NEW ORLEANS _ With 58.4 seconds left, Lonzo Ball stood beyond the 3-point line at the top of the key, all alone without a single Pelicans player within five feet of him.
The Lakers trailed by 1 point and a score would have given them back a lead they lost during the fourth quarter.
With 17.2 seconds left in the game, he got the opportunity again. The score hadn't changed and Ball had an open look from 3-point range. He shot the ball again, and missed again.
The Lakers lost to the Pelicans, 128-125, to fall to 31-40. The Pelicans improved to 43-30 and secured their third win in three days.
Anthony Davis scored 33 points against the Lakers, and had 98 points total during the Pelicans' unusual tripleheader.
Ball finished with six points, nine assists and 13 rebounds on one-of-12 shooting from 3-point range.
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope led the Lakers with 28 points, including eight 3-pointers, which tied a career high.
Pelicans guards Jrue Holiday and Rajon Rondo contributed 50 points together.
The Lakers were outscored in the paint, 80-48.
They led by 11 after scoring a season-high 108 points through three quarters
