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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Hornets | 35 | 24 | 32 | 24 | 115 |
 Lakers | 33 | 36 | 32 | 28 | 129 |
CHATeam statsLAL| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHA | 42-8847.7% | 15-3938.5% | 16-1794.1% | 37 | 26 | 13 |
| LAL | 51-9156.0% | 18-3847.4% | 9-1275.0% | 44 | 34 | 14 |
Point at or clickTap a player to see his shots, then his whole game from there. ClickTap a number under REB, AST, STL, BLK, TO or PF to see those plays.
Los Angeles Lakers129| 35 | 7 | 3-9 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 | +10 | +11.2 | |||||||
| 33 | 25 | 8-14 | 6-10 | 0 | 3-3 | 0 | +12 | +8.4 | ||||||
| 32 | 27 | 11-19 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +14 | +3.2 | |||||
| 31 | 20 | 9-16 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +10 | −1.1 | |||||
| 27 | 10 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | +12 | +2.9 | |||||||
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| 29 | 14 | 5-9 | 3-5 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | +15 | +2.3 | |||||
| 21 | 13 | 6-7 | 0-0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2.1 | |||||
| 18 | 7 | 3-6 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3.7 | ||||||
| 11 | 6 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | +3 | +0.7 | |||
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −0.2 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −1.1 | |
| Team | 129 | 51-9156.0% | 18-3847.4% | 44 | 34 | 14 | 17 | 9-1275.0% | 11 | 8 | 2 | |||
Bench 40 points on 16 for 27 shooting
Did not play: Reggie Bullock Jr. (injury/illness); Mike Muscala (coach’s decision).
Charlotte Hornets115| 38 | 24 | 9-18 | 1-7 | 5-5 | 0 | −14 | +1.1 | |||||||
| 38 | 21 | 8-14 | 3-8 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −14 | −1.3 | ||||||
| 33 | 17 | 7-11 | 3-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −11 | +6.0 | ||||||
| 30 | 13 | 5-11 | 3-6 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −17 | +2.5 | ||||||
| 18 | 5 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −7 | −2.8 | |||||
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| 23 | 11 | 4-6 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −11 | +2.3 | |||||
| 20 | 7 | 1-11 | 1-5 | 0 | 0 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −5.4 | ||||
| 16 | 13 | 4-6 | 2-2 | 0 | 3-3 | +5 | +9.4 | |||||||
| 9 | 4 | 2-4 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | +0.7 | |||
| 8 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −3.6 | ||||
| 8 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +9 | −0.9 | ||||
| Team | 115 | 42-8847.7% | 15-3938.5% | 37 | 26 | 13 | 14 | 16-1794.1% | 8 | 8 | 2 | |||
Bench 35 points on 11 for 31 shooting
Did not play: Nicolas Batum and Shelvin Mack (coach’s decision).
Lakers129Hornets115ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
LeBron James scored 27 points (11 in the fourth quarter), and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Charlotte Hornets 129-115.
The Lakers took control with a 27-9 run bridging the second and third quarters and led by as many as 20.
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope scored 25 points (11 in the first quarter) with 6 3-pointers. Kyle Kuzma added 20 points, and Rajon Rondo had 7 points, a season-high 17 assists and 6 steals. The Lakers had 3 20-point scorers.
For the Hornets, Kemba Walker had 24 points and 6 assists but went 1 for 7 from 3, and Dwayne Bacon added 21 points. Miles Bridges scored 17 points on 7 for 11 shooting.
The Lakers shot 56.0% from the field and 47.4% from 3 to the Hornets’ 47.7% and 38.5%.
Los Angeles LakersCharlotte HornetsPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
120 points from the field on 91 shots: 19.6 more than the league scores from the same zones.
Point at a shooter to see his shots light up; click for his shots alone.
| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 25-38 | 65.8% | 63% |
| In the paint | 1-3 | 33.3% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 7-12 | 58.3% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 3-7 | 42.9% | 38% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 15-31 | 48.4% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marvin Williams | 31 | 12 | 5-6 | 0 |
| Bismack Biyombo | 8 | 0 | 0-3 | −3 |
| Miles Bridges | 7 | 2 | 1-3 | −1 |
| Dwayne Bacon | 5 | 10 | 4-5 | +8 |
| Everyone else | 16 | 7 | 3-4 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 31 points on 68 possessions. He usually scores about 26 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwayne Bacon | 30 | 3 | 1-2 | −3 |
| Jeremy Lamb | 10 | 8 | 3-5 | +6 |
| Devonte' Graham | 8 | 3 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Kemba Walker | 6 | 0 | 0-3 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 14 | 11 | 3-4 | +8 |
The tracking credits him with 25 points on 67 possessions. He usually scores about 14 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miles Bridges | 29 | 4 | 2-4 | −4 |
| Dwayne Bacon | 8 | 5 | 2-2 | +3 |
| Kemba Walker | 6 | 2 | 1-4 | 0 |
| Jeremy Lamb | 5 | 3 | 1-1 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 19 | 6 | 3-5 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 20 points on 67 possessions. He usually scores about 19 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
LAL win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
CHA
50/50
LAL
Highest Leverage Moments
Caruso 26' 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Rondo 15 AST)
Q3 0:36
12.8%
79→92
Bacon 26' 3PT Jump Shot (15 PTS) (Kaminsky 3 AST)
Q3 0:49
11.7%
90→79
Stephenson 25' 3PT Jump Shot (11 PTS) (Rondo 6 AST)
Q2 0:36
10.6%
68→79
Williams 3' Driving Layup (11 PTS) (James 6 AST)
Q4 9:38
9.9%
82→92
Walker 18' Pullup Jump Shot (21 PTS)
Q4 9:56
9.8%
92→82
