LAS VEGAS — Cole Swider hit five 3-pointers and finished with 21 points and Javante McCoy added 14 points and seven assists as the Lakers beat New Orleans, 102-94, on Friday night to eliminate the Pelicans from Summer League championship contention.
Second-round draft pick Max Christie scored 12 points on 4-for-8 shooting in 23 minutes, Mason Jones added 11 points and Jay Huff had 10 points and four blocked shots for the Lakers (2-2). Undrafted rookie Scotty Pippen Jr. finished with 11 points, seven assists and three steals, shooting 4 for 12 from the field in 22 minutes.
The Lakers trailed 27-19 after one quarter but they outscored the Pelicans 33-17 in the second quarter to take the lead for good.
Swider was 8 for 15 from the field, including a 5-for-11 mark from behind the arc, and grabbed six rebounds in 23 minutes. Rookie Shareef O’Neal did not play.
Jared Harper led the Pelicans (2-2) with 20 points. Deividas Sirvydis was 4 for 7 from 3-point range and finished with 17 points and eight rebounds, John Petty Jr. scored 16 points and Tyrique Jones had 11 points, 13 rebounds and four assists.
Dyson Daniels, a 6-foot-6 19-year-old who New Orleans selected No. 8 overall in last month’s draft, didn’t play.
The Lakers face the Dallas Mavericks on Saturday at 7 p.m. (ESPN).
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