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LaMelo Ball hits 9 3-pointers to lead Hornets to surprising 135-117 win over Luka's Lakers
LOS ANGELES (AP) LaMelo Ball scored 27 of his 30 points in the second half while tying his career high with nine 3-pointers, and the Charlotte Hornets overcame Luka Doncic's 39 points for a 135-117 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday night.
Ball had 11 assists and six rebounds, and he hit eight 3-pointers in the second half alone, gleefully celebrating each one while quieting the home crowd in his native Los Angeles area.
Brandon Miller also scored 26 points for the Hornets, while Miles Bridges added 25 and rookie Kon Knueppel had 19.
Ten days after the sub-.500 Hornets shocked the NBA-leading Oklahoma City Thunder with a 27-point road victory, Charlotte showed another taste of its considerable promise. The Hornets improved to 2-1 on their five-game West Coast trip by running away from Doncic and LeBron James, who had 29 points and nine rebounds.
Doncic hit six 3-pointers in the slumping Lakers’ fourth defeat in five games, including embarrassing losses to Sacramento and Charlotte in the past four days. Los Angeles' improved focus in a victory over Atlanta on Tuesday had vanished, with the Hornets scoring 105 points in the final three quarters.
Doncic hit three 3-pointers and scored 19 points in the first quarter while the Lakers maintained their offensive excellence from their 140-point performance against Hawks. But Charlotte surged ahead in the second quarter and pushed its lead to 15 points in the third, and the Lakers never seriously threatened a comeback.
Jake LaRavia scored 18 points for Los Angeles, which got just nine points from its reserves on combined 4-for-19 shooting.
Hornets: At Golden State on Saturday.
Lakers: At Portland on Saturday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Moussa Diabate vs. Deandre Ayton (LeBron James gains possession) | ||
| 11:44 | | Luka Doncic misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 11:41 |  | Kon Knueppel defensive rebound | ||
| 11:21 | | +3 | Miles Bridges makes three point jump shot (LaMelo Ball assists) | 3-0 |
| 11:00 | | +3 | LeBron James makes three point jump shot (Jake LaRavia assists) | 3-3 |
| 10:49 | | +2 | Brandon Miller makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot (Miles Bridges assists) | 5-3 |
| 10:36 | | +2 | Marcus Smart makes two point driving layup | 5-5 |
| 10:24 | | Brandon Miller turnover (bad pass) (LeBron James steals) | ||
| 10:19 | | +3 | Marcus Smart makes three point running jump shot (Luka Doncic assists) | 5-8 |
| 9:56 | | LeBron James blocks Kon Knueppel's two point driving reverse layup | ||
| 9:56 | | Lakers defensive rebound | ||
| 9:46 | | +3 | Luka Doncic makes three point pullup jump shot | 5-11 |
| 9:33 | | +2 | Moussa Diabate makes two point cutting dunk (LaMelo Ball assists) | 7-11 |
| 9:28 | | +2 | Luka Doncic makes two point pullup jump shot | 7-13 |
| 9:28 | | Kon Knueppel shooting foul (Luka Doncic draws the foul) | ||
| 9:28 | | +1 | Luka Doncic makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 7-14 |
| 9:18 | | Brandon Miller misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:15 | | Deandre Ayton defensive rebound | ||
| 9:07 | | Luka Doncic misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:04 | | LaMelo Ball defensive rebound | ||
| 8:59 | | LaMelo Ball misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:55 | | Deandre Ayton defensive rebound | ||
| 8:55 | | LeBron James turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 8:38 | | LaMelo Ball misses two point driving bank hook shot | ||
| 8:34 | | Deandre Ayton defensive rebound | ||
| 8:26 | | Luka Doncic misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 8:24 | | Moussa Diabate defensive rebound | ||
| 8:21 | | Miles Bridges turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 8:03 | | +3 | Jake LaRavia makes three point jump shot (Deandre Ayton assists) | 7-17 |
| 8:02 | | Hornets 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:51 | | Moussa Diabate turnover (lost ball) (Marcus Smart steals) | ||
| 7:47 | | +2 | Deandre Ayton makes two point running alley-oop dunk (Marcus Smart assists) | 7-19 |
| 7:33 | | Luka Doncic personal foul (Brandon Miller draws the foul) | ||
| 7:15 | | Brandon Miller misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:13 | | Marcus Smart defensive rebound | ||
| 7:11 | | LeBron James misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 7:07 | | Jake LaRavia offensive rebound | ||
| 7:03 | | Luka Doncic misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 7:03 | | Deandre Ayton offensive rebound | ||
| 6:59 | | Deandre Ayton misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 6:58 | | Miles Bridges defensive rebound | ||
| 6:51 | | LaMelo Ball misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 6:48 | | Kon Knueppel offensive rebound | ||
| 6:46 | | Brandon Miller misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:46 | | LaMelo Ball offensive rebound | ||
| 6:36 | | +2 | Miles Bridges makes two point driving floating jump shot (Brandon Miller assists) | 9-19 |
| 6:17 | | Deandre Ayton misses two point jump shot | ||
| 6:14 | | Miles Bridges defensive rebound | ||
| 6:08 | | +2 | Brandon Miller makes two point running alley-oop dunk (LaMelo Ball assists) | 11-19 |
| 5:50 | | +2 | Luka Doncic makes two point driving finger roll layup | 11-21 |
| 5:38 | | +3 | Miles Bridges makes three point jump shot (LaMelo Ball assists) | 14-21 |
| 5:09 | | Marcus Smart misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:09 | | LeBron James offensive rebound | ||
| 5:03 | | +2 | LeBron James makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 14-23 |
| 4:38 | | Kon Knueppel misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 4:34 | | Miles Bridges offensive rebound | ||
| 4:34 | | +3 | Miles Bridges makes three point jump shot | 17-23 |
| 4:26 | | Lakers 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:19 | | Sion James shooting foul (Luka Doncic draws the foul) | ||
| 4:19 | | Luka Doncic misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 4:19 | | Lakers offensive rebound | ||
| 4:19 | | +1 | Luka Doncic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 17-24 |
| 4:06 | | +2 | Kon Knueppel makes two point driving finger roll layup (Moussa Diabate assists) | 19-24 |
| 3:42 | | +2 | Luka Doncic makes two point driving floating jump shot | 19-26 |
| 3:42 | | Moussa Diabate shooting foul (Luka Doncic draws the foul) | ||
| 3:42 | | Luka Doncic misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 3:40 | | Sion James defensive rebound | ||
| 3:27 | | +2 | Kon Knueppel makes two point driving layup (Ryan Kalkbrenner assists) | 21-26 |
| 3:27 | | Rui Hachimura defensive goaltending violation | ||
| 3:14 | | +2 | Luka Doncic makes two point driving layup | 21-28 |
| 3:04 | | Kon Knueppel misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:02 | | Rui Hachimura defensive rebound | ||
| 2:55 | | +3 | Rui Hachimura makes three point jump shot (Luka Doncic assists) | 21-31 |
| 2:40 | | +2 | Collin Sexton makes two point driving layup | 23-31 |
| 2:32 | | +2 | Jarred Vanderbilt makes two point cutting layup (Rui Hachimura assists) | 23-33 |
| 2:25 | | Grant Williams misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:25 | | Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound | ||
| 2:09 | | +3 | Luka Doncic makes three point stepback jump shot | 23-36 |
| 2:07 | | Ryan Kalkbrenner technical foul (Double) | ||
| 2:07 | | Jarred Vanderbilt technical foul (Double) | ||
| 1:52 | | +2 | Sion James makes two point driving layup | 25-36 |
| 1:34 | | Grant Williams blocks Gabe Vincent's two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 1:31 | | Kon Knueppel defensive rebound | ||
| 1:27 | | Rui Hachimura personal foul (Ryan Kalkbrenner draws the foul) | ||
| 1:17 | | Rui Hachimura blocks Sion James's two point driving layup | ||
| 1:16 | | Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound | ||
| 1:11 | | Luka Doncic misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:07 | | Grant Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 1:05 | | +2 | Ryan Kalkbrenner makes two point running alley-oop dunk (Sion James assists) | 27-36 |
| 0:52 | | Gabe Vincent misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:50 | | Sion James defensive rebound | ||
| 0:29 | | Jump ball. Sion James vs. Luka Doncic (Grant Williams gains possession) | ||
| 0:29 | | Kobe Bufkin shooting foul (Grant Williams draws the foul) | ||
| 0:29 | | +1 | Grant Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 28-36 |
| 0:29 | | +1 | Grant Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 29-36 |
| 0:29 | | +1 | Grant Williams makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 30-36 |
| 0:11 | | Rui Hachimura misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:11 | | Kobe Bufkin offensive rebound | ||
| 0:11 | | Kon Knueppel personal foul (Kobe Bufkin draws the foul) | ||
| 0:03 | | +3 | Luka Doncic makes three point pullup jump shot | 30-39 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:40 | | +3 | LaMelo Ball makes three point jump shot (Collin Sexton assists) | 33-39 |
| 11:24 | | Gabe Vincent misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:21 | | Hornets defensive rebound | ||
| 11:02 | | +2 | Brandon Miller makes two point driving layup | 35-39 |
| 10:51 | | Lakers 60 second timeout | ||
| 10:45 | | Kobe Bufkin turnover (traveling) | ||
| 10:30 | | LaMelo Ball misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:27 | | Josh Green offensive rebound | ||
| 10:14 | | Brandon Miller misses two point driving hook shot | ||
| 10:12 | | Brandon Miller offensive rebound | ||
| 10:11 | | Josh Green misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:08 | | Kobe Bufkin defensive rebound | ||
| 10:02 | | Brandon Miller blocks LeBron James's two point running layup | ||
| 10:02 | | Jarred Vanderbilt offensive rebound | ||
| 10:01 | | +2 | Jarred Vanderbilt makes two point putback layup | 35-41 |
| 9:45 | | Brandon Miller offensive foul (Jake LaRavia draws the foul) | ||
| 9:45 | | Brandon Miller turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 9:26 | | Brandon Miller blocks Jake LaRavia's two point layup | ||
| 9:26 | | Lakers offensive rebound | ||
| 9:23 | | LeBron James misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 9:19 | | LaMelo Ball defensive rebound | ||
| 9:12 | | +2 | Ryan Kalkbrenner makes two point reverse dunk (Brandon Miller assists) | 37-41 |
| 9:01 | | Marcus Smart misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 8:59 | | Ryan Kalkbrenner defensive rebound | ||
| 8:38 | | Ryan Kalkbrenner misses two point reverse layup | ||
| 8:38 | | Marcus Smart defensive rebound | ||
| 8:38 | | Ryan Kalkbrenner personal foul (Marcus Smart draws the foul) | ||
| 8:15 | | LeBron James misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 8:11 | | Josh Green defensive rebound | ||
| 7:56 | | Ryan Kalkbrenner turnover (bad pass) (Marcus Smart steals) | ||
| 7:54 | | Brandon Miller shooting foul (LeBron James draws the foul) | ||
| 7:54 | | Hornets 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:54 | | +1 | LeBron James makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 37-42 |
| 7:54 | | +1 | LeBron James makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 37-43 |
| 7:49 | | Jake LaRavia personal foul (Josh Green draws the foul) | ||
| 7:45 | | Marcus Smart personal foul (LaMelo Ball draws the foul) | ||
| 7:32 | | +2 | Miles Bridges makes two point driving finger roll layup (LaMelo Ball assists) | 39-43 |
| 7:11 | | Marcus Smart misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:08 | | LaMelo Ball defensive rebound | ||
| 6:49 | | +2 | Ryan Kalkbrenner makes two point layup (LaMelo Ball assists) | 41-43 |
| 6:36 | | Josh Green blocks Marcus Smart's two point driving layup | ||
| 6:35 | | LaMelo Ball defensive rebound | ||
| 6:32 | | +2 | Miles Bridges makes two point running alley-oop dunk (LaMelo Ball assists) | 43-43 |
| 6:14 | | LaMelo Ball shooting foul (Marcus Smart draws the foul) | ||
| 6:14 | | +1 | Marcus Smart makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 43-44 |
| 6:14 | | +1 | Marcus Smart makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 43-45 |
| 5:52 | | Moussa Diabate misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 5:50 | | Luka Doncic defensive rebound | ||
| 5:32 | | Jake LaRavia misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 5:30 | | Moussa Diabate defensive rebound | ||
| 5:21 | | +3 | Sion James makes three point jump shot (Kon Knueppel assists) | 46-45 |
| 5:04 | | Luka Doncic misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 5:02 | | Miles Bridges defensive rebound | ||
| 4:59 | | Luka Doncic personal foul (Moussa Diabate draws the foul) | ||
| 4:50 | | Brandon Miller misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 4:50 | | Miles Bridges offensive rebound | ||
| 4:44 | | +3 | Brandon Miller makes three point jump shot (Miles Bridges assists) | 49-45 |
| 4:44 | | Lakers 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:35 | | Sion James personal foul (Luka Doncic draws the foul) | ||
| 4:34 | | Jake LaRavia turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 4:19 | | Sion James misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:18 | | Lakers defensive rebound | ||
| 4:05 | | +3 | Jake LaRavia makes three point jump shot (Luka Doncic assists) | 49-48 |
| 3:56 | | +2 | Moussa Diabate makes two point cutting dunk (Sion James assists) | 51-48 |
| 3:40 | | Deandre Ayton misses two point hook shot | ||
| 3:40 | | Kon Knueppel defensive rebound | ||
| 3:35 | | Gabe Vincent shooting foul (Miles Bridges draws the foul) | ||
| 3:35 | | +1 | Miles Bridges makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 52-48 |
| 3:35 | | +1 | Miles Bridges makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 53-48 |
| 3:17 | | Rui Hachimura misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:14 | | Kon Knueppel defensive rebound | ||
| 3:09 | | +2 | Moussa Diabate makes two point hook shot (Brandon Miller assists) | 55-48 |
| 2:46 | | +2 | Deandre Ayton makes two point driving floating jump shot (Jake LaRavia assists) | 55-50 |
| 2:40 | | Gabe Vincent shooting foul (Kon Knueppel draws the foul) | ||
| 2:40 | | +1 | Kon Knueppel makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 56-50 |
| 2:40 | | +1 | Kon Knueppel makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 57-50 |
| 2:21 | | +2 | Deandre Ayton makes two point dunk (LeBron James assists) | 57-52 |
| 2:01 | | +2 | Brandon Miller makes two point pullup jump shot | 59-52 |
| 1:47 | | Deandre Ayton offensive foul (Miles Bridges draws the foul) | ||
| 1:47 | | Deandre Ayton turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 1:28 | | +2 | Brandon Miller makes two point fadeaway jump shot (Kon Knueppel assists) | 61-52 |
| 1:09 | | LeBron James turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 0:52 | | Brandon Miller misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:49 | | LeBron James defensive rebound | ||
| 0:44 | | +3 | LeBron James makes three point pullup jump shot | 61-55 |
| 0:31 | | LaMelo Ball misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 0:29 | | Lakers defensive rebound | ||
| 0:14 | | LeBron James misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:12 | | Miles Bridges defensive rebound | ||
| 0:02 | | +3 | Kon Knueppel makes three point pullup jump shot (Miles Bridges assists) | 64-55 |
| 0:00 | | Marcus Smart misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Lakers offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:46 | | Brandon Miller misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:45 | | LeBron James defensive rebound | ||
| 11:40 | | LeBron James misses two point running reverse layup | ||
| 11:38 | | Luka Doncic offensive rebound | ||
| 11:34 | | +3 | LeBron James makes three point jump shot (Jake LaRavia assists) | 64-58 |
| 11:18 | | +3 | LaMelo Ball makes three point stepback jump shot | 67-58 |
| 10:58 | | +2 | Luka Doncic makes two point turnaround jump shot | 67-60 |
| 10:46 | | +3 | LaMelo Ball makes three point pullup jump shot | 70-60 |
| 10:32 | | Luka Doncic misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:29 | | Kon Knueppel defensive rebound | ||
| 10:25 | | +3 | Miles Bridges makes three point running jump shot (Kon Knueppel assists) | 73-60 |
| 10:25 | | Luka Doncic technical foul | ||
| 10:25 | | +1 | LaMelo Ball makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 74-60 |
| 10:08 | | LaMelo Ball personal foul (Deandre Ayton draws the foul) | ||
| 10:01 | | Luka Doncic misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 9:58 | | Jake LaRavia offensive rebound | ||
| 9:50 | | +2 | Luka Doncic makes two point turnaround hook shot | 74-62 |
| 9:34 | | +3 | Kon Knueppel makes three point jump shot (LaMelo Ball assists) | 77-62 |
| 9:20 | | +2 | Deandre Ayton makes two point cutting layup (Luka Doncic assists) | 77-64 |
| 9:09 | | Brandon Miller misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 9:07 | | LeBron James defensive rebound | ||
| 9:05 | | +2 | Jake LaRavia makes two point running dunk (LeBron James assists) | 77-66 |
| 9:05 | | Miles Bridges shooting foul (Jake LaRavia draws the foul) | ||
| 9:05 | | +1 | Jake LaRavia makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 77-67 |
| 8:46 | | +2 | LaMelo Ball makes two point driving bank jump shot | 79-67 |
| 8:31 | | +2 | Deandre Ayton makes two point alley-oop dunk (LeBron James assists) | 79-69 |
| 8:19 | | LaMelo Ball misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:16 | | LeBron James defensive rebound | ||
| 8:13 | | +2 | LeBron James makes two point running layup | 79-71 |
| 8:06 | | Jake LaRavia shooting foul (Brandon Miller draws the foul) | ||
| 8:06 | | +1 | Brandon Miller makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 80-71 |
| 8:06 | | +1 | Brandon Miller makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 81-71 |
| 7:53 | | +2 | Luka Doncic makes two point turnaround jump shot | 81-73 |
| 7:44 | | +3 | LaMelo Ball makes three point pullup jump shot | 84-73 |
| 7:29 | | +3 | Luka Doncic makes three point jump shot (LeBron James assists) | 84-76 |
| 7:18 | | LaMelo Ball misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:16 | | LeBron James defensive rebound | ||
| 7:13 | | Moussa Diabate shooting foul (LeBron James draws the foul) | ||
| 7:13 | | +1 | LeBron James makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 84-77 |
| 7:13 | | LeBron James misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 7:10 | | Miles Bridges defensive rebound | ||
| 6:57 | | +3 | Kon Knueppel makes three point jump shot (LaMelo Ball assists) | 87-77 |
| 6:41 | | +2 | Jake LaRavia makes two point cutting layup (LeBron James assists) | 87-79 |
| 6:32 | | Moussa Diabate turnover (offensive goaltending) | ||
| 6:32 | | Lakers 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:18 | | +2 | Luka Doncic makes two point pullup jump shot (LeBron James assists) | 87-81 |
| 6:18 | | Moussa Diabate shooting foul (Luka Doncic draws the foul) | ||
| 6:18 | | Luka Doncic misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 6:16 | | Sion James defensive rebound | ||
| 5:57 | | +3 | LaMelo Ball makes three point stepback jump shot | 90-81 |
| 5:40 | | Marcus Smart misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:37 | | Sion James defensive rebound | ||
| 5:29 | | Miles Bridges misses two point driving bank jump shot | ||
| 5:28 | | Moussa Diabate offensive rebound | ||
| 5:26 | | Moussa Diabate turnover (bad pass) (Jake LaRavia steals) | ||
| 5:26 | | Sion James personal foul (Jake LaRavia draws the foul) | ||
| 5:26 | | +1 | Jake LaRavia makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 90-82 |
| 5:26 | | +1 | Jake LaRavia makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 90-83 |
| 5:06 | | LaMelo Ball misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 5:02 | | Deandre Ayton defensive rebound | ||
| 4:59 | | LaMelo Ball personal foul (Luka Doncic draws the foul) | ||
| 4:59 | | Luka Doncic misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 4:59 | | Lakers offensive rebound | ||
| 4:59 | | +1 | Luka Doncic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 90-84 |
| 4:46 | | +3 | Miles Bridges makes three point stepback jump shot (Collin Sexton assists) | 93-84 |
| 4:30 | | +2 | Deandre Ayton makes two point layup (Marcus Smart assists) | 93-86 |
| 4:13 | | Miles Bridges misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 4:11 | | Miles Bridges offensive rebound | ||
| 4:08 | | Sion James misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:07 | | Luka Doncic defensive rebound | ||
| 4:00 | | +3 | Luka Doncic makes three point pullup jump shot | 93-89 |
| 4:00 | | Hornets 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:45 | | +2 | Sion James makes two point driving reverse layup | 95-89 |
| 3:27 | | Jake LaRavia misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:24 | | Sion James defensive rebound | ||
| 3:15 | | Collin Sexton misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:13 | | Gabe Vincent defensive rebound | ||
| 3:06 | | Jarred Vanderbilt misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:03 | | Ryan Kalkbrenner defensive rebound | ||
| 3:00 | | Gabe Vincent personal foul (Brandon Miller draws the foul) | ||
| 2:51 | | Sion James misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 2:51 | | Lakers defensive rebound | ||
| 2:38 | | Luka Doncic turnover (bad pass) (Collin Sexton steals) | ||
| 2:34 | | +2 | Collin Sexton makes two point running layup | 97-89 |
| 2:19 | | Rui Hachimura misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:15 | | Ryan Kalkbrenner defensive rebound | ||
| 2:12 | | Gabe Vincent shooting foul (Brandon Miller draws the foul) | ||
| 2:12 | | +1 | Brandon Miller makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 98-89 |
| 2:12 | | +1 | Brandon Miller makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 99-89 |
| 1:57 | | +2 | LeBron James makes two point driving floating jump shot | 99-91 |
| 1:36 | | Sion James misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 1:33 | | Sion James offensive rebound | ||
| 1:24 | | Deandre Ayton blocks Collin Sexton's three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 1:20 | | Ryan Kalkbrenner offensive rebound | ||
| 1:19 | | Ryan Kalkbrenner misses two point putback layup | ||
| 1:17 | | Kobe Bufkin defensive rebound | ||
| 1:13 | | Sion James shooting foul (LeBron James draws the foul) | ||
| 1:13 | | +1 | LeBron James makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 99-92 |
| 1:13 | | +1 | LeBron James makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 99-93 |
| 0:50 | | Josh Green misses two point driving reverse layup | ||
| 0:50 | | Ryan Kalkbrenner offensive rebound | ||
| 0:50 | | +2 | Ryan Kalkbrenner makes two point putback dunk | 101-93 |
| 0:40 | | Gabe Vincent misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:37 | | Josh Green defensive rebound | ||
| 0:31 | | +3 | Brandon Miller makes three point jump shot (Collin Sexton assists) | 104-93 |
| 0:15 | | LeBron James misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 0:13 | | LeBron James offensive rebound | ||
| 0:10 | | Gabe Vincent misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:07 | | Grant Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | Collin Sexton misses two point driving layup | ||
| 0:00 | | LeBron James defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:41 | | LeBron James misses two point driving layup | ||
| 11:40 | | Deandre Ayton offensive rebound | ||
| 11:39 | | Deandre Ayton misses two point putback layup | ||
| 11:38 | | Ryan Kalkbrenner defensive rebound | ||
| 11:26 | | Brandon Miller misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:22 | | Marcus Smart defensive rebound | ||
| 11:18 | | Kobe Bufkin misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 11:14 | | Grant Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 11:08 | | Brandon Miller turnover (lost ball) (Deandre Ayton steals) | ||
| 11:06 | | Grant Williams shooting foul (Jake LaRavia draws the foul) | ||
| 11:06 | | +1 | Jake LaRavia makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 104-94 |
| 11:06 | | +1 | Jake LaRavia makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 104-95 |
| 10:51 | | Collin Sexton turnover (lost ball) (Kobe Bufkin steals) | ||
| 10:48 | | Kobe Bufkin misses two point running layup | ||
| 10:48 | | Hornets defensive rebound | ||
| 10:39 | | +2 | Collin Sexton makes two point pullup jump shot (Josh Green assists) | 106-95 |
| 10:21 | | Collin Sexton shooting foul (Marcus Smart draws the foul) | ||
| 10:21 | | Marcus Smart misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 10:21 | | Lakers offensive rebound | ||
| 10:21 | | +1 | Marcus Smart makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 106-96 |
| 10:10 | | Marcus Smart shooting foul (Ryan Kalkbrenner draws the foul) | ||
| 10:10 | | Ryan Kalkbrenner misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 10:10 | | Hornets offensive rebound | ||
| 10:10 | | +1 | Ryan Kalkbrenner makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 107-96 |
| 9:54 | | +3 | Jake LaRavia makes three point pullup jump shot (Marcus Smart assists) | 107-99 |
| 9:37 | | +2 | Brandon Miller makes two point pullup jump shot | 109-99 |
| 9:21 | | +2 | Marcus Smart makes two point driving layup | 109-101 |
| 9:10 | | Collin Sexton turnover (lost ball) (LeBron James steals) | ||
| 9:06 | | +2 | LeBron James makes two point running layup | 109-103 |
| 9:06 | | Hornets 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:43 | | +2 | Moussa Diabate makes two point cutting layup (Josh Green assists) | 111-103 |
| 8:24 | | Jake LaRavia turnover (bad pass) (Josh Green steals) | ||
| 8:12 | | +3 | LaMelo Ball makes three point pullup jump shot (Brandon Miller assists) | 114-103 |
| 7:49 | | Grant Williams personal foul (LeBron James draws the foul) | ||
| 7:42 | | Marcus Smart misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:40 | | Brandon Miller defensive rebound | ||
| 7:22 | | +2 | Kon Knueppel makes two point driving layup (Brandon Miller assists) | 116-103 |
| 7:22 | | Lakers 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:07 | | Luka Doncic misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:04 | | Kon Knueppel defensive rebound | ||
| 6:51 | | Luka Doncic shooting foul (Brandon Miller draws the foul) | ||
| 6:51 | | +1 | Brandon Miller makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 117-103 |
| 6:51 | | +1 | Brandon Miller makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 118-103 |
| 6:37 | | +3 | Luka Doncic makes three point stepback jump shot | 118-106 |
| 6:15 | | +3 | LaMelo Ball makes three point jump shot | 121-106 |
| 6:09 | | Rui Hachimura offensive foul (Brandon Miller draws the foul) | ||
| 6:09 | | Rui Hachimura turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 5:54 | | LaMelo Ball misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 5:51 | | Marcus Smart defensive rebound | ||
| 5:50 | | Brandon Miller kicked ball violation | ||
| 5:45 | | Luka Doncic misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 5:45 | | Lakers offensive rebound | ||
| 5:45 | | LaMelo Ball personal foul (Loose ball) (Jake LaRavia draws the foul) | ||
| 5:40 | | Gabe Vincent misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:37 | | Moussa Diabate defensive rebound | ||
| 5:31 | | +2 | Miles Bridges makes two point running jump shot (LaMelo Ball assists) | 123-106 |
| 5:12 | | +2 | Luka Doncic makes two point driving floating jump shot | 123-108 |
| 4:58 | | +2 | Kon Knueppel makes two point driving layup (LaMelo Ball assists) | 125-108 |
| 4:44 | | LaMelo Ball blocks Jake LaRavia's two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 4:43 | | LaMelo Ball defensive rebound | ||
| 4:39 | | LaMelo Ball turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 4:24 | | Gabe Vincent misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:23 | | Jake LaRavia offensive rebound | ||
| 4:21 | | Jake LaRavia misses two point tip layup | ||
| 4:21 | | Lakers offensive rebound | ||
| 4:18 | | Jump ball. Jake LaRavia vs. Moussa Diabate (LeBron James gains possession) | ||
| 4:17 | | +2 | LeBron James makes two point driving layup | 125-110 |
| 4:17 | | Hornets 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:58 | | +2 | Brandon Miller makes two point jump shot (Kon Knueppel assists) | 127-110 |
| 3:45 | | Luka Doncic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:44 | | Jarred Vanderbilt offensive rebound | ||
| 3:41 | | +2 | Jarred Vanderbilt makes two point tip layup | 127-112 |
| 3:24 | | LaMelo Ball turnover (lost ball) (Jake LaRavia steals) | ||
| 3:20 | | +2 | LeBron James makes two point running layup | 127-114 |
| 3:20 | | Brandon Miller shooting foul (LeBron James draws the foul) | ||
| 3:20 | | +1 | LeBron James makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 127-115 |
| 2:58 | | LaMelo Ball misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:55 | | Moussa Diabate offensive rebound | ||
| 2:52 | | Miles Bridges misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:52 | | Hornets offensive rebound | ||
| 2:52 | | Marcus Smart personal foul (Loose ball) (Moussa Diabate draws the foul) | ||
| 2:39 | | Brandon Miller misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 2:36 | | LeBron James defensive rebound | ||
| 2:30 | | +2 | LeBron James makes two point running pullup jump shot | 127-117 |
| 2:06 | | Miles Bridges misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:03 | | Moussa Diabate offensive rebound | ||
| 2:01 | | +3 | LaMelo Ball makes three point jump shot (Moussa Diabate assists) | 130-117 |
| 1:51 | | LeBron James misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:48 | | Jarred Vanderbilt offensive rebound | ||
| 1:36 | | LeBron James turnover (lost ball) (Brandon Miller steals) | ||
| 1:30 | | +3 | LaMelo Ball makes three point jump shot (Miles Bridges assists) | 133-117 |
| 1:30 | | Lakers 60 second timeout | ||
| 1:16 | | Dalton Knecht misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:14 | | Sion James defensive rebound | ||
| 0:51 | | Kobe Bufkin blocks Sion James's two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 0:50 | | Sion James offensive rebound | ||
| 0:49 | | +2 | Sion James makes two point putback layup | 135-117 |
| 0:39 | | Nick Smith Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:33 | | Pat Connaughton defensive rebound | ||
| 0:16 | | Bronny James personal foul (Collin Sexton draws the foul) | ||
| 0:02 | | Hornets turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
Key Players
| Min. Per Game | ||
| Pts. Per Game | ||
| Ast. Per Game | ||
| Reb. Per Game | ||
| Field Goal % | ||
| Three Point % | ||
| Free Throw % |
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Hornets turnover (shot clock violation) | 0:02 |
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Bronny James personal foul (Collin Sexton draws the foul) | 0:16 |
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Pat Connaughton defensive rebound | 0:33 |
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Nick Smith Jr. misses three point jump shot | 0:39 |
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+ 2 | Sion James makes two point putback layup | 0:49 |
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Sion James offensive rebound | 0:50 |
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Kobe Bufkin blocks Sion James's two point driving floating jump shot | 0:51 |
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Sion James defensive rebound | 1:14 |
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Dalton Knecht misses two point pullup jump shot | 1:16 |
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Lakers 60 second timeout | 1:30 |
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+ 3 | LaMelo Ball makes three point jump shot (Miles Bridges assists) | 1:30 |
| Team Stats | |
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|---|---|---|
| Points | 135 | 117 |
| Field Goals | 50-92 (54.3%) | 43-93 (46.2%) |
| 3-Pointers | 20-43 (46.5%) | 14-38 (36.8%) |
| Free Throws | 15-16 (93.8%) | 17-23 (73.9%) |
| Total Rebounds | 54 | 46 |
| Offensive | 14 | 12 |
| Defensive | 36 | 23 |
| Team | 4 | 11 |
| Assists | 34 | 18 |
| Steals | 3 | 8 |
| Blocks | 5 | 4 |
| Turnovers | 12 | 9 |
| Fouls | 21 | 17 |
| Technicals | 1 | 2 |
Video Carousel
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| L. Ball | 30 | 6 | 11 | 10/20 | 9/17 | 1/1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | +5 | 57 |
| B. Miller | 26 | 2 | 5 | 9/19 | 2/6 | 6/6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | +17 | 38 |
| M. Bridges | 25 | 8 | 4 | 9/13 | 5/7 | 2/2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | +6 | 40 |
| K. Knueppel | 19 | 7 | 4 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 2/2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | +2 | 34 |
| M. Diabate | 8 | 6 | 2 | 4/5 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | +9 | 15 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| L. Ball | 30 | 6 | 11 | 10/20 | 9/17 | 1/1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | +5 | 57 |
| B. Miller | 26 | 2 | 5 | 9/19 | 2/6 | 6/6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | +17 | 38 |
| M. Bridges | 25 | 8 | 4 | 9/13 | 5/7 | 2/2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | +6 | 40 |
| K. Knueppel | 19 | 7 | 4 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 2/2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | +2 | 34 |
| M. Diabate | 8 | 6 | 2 | 4/5 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | +9 | 15 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| S. James | 9 | 8 | 2 | 4/10 | 1/4 | 0/0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | +11 | 21 |
| R. Kalkbrenner | 9 | 6 | 1 | 4/6 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | +7 | 16 |
| C. Sexton | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3/6 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 11 |
| G. Williams | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 3/3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | +10 | 7 |
| P. Connaughton | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 1 |
| T. Salaun | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 |
| J. Green | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0/2 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | +14 | 9 |
| K. Simpson | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L. McNeeley | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T. Mann | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| A. Reeves | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| P. Hall | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 135 | 50 | 34 | 50/92 | 20/43 | 15/16 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 36 | +90 | - |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| L. Doncic | 39 | 3 | 4 | 15/26 | 6/11 | 3/7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -13 | 49 |
| L. James | 29 | 9 | 6 | 10/19 | 3/6 | 6/7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -7 | 50 |
| J. LaRavia | 18 | 3 | 3 | 5/10 | 3/4 | 5/5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | -6 | 27 |
| D. Ayton | 12 | 6 | 1 | 6/10 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -4 | 21 |
| M. Smart | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3/9 | 1/5 | 3/4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 22 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| L. Doncic | 39 | 3 | 4 | 15/26 | 6/11 | 3/7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -13 | 49 |
| L. James | 29 | 9 | 6 | 10/19 | 3/6 | 6/7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -7 | 50 |
| J. LaRavia | 18 | 3 | 3 | 5/10 | 3/4 | 5/5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | -6 | 27 |
| D. Ayton | 12 | 6 | 1 | 6/10 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -4 | 21 |
| M. Smart | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3/9 | 1/5 | 3/4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 22 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| J. Vanderbilt | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3/4 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -12 | 11 |
| R. Hachimura | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1/4 | 1/4 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -17 | 6 |
| G. Vincent | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/7 | 0/5 | 0/0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -15 | 1 |
| D. Knecht | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| K. Bufkin | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0/2 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -7 | 4 |
| N. Smith Jr. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| B. James | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| D. Timme | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| C. Manon | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| M. Kleber | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 117 | 35 | 18 | 43/93 | 14/38 | 17/23 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 23 | -90 | - |
