Los Angeles puts home win streak on the line against New Orleans

New Orleans Pelicans (25-32, 10th in the Western Conference) vs. Los Angeles Lakers (43-12, first in the Western Conference)

Los Angeles; Tuesday, 10 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Los Angeles will try to keep its three-game home win streak intact when the Lakers face New Orleans.

The Lakers are 29-6 in Western Conference games. Los Angeles is seventh in the league giving up just 107.4 points per game and holding opponents to 44.7 percent shooting.

The Pelicans are 16-21 against Western Conference opponents. New Orleans is third in the Western Conference scoring 116 points per game while shooting 46.2 percent.

The teams square off for the third time this season. The Lakers won 123-113 in the last meeting on Jan. 3. Anthony Davis led Los Angeles with 46 points, and Lonzo Ball led New Orleans with 23 points.

TOP PERFORMERS: LeBron James is averaging 25.2 points and 7.7 rebounds for the Lakers. Avery Bradley has averaged 11.9 points and totaled 2.6 rebounds while shooting 51.8 percent over the last 10 games for Los Angeles.

Brandon Ingram has averaged 24.5 points and 6.3 rebounds for the Pelicans. Derrick Favors has averaged 9.8 rebounds and added 7.6 points per game over the last 10 games for New Orleans.

LAST 10 GAMES: Lakers: 7-3, averaging 118 points, 48.8 rebounds, 27.6 assists, 8.3 steals and 5.2 blocks per game while shooting 50.0 percent from the field. Their opponents have averaged 112.4 points on 47.6 percent shooting.

Pelicans: 7-3, averaging 122.9 points, 50.1 rebounds, 31.2 assists, 7.9 steals and 5.5 blocks per game while shooting 49.5 percent from the field. Their opponents have averaged 115.1 points on 46.6 percent shooting.

INJURIES: Lakers: Anthony Davis: day to day (calf).

Pelicans: Kenrich Williams: out (back), Darius Miller: out (achilles).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.