LeBron James recorded 23 points, nine rebounds and nine assists and the Los Angeles Lakers clinched a playoff berth with a 110-106 victory over the host New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday night.
D'Angelo Russell added 21 points for the seventh-seeded Lakers, who led by as many as 18 points in the play-in game. Anthony Davis had 20 points, 15 rebounds and three blocked shots for Los Angeles.The Lakers will face second-seeded Denver in the first round of the playoffs, with Game 1 on Saturday in Colorado. The Nuggets are the defending NBA champions.
8 seconds remaining as the Lakers took a four-point lead and held off the charge.Austin Reaves scored 16 points and Rui Hachimura added 13 for the Lakers, who shot 41.7 percent from the field and made 14 of 35 from 3-point range.New Orleans hit 46.2 percent of its shots, including 9 of 30 from behind the arc. Jose Alvarado, Herbert Jones and Nance added 10 points apiece.
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