The New Orleans Pelicans nearly collapsed again before newcomer Jameer Nelson steadied the ship in his spectacular debut.   After leading by as many as 22 points in the third, the Lakers stormed back with Lonzo Ball on the bench taking the lead early in the fourth.  The Lakers left the Pels bruised and battered in the third, literally, as AD took a nasty elbow to the head, and Boogie richoteted off Dante Cunningham and fell to the ground.  Both players would return to action, and finish out the Pelicans first victory of the 2017/18 season, that saw many fans flinging themselves overboard in disgust late, and then breathing into a respirator by the time the clock said 0:00.   See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.