LeBron James, Anthony Davis, and the Los Angeles Lakers are back home where they will welcome a struggling New Orleans Pelicans squad welcoming back their star forward, Zion Williamson after Williamson was in the NBA’s Health and Safety protocols. The Pelicans lost their last game on Wednesday to the Los Angeles Clippers, 111-106, and come into Friday night’s showdown with the defending champions of the NBA as losers of their last four.
Getting Williamson back will be helpful for the Pelicans but they’ve interestingly had more trouble scoring this season than defending. Stan Van Gundy has the Pelicans posing the 9th best defensive rating in the league while they currently sit at 21st in offensive rating.
But while the Pelicans will get back Williamson, they will be without Lonzo Ball (tendinopathy) while Eric Bledsoe is questionable with right eye irritation.
Here’s when you should tune in to see the game:
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- Date: January 15
- Time: 10 p.m. ET
- TV Channel: ESPN
- Live Stream: fuboTV (watch for free)
Probable starting lineups
New Orleans Pelicans (4-6)
- Brandon Ingram
- Zion Williamson
- Steven Adams
- Josh Hart
- Nickeil Alexander-Walker
Los Angeles Lakers (10-3)
- LeBron James
- Anthony Davis
- Marc Gasol
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope
- Dennis Schroder.
