Los Angeles Lakers face New Orleans Pelicans in the NBA on Friday 1 January 2027 at Smoothie King Center, New Orleans. Start time is 8pm EST / 1am GMT.
Confirmed broadcast details and any schedule changes are updated here as they are announced.
BASKETBALL · MATCH
Los Angeles Lakers at New Orleans Pelicans
Date
31 December 2026Thursday
Venue
New Orleans, United States
Status
Scheduled
Format
Match · Basketball
Schedule contextNBA · rest, travel and time zones from the published schedule
Los Angeles Lakers Away
- Rest
- 1 day
- Last game
- Tue v Rockets
- Travel
- 2,688 km (1,670 mi) · 2 h ahead · game 1 of 4-game road trip
- Schedule
- 3 in last 7 days
- Body clock
- Tip 7pm (5pm at home)
Long tripTime zonesRoad trip
New Orleans Pelicans Home
- Rest
- 0 days
- Last game
- Wed at Pistons
- Travel
- 1,514 km (941 mi) · game 1 of 5-game home stand
- Schedule
- 3rd game in 4 nights · 3 in last 7 days
- Body clock
- Tip 7pm
Back-to-back3 in 4 nightsHome stand
IndoorConference
The Lakers have had 1 day off since Tuesday's game against the Rockets, game 1 of a 4-game road trip, with 2,688 km (1,670 miles) of travel, playing 2 hours ahead of their home clock.
The Pelicans play the second night of a back-to-back after Wednesday's game in Detroit, their third game in four nights, game 1 of a 5-game home stand, with 1,514 km (941 miles) of travel.
Conference game indoors.
NBA teams on the second night of a back-to-back have won 44% of regular-season games since 2015 (4,450 team-games).
From the published schedule, computed 6 Sep 2026. No odds or predictions. All NBA games this week
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