Hornets take on the Lakers in cross-conference matchup

Los Angeles faces Charlotte for a non-conference matchup

Los Angeles Lakers (7-3, 4th successful the Western Conference) vs. Charlotte Hornets (3-6, 12th successful the Eastern Conference)

Charlotte, North Carolina; Monday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: The Charlotte Hornets instrumentality connected the Los Angeles Lakers successful a non-conference matchup.

Charlotte finished 19-63 wide with a 12-29 grounds astatine location during the 2024-25 season. The Hornets averaged 105.1 points per crippled portion shooting 43.0% from the tract and 33.9% from heavy past season.

Los Angeles finished 50-32 wide with a 19-22 grounds connected the roadworthy a play ago. The Lakers averaged 113.4 points per crippled past season, 48.0 successful the paint, 16.3 disconnected of turnovers and 15.1 connected accelerated breaks.

INJURIES: Hornets: Grant Williams: time to time (acl), LaMelo Ball: time to time (ankle), Collin Sexton: time to time (neck), Brandon Miller: retired (shoulder), Josh Green: time to time (shoulder).

Lakers: LeBron James: retired (sciatica), Austin Reaves: time to time (groin), Gabe Vincent: retired (ankle), Adou Thiero: retired (knee).

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The Associated Press created this communicative utilizing exertion provided by Data Skrive and information from Sportradar.

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