The game between the Charlotte Hornets and Los Angeles Lakers will take place at Spectrum Center on Monday, January 2 at 7:00 PM ET.
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The Charlotte Hornets will welcome the Los Angeles Lakers to Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse for an NBA game on Monday. The Hornets lost 106-123 in their last game over the Nets. LaMelo Ball had 23 points, seven rebounds and 11 assists for Charlotte. Mason Plumlee added 22 points. The Hornets dropped to 10-27.
After Charlotte cut it to 71-65 early in the third quarter, Irving and Durant combined to score 11 of the Nets’ next 13 points and sparked Brooklyn’s 28-14 surge for a 97-79 lead entering the fourth quarter.
“We knew that this team could get hot,” Durant said about Charlotte. “They hit some 3s there in the first half so we knew they could get hot there in the third quarter. And they did. They cut it to six. We’ve been in this position before so we knew what to do. And the first play out of the timeout, we executed and finished with a win.”
The Lakers on the other hand won 121-130 against the Hawks in their last game. LeBron James started this journey 20 years ago, and there are times when he still feels like a kid on the basketball court. Friday was one of those nights. James scored a season-high 47 points on his 38th birthday with many of the sellout crowd at State Farm Arena cheering his every move, and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Atlanta Hawks 130-121.
“At 18 years old, I knew how to play the game,” he said. “I knew I belonged in the NBA, but I didn’t know what I could become at 18. But I knew if I continued to put in the work and I continued to reach into the game then I could be one of the greatest players to ever play this game.”
Charlotte Hornets: PJ Washington, Gordon Hayward, Mason Plumlee, LaMelo Ball, Terry Rozier
Los Angeles Lakers: LeBron James, Austin Reaves, Thomas Bryant, Dennis Schröder, Patrick Beverley
Charlotte Hornets: Dennis Smith Jr., Cody Martin, Kelly Oubre Jr.
Los Angeles Lakers: LeBron James, Lonnie Walker, Anthony Davis
The game between the Charlotte Hornets and Los Angeles Lakers will take place at Spectrum Center on Monday, January 2 at 7:00 PM ET.
The match between the Charlotte Hornets and Los Angeles Lakers will be telecast live on Bally Sports Southeast, Fox Sports Southeast, Spectrum SportsNet.
| Country | Channel | Date and Time |
| United States | Bally Sports Southeast, Fox Sports Southeast, Spectrum SportsNet. | January 2 (7:00 PM ET) |
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