Doncic fought in a 123-116 defeat against Golden State one night before, ending with 19 points and being exploited several times at the defensive end, but responded to help the Lakers maintain their control in third place at the west conference ahead of Denver and the Warriors. The Lakers have won three out of four.
José Alvarado led the Pelicans with 27 points, and Karlo Matkovic had 15. New Orleans dropped his consecutive room on the road.
Alvarado capitalized a slow start to the Lakers, scoring 18 points in 7 of 9 shots in the first quarter to help see the Pelicans a five -point advantage.
But Los Angeles launched in the second quarter to take an advantage of 62-53 in the middle. Doncic had 11 points in the period and James added 10 when the Lakers made the nine of their shots from inside the 3 -point line.
Pelicans: Alvarado tied his high season in annotations, combining with his 27 against Cleveland on November 6.
The Lekers: Dalton Knecht had 12 points, finding some confidence after combining for 14 in his previous six appearances and not seeing the floor in the defeat against Golden State.
Doncic lost his first seven shots before Jordan Goodwin found him running the baseline for a tray with 7:51 remaining in the second quarter to light the Slovenian star and the offensive of the Lakers.
Reaves is the first laker to make 15 triples in a period of two games. He made six shots behind the arch after hitting nine against the Warriors.
The Pelicans receive Milwaukee on Sunday, and the Lakers visit Oklahoma City on Sunday for the first of the two games against the Thunder.
