 win over the Pelicans in the Western Conference play-in tournament.
CBS Sports—Lakers vs. Pelicans score: Live updates, highlights from NBA Play-In Tournament with No. 7 seed on the line. Zion Williamson was brilliant on Tuesday night before exiting in the fourth quarter with an injury
NBC4 Washington—How many times has a No. 7 seed beat a No. 2 seed in the NBA playoffs?. The East's No. 7 Sixers and West's No. 7 Lakers will be trying to pull off a rare first-round upset.