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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Hornets | 27 | 40 | 30 | 37 | 134 |
 Lakers | 31 | 36 | 20 | 43 | 130 |
CHATeam statsLAL| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHA | 52-9455.3% | 16-4139.0% | 14-1877.8% | 41 | 30 | 16 |
| LAL | 48-9252.2% | 19-4443.2% | 15-2268.2% | 42 | 27 | 17 |
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.
Charlotte Hornets134| 38 | 23 | 9-15 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 0 | −7 | +6.2 | |||||||
| 37 | 23 | 9-22 | 4-12 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | +1.8 | |||||||
| 31 | 15 | 6-9 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +14 | +2.7 | ||||||
| 31 | 24 | 8-13 | 3-6 | 5-7 | −9 | +11.9 | ||||||||
| 31 | 11 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 1-2 | −2 | +4.3 | ||||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 31 | 19 | 8-15 | 1-6 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −10 | −2.6 | ||||||
| 19 | 7 | 3-5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | +13 | +2.0 | |||||||
| 12 | 5 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | +17 | −1.0 | |||||
| 11 | 7 | 2-5 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | −1.2 | |||||
| Team | 134 | 52-9455.3% | 16-4139.0% | 41 | 30 | 16 | 21 | 14-1877.8% | 11 | 11 | 5 | |||
Bench 38 points on 15 for 28 shooting
Did not play: Mark Williams, JT Thor, Kai Jones and James Bouknight (coach’s decision).
Los Angeles Lakers130| 34 | 34 | 15-23 | 4-8 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | −6 | +9.0 | ||||||
| 33 | 8 | 3-8 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +11 | −5.2 | |||||
| 30 | 11 | 4-5 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0 | −8 | +4.1 | |||||||
| 27 | 15 | 4-13 | 3-9 | 4-5 | 0 | +8 | −1.8 | |||||||
| 27 | 9 | 4-10 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −8 | −4.9 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 29 | 20 | 6-10 | 3-6 | 0 | 5-7 | 0 | +3 | +2.6 | ||||||
| 25 | 17 | 6-12 | 2-4 | 3-4 | 0 | +8 | +4.0 | |||||||
| 16 | 13 | 5-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 3-4 | 0 | −6 | +6.8 | ||||||
| 10 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −11 | −4.8 | |||
| 9 | 3 | 1-5 | 1-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −11 | −4.0 | ||
| Team | 130 | 48-9252.2% | 19-4443.2% | 42 | 27 | 17 | 19 | 15-2268.2% | 12 | 5 | 1 | |||
Bench 53 points on 18 for 33 shooting
Did not play: Cole Swider, Kendrick Nunn, Damian Jones and Scotty Pippen Jr. (coach’s decision).
Hornets134Lakers130ClickTap 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.
P.J. Washington scored 24 points (10 in the fourth quarter), and the Charlotte Hornets beat the Los Angeles Lakers 134-130.
Gordon Hayward’s layup put the Hornets ahead for good with 6.3 seconds left in the fourth quarter.
The Lakers had the ball down 2 after a timeout, but Dennis Schröder missed a corner 3-pointer with 1.4 seconds left that would have put them ahead.
Washington’s 2 free throws with 0.4 seconds left made it 134-130 and put it away.
During clutch time, the Hornets outscored the Lakers 20-12. Washington scored 10 of the Hornets’ 20 on 3 for 4 shooting and 4 for 5 at the line.
Terry Rozier had 23 points (15 on 5 3-pointers) and 6 assists, and LaMelo Ball added 23 points, 8 rebounds, 8 assists and 3 steals. The Hornets had 3 20-point scorers.
For the Lakers, LeBron James had 34 points and 8 assists on 15 for 23 shooting, and Austin Reaves added 20 points on 6 for 10 shooting off the bench. James scored 18 of his 34 points in the fourth quarter.
The Hornets shot 55.3% from the field to the Lakers’ 52.2% and outscored them 32-11 off turnovers. The Hornets outscored the Lakers 21-10 in 6 minutes with Hayward, Oubre, McDaniels, Ball and Richards on the floor together.
Charlotte HornetsLos Angeles LakersPS, 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 93 shots: 19.5 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 | 20-23 | 87.0% | 67% |
| In the paint | 11-23 | 47.8% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 5-7 | 71.4% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 6-11 | 54.5% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 10-30 | 33.3% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James | 37 | 6 | 3-4 | −2 |
| Patrick Beverley | 7 | 3 | 1-3 | +1 |
| Lonnie Walker IV | 5 | 4 | 2-2 | +3 |
| Thomas Bryant | 5 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 14 | 8 | 3-4 | +5 |
The tracking credits him with 21 points on 67 possessions. He usually scores about 15 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lonnie Walker IV | 32 | 7 | 3-5 | −3 |
| Patrick Beverley | 12 | 6 | 2-2 | +2 |
| Dennis Schröder | 12 | 3 | 1-1 | −1 |
| Austin Reaves | 7 | 5 | 2-3 | +3 |
| Everyone else | 14 | 5 | 2-6 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 26 points on 77 possessions. He usually scores about 23 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Reaves | 26 | 8 | 3-6 | −1 |
| Dennis Schröder | 25 | 4 | 2-7 | −5 |
| Patrick Beverley | 9 | 0 | 0-2 | −3 |
| LeBron James | 8 | 5 | 2-4 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 15 | 12 | 5-10 | +7 |
The tracking credits him with 29 points on 83 possessions. He usually scores about 29 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
Hayward 5' Layup (15 PTS)
Q4 0:06
44.3%
53→8
James 1' Running Layup (34 PTS) (Westbrook 7 AST)
Q4 0:42
28.4%
24→53
Ball 29' 3PT Jump Shot (23 PTS) (Rozier 6 AST)
Q4 1:34
19.1%
24→5
Beverley 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (11 PTS) (James 7 AST)
Q4 1:25
15.6%
5→21
Rozier 3PT Running Jump Shot (23 PTS) (Oubre Jr. 1 AST)
Q4 3:17
14.5%
20→6
