Luka Doncic, who had an off shooting night by making only eight of 25 from the field, fouls out and LeBron James, who had 26 points, has a late turnover.

South Bay rallied afterward, and a long 2-pointer by Bufkin with 27 seconds to go brought it to within 107-106. He then blocked Kyle Mangas' layup attempt to give his team a shot at winning, but R.J. Davis missed both of his game-winning attempts.

The Milwaukee Bucks face the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday, Jan. 9, 2026 at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, Calif.

Highlights of LeBron James and Luka Doncic scoring 30 points each to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to a win over the New Orleans Pelicans.

LeBron James scored 30 points, Luca Doncic capped his 30-point, 10-assist performance with a pair of off-balance, bail-out 3s as the shot clock wound down, and the Los Angeles Lakers held off the reeling New Orleans Pelicans 111-103.

LeBron James posted a clip of the Lakers vs. Bucks last game, claiming that there was a missed foul call for the Bucks’ player, Myles Turner.

The Lakers had a great shot at victory in the closing moments of Friday's game versus the Bucks, but they blew it.