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Last 5
Pelicans
| Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|
| vs DEN | L 129-132 | |
| vs NYK | L 93-104 | |
| at HOU | L 133-113 | |
| at IND | L 119-104 | |
| vs SAC | L 109-111 |
Lakers
| Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|
| at GSW | W 113-115 | |
| vs DET | L 114-117 | |
| at SAC | W 99-103 | |
| at SAC | W 100-113 | |
| vs MEM | W 116-110 |
Injuries
Pelicans
| Player | Pos | Date | Injury | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Javonte Green | G-F | Knee | The Pelicans have listed Green as Questionable for Thursday's (Dec. 26) game against the Rockets. | |
 Trey Murphy III | G-F | Ankle | The Pelicans have listed Murphy as Questionable for Thursday's (Dec. 26) game against the Rockets. | |
 Brandon Ingram | F | Ankle | Ingram remains in the early treatment and recovery phase of his rehabilitation program. He will be re-examined in approximately two weeks his status will be updated as appropriate, according to the New Orleans Pelicans medical update. | |
 Karlo Matkovic | F | Back | Matkovic has progressed to the return to play conditioning phase of his rehabilitation program. He will be week-to-week going forward, according to the New Orleans Pelicans medical upddates. | |
 Jose Alvarado | G | Hamstring | Alvarado has begun the return to play conditioning phase of his rehabilitation program and is expected to return to full practice next week. He will be week-to-week going forward, according to the New Orleans Pelicans medical update. | |
 Zion Williamson | F | Hamstring | Williamson has begun the return to play conditioning phase of his rehabilitation program and is expected to return to full practice next week. He will be week-to-week going forward, according to the New Orleans Pelicans medical update. |
Lakers
| Player | Pos | Date | Injury | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Anthony Davis | F-C | Ankle | Davis is able to walk without any support and is day-to-day going into Saturday's (Dec. 28) game against the Kings, Dave McMenamin of ESPN.com reports. | |
 D'Angelo Russell | G | Hand | The Lakers have listed Russell as Out for Wednesday's (Dec. 25) game against the Warriors. | |
 Jalen Hood-Schifino | G | Hamstring | The Lakers have listed Hood-Schifino as Out for Wednesday's (Dec. 25) game against the Warriors. | |
 Jaxson Hayes | C-F | Ankle | Lakers head coach JJ Redick said on Tuesday (Dec. 17) that Hayes is working on strengthening his right ankle, and the team plans to provide an update on his status next week, per Daniel Starkand of LakersNation.com. | |
 Jarred Vanderbilt | F | Knee | Vanderbilt experienced fluid in his left knee recently during rehabilitation and is now targeting early January for a return. | |
 Christian Wood | F-C | Knee | Lakers head coach JJ Redick said on Tuesday (Dec. 17) that Wood (knee) has been cleared to resume on-court workouts but still has no clear timetable for his return, per Dave McMenamin of ESPN.com. |
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