Lakers-Hornets Postgame! Charlotte Lights It Up From 3 As The Lakers D Gets Stung By The Hornets!
The Lakers on Thursday night looked to put some distance between themselves and the Suns and Rockets as they faced the Charlotte Hornets in the Crypt. And while getting off to a hot start (39 points in the first quarter-Luka with 19 of them) wasn't normal as of late, the bad defense against poor teams continued as the Lakers got lit up for 20 threes (9 by LaMelo Ball) as Charlotte with their shooting splits of 54-47-94 tore into the Lakers defense time and time again, and even with Luka Doncic (39 points) and LeBron James (29 points, 9 rebounds) making their share of the scoring, the rest of…
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