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Hornets stun Lakers 100-97 after Luka struggles and LeBron misses 2 late shots to tie it

By AP•Feb 20, 2025

Game Recap

Charlotte Hornets vs. Los Angeles Lakers: Game Highlights

LOS ANGELES -- — Miles Bridges scored 29 points, LaMelo Ball added 27 and the Charlotte Hornets stunned LeBron James and Luka Doncic with a 100-97 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday night.

James scored 16 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter, but missed two 3-point attempts right before the buzzer. Doncic had 14 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists in his third game for the Lakers, who bookended the All-Star break with losses to Utah and Charlotte, two of the NBA’s worst teams.

After Nick Smith Jr. hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 48 seconds left, Rui Hachimura missed two free throws. Ball drove for a finger-roll layup with 14.2 seconds left. James hit a 3-pointer with 6.8 seconds left, but Ball hit two free throws and James missed twice to seal the Hornets' second win in 11 games.

Mark Williams had 10 points and nine rebounds in his first game since the Lakers acquired the center in a trade and then rescinded the deal.

Takeaways

Hornets: Trailed 65-53 with four minutes left in the third quarter before making a 22-1 run. Los Angeles missed 10 straight shots in a 6:39 span.

Lakers: Their seven-game home winning streak ended. Austin Reaves was ejected by referee Rodney Mott late in the third quarter after a brief exchange of words, and Charlotte went on a massive run immediately afterward.

Key moment

Doncic put the Lakers ahead with a putback basket with 1:03 to play, but Smith coolly answered with an open 3-pointer — his fourth of the night after an ice-cold start.

Key stat

Doncic was 5 of 18 from the field and 1 for 9 on 3-pointers in a game rescheduled from January due to the devastating wildfires in Southern California .

Up next

Both teams play Thursday night. The Hornets are at Denver, and the Lakers are at Portland.

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Series Context

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Series tied 1-1

Regular Season Series

CHA at LAL

Fri, Jan 10

- - -

Final

LAL at CHA

Tue, Jan 28

112 - 107

Final

CHA at LAL

Thu, Feb 20

100 - 97

Final

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Game Analysis

Head-to-head production and efficiency

Game Stats

CHA

LAL

33-91FG37-90

36Field Goal %41

18-533PT15-51

34Three Point %29

16-17FT8-12

9Offensive Rebounds12

38Defensive Rebounds38

20Assists29

12Steals7

4Blocks4

17Turnovers18

0Technical Fouls2

20Points Conceded Off Turnovers10

10Fast Break Points24

16Fouls17

9Largest Lead13

Match Leaders

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Play By Play

1st Quarter

TIME	PLAY	LAL	CHA
12:00	Mark Williams vs. Jaxson Hayes (LaMelo Ball gains possession)	0	0
11:37	Josh Green misses 23-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:35	Rui Hachimura defensive rebound	0	0
11:22	Luka Doncic bad pass (Josh Green steals)	0	0
11:18	Nick Smith Jr. misses 26-foot three point shot	0	0
11:16	Josh Green offensive rebound	0	0
11:14	Josh Green makes two point shot	0	2
11:00	Luka Doncic bad pass (Miles Bridges steals)	0	2
10:56	Miles Bridges misses two point shot	0	2
10:55	Jaxson Hayes defensive rebound	0	2
10:50	Luka Doncic makes two point shot (LeBron James assists)	2	2
10:37	Miles Bridges makes 25-foot three point jumper (LaMelo Ball assists)	2	5
10:37	Austin Reaves shooting foul	2	5
10:37	Miles Bridges makes free throw 1 of 1	2	6
10:28	Luka Doncic bad pass (Miles Bridges steals)	2	6
10:24	Nick Smith Jr. misses 22-foot three point shot	2	6
10:22	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	2	6
10:17	LeBron James makes 6-foot dunk (Luka Doncic assists)	4	6
10:03	Josh Green bad pass (LeBron James steals)	4	6
9:59	Rui Hachimura lost ball turnover (Miles Bridges steals)	4	6
9:52	Josh Green misses running pullup jump shot	4	6
9:51	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	4	6
9:44	LeBron James makes 25-foot running pullup jump shot	7	6
9:20	Miles Bridges misses 24-foot three point jumper	7	6
9:15	Miles Bridges offensive rebound	7	6
9:10	Nick Smith Jr. misses 9-foot two point shot	7	6
9:08	Rui Hachimura defensive rebound	7	6
9:01	LeBron James makes 30-foot three point shot (Rui Hachimura assists)	10	6
8:59	Hornets Full timeout	10	6
8:51	LaMelo Ball misses 26-foot three point jumper	10	6
8:48	LeBron James defensive rebound	10	6
8:35	Mark Williams shooting foul	10	6
8:35	Rui Hachimura makes free throw 1 of 2	11	6
8:35	Rui Hachimura makes free throw 2 of 2	12	6
8:19	Nick Smith Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper	12	6
8:14	Austin Reaves defensive rebound	12	6
7:58	Rui Hachimura makes layup (Luka Doncic assists)	14	6
7:37	LaMelo Ball makes 12-foot two point shot	14	8
7:26	Luka Doncic out of bounds bad pass turnover	14	8
7:26	Dorian Finney-Smith enters the game for Jaxson Hayes	14	8
7:17	Miles Bridges misses two point shot	14	8
7:15	LeBron James defensive rebound	14	8
7:10	Austin Reaves misses two point shot	14	8
7:09	Dorian Finney-Smith offensive rebound	14	8
7:09	Dorian Finney-Smith misses 3-foot tip shot	14	8
7:07	Miles Bridges defensive rebound	14	8
7:03	Miles Bridges misses running pullup jump shot	14	8
7:00	Mark Williams offensive rebound	14	8
6:57	Mark Williams makes two point shot	14	10
6:42	Rui Hachimura misses 23-foot three point jumper	14	10
6:40	Miles Bridges defensive rebound	14	10
6:19	Miles Bridges makes 7-foot two point shot	14	12
6:10	Rui Hachimura makes layup (Austin Reaves assists)	16	12
5:55	Josh Green misses 22-foot three point jumper	16	12
5:53	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	16	12
5:49	Luka Doncic out of bounds bad pass turnover	16	12
5:49	Gabe Vincent enters the game for LeBron James	16	12
5:49	Elfrid Payton enters the game for LaMelo Ball	16	12
5:32	Nick Smith Jr. misses 7-foot two point shot	16	12
5:30	Gabe Vincent defensive rebound	16	12
5:21	Luka Doncic misses driving layup	16	12
5:18	Gabe Vincent offensive rebound	16	12
5:11	Luka Doncic misses 23-foot three point step back jumpshot	16	12
5:09	Mark Williams defensive rebound	16	12
5:04	Nick Smith Jr. traveling	16	12
5:04	Jusuf Nurkic enters the game for Mark Williams	16	12
5:04	Seth Curry enters the game for Nick Smith Jr.	16	12
4:54	Dorian Finney-Smith misses 27-foot three point jumper	16	12
4:52	Jusuf Nurkic defensive rebound	16	12
4:43	Miles Bridges misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	16	12
4:39	Rui Hachimura defensive rebound	16	12
4:31	Rui Hachimura misses 26-foot three point jumper	16	12
4:28	Seth Curry defensive rebound	16	12
4:09	Luka Doncic shooting foul	16	12
4:09	Miles Bridges makes free throw 1 of 2	16	13
4:09	Alex Len enters the game for Rui Hachimura	16	13
4:09	Jarred Vanderbilt enters the game for Luka Doncic	16	13
4:09	Miles Bridges makes free throw 2 of 2	16	14
3:56	Austin Reaves misses 28-foot three point jumper	16	14
3:53	Jusuf Nurkic defensive rebound	16	14
3:51	Dorian Finney-Smith personal foul	16	14
3:38	Miles Bridges makes 10-foot driving floating jump shot (Jusuf Nurkic assists)	16	16
3:23	Jarred Vanderbilt out of bounds bad pass turnover	16	16
3:08	Jusuf Nurkic misses 27-foot three point jumper	16	16
3:06	Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound	16	16
2:56	Gabe Vincent bad pass (Miles Bridges steals)	16	16
2:52	Miles Bridges offensive charge	16	16
2:52	Miles Bridges turnover	16	16
2:52	Lakers Full timeout	16	16
2:52	LeBron James enters the game for Austin Reaves	16	16
2:52	DaQuan Jeffries enters the game for Josh Green	16	16
2:39	LeBron James misses 12-foot two point shot	16	16
2:35	Lakers offensive team rebound	16	16
2:29	Gabe Vincent makes 23-foot three point jumper (Dorian Finney-Smith assists)	19	16
2:06	Jusuf Nurkic misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	19	16
2:04	Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound	19	16
1:56	Dorian Finney-Smith makes 23-foot three point shot (Gabe Vincent assists)	22	16
1:44	Seth Curry misses 28-foot three point jumper	22	16
1:39	Seth Curry offensive rebound	22	16
1:33	Jusuf Nurkic misses 26-foot three point jumper	22	16
1:30	Lakers defensive team rebound	22	16
1:30	Tidjane Salaun enters the game for Miles Bridges	22	16
1:30	LaMelo Ball enters the game for Elfrid Payton	22	16
1:22	Gabe Vincent makes 26-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)	25	16
1:11	Gabe Vincent personal foul	25	16
1:03	LaMelo Ball makes 9-foot two point shot	25	18
46.2	LeBron James out of bounds bad pass turnover	25	18
34.1	LaMelo Ball misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot	25	18
31.1	LeBron James defensive rebound	25	18
26.1	LeBron James misses running pullup jump shot	25	18
23.1	LeBron James offensive rebound	25	18
18.1	Dorian Finney-Smith makes 26-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)	28	18
7.0	Tidjane Salaun misses 23-foot three point jumper	28	18
4.0	Tidjane Salaun offensive rebound	28	18
0.0	Seth Curry makes 27-foot three pointer (Jusuf Nurkic assists)	28	21
0.0	(00:00) [Hornets] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (CALL STANDS)	28	21
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	28	21

2nd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	LAL	CHA
12:00	Dalton Knecht enters the game for Gabe Vincent	28	21
12:00	Austin Reaves enters the game for Dorian Finney-Smith	28	21
12:00	Rui Hachimura enters the game for Alex Len	28	21
11:43	Rui Hachimura makes 12-foot two point shot (LeBron James assists)	30	21
11:34	LaMelo Ball makes 9-foot driving floating jump shot	30	23
11:21	Austin Reaves misses 29-foot three point pullup jump shot	30	23
11:19	Jusuf Nurkic defensive rebound	30	23
11:13	DaQuan Jeffries makes 23-foot three point shot (LaMelo Ball assists)	30	26
11:00	Jarred Vanderbilt makes 3-foot dunk (LeBron James assists)	32	26
10:48	Tidjane Salaun traveling	32	26
10:39	LaMelo Ball personal foul	32	26
10:39	Mark Williams enters the game for Jusuf Nurkic	32	26
10:34	Austin Reaves misses 28-foot three point jumper	32	26
10:31	Tidjane Salaun defensive rebound	32	26
10:25	LaMelo Ball bad pass (Austin Reaves steals)	32	26
10:05	LeBron James makes 19-foot pullup jump shot	34	26
9:49	Seth Curry misses 11-foot pullup jump shot	34	26
9:47	Seth Curry offensive rebound	34	26
9:45	Rui Hachimura shooting foul	34	26
9:45	Seth Curry makes free throw 1 of 2	34	27
9:45	Seth Curry makes free throw 2 of 2	34	28
9:35	LeBron James misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot	34	28
9:32	Tidjane Salaun defensive rebound	34	28
9:23	LaMelo Ball makes 26-foot three pointer	34	31
9:02	Rui Hachimura misses 12-foot pullup jump shot	34	31
9:00	Mark Williams defensive rebound	34	31
8:52	LaMelo Ball bad pass (Rui Hachimura steals)	34	31
8:47	Austin Reaves makes two point shot (Rui Hachimura assists)	36	31
8:24	Seth Curry makes driving layup (LaMelo Ball assists)	36	33
8:10	Rui Hachimura misses 27-foot three point jumper	36	33
8:06	Tidjane Salaun defensive rebound	36	33
7:48	DaQuan Jeffries misses 27-foot three point step back jumpshot	36	33
7:46	LeBron James defensive rebound	36	33
7:44	DaQuan Jeffries blocks Dalton Knecht 's 5-foot two point shot	36	33
7:42	Dorian Finney-Smith enters the game for Jarred Vanderbilt	36	33
7:42	Luka Doncic enters the game for LeBron James	36	33
7:42	Elfrid Payton enters the game for LaMelo Ball	36	33
7:42	DaQuan Jeffries vs. Dalton Knecht (Elfrid Payton gains possession)	36	33
7:42	Hornets defensive team rebound	36	33
7:21	Seth Curry misses 15-foot step back jumpshot	36	33
7:19	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	36	33
7:11	Luka Doncic misses 27-foot three point step back jumpshot	36	33
7:07	Rui Hachimura offensive rebound	36	33
7:04	Dalton Knecht makes 28-foot three pointer (Rui Hachimura assists)	39	33
7:02	Hornets Full timeout	39	33
7:02	Nick Smith Jr. enters the game for DaQuan Jeffries	39	33
7:02	Josh Green enters the game for Seth Curry	39	33
6:53	Nick Smith Jr. bad pass (Dalton Knecht steals)	39	33
6:50	Dalton Knecht bad pass (Nick Smith Jr. steals)	39	33
6:38	Mark Williams makes 6-foot dunk (Elfrid Payton assists)	39	35
6:19	Luka Doncic misses 11-foot two point shot	39	35
6:17	Mark Williams defensive rebound	39	35
6:02	Elfrid Payton misses 5-foot pullup jump shot	39	35
6:00	Dalton Knecht defensive rebound	39	35
5:54	Dalton Knecht misses running pullup jump shot	39	35
5:52	Mark Williams defensive rebound	39	35
5:37	Mark Williams misses 10-foot two point shot	39	35
5:35	Dalton Knecht defensive rebound	39	35
5:25	Luka Doncic misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	39	35
5:23	Tidjane Salaun defensive rebound	39	35
5:15	Nick Smith Jr. misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	39	35
5:12	Rui Hachimura defensive rebound	39	35
4:50	Josh Green personal foul	39	35
4:50	Gabe Vincent enters the game for Dalton Knecht	39	35
4:50	Jaxson Hayes enters the game for Austin Reaves	39	35
4:50	Miles Bridges enters the game for Tidjane Salaun	39	35
4:45	Gabe Vincent misses 28-foot three point jumper	39	35
4:41	Hornets defensive team rebound	39	35
4:22	Josh Green out of bounds bad pass turnover	39	35
4:05	Rui Hachimura makes driving layup (Luka Doncic assists)	41	35
3:50	Miles Bridges makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot	41	37
3:37	Gabe Vincent misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	41	37
3:34	Miles Bridges defensive rebound	41	37
3:30	Miles Bridges misses two point shot	41	37
3:29	Dorian Finney-Smith defensive rebound	41	37
3:13	Jaxson Hayes makes layup (Luka Doncic assists)	43	37
2:59	Mark Williams misses 8-foot two point shot	43	37
2:56	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	43	37
2:51	Dorian Finney-Smith makes 26-foot three point shot (Luka Doncic assists)	46	37
2:48	Hornets Full timeout	46	37
2:48	LeBron James enters the game for Rui Hachimura	46	37
2:48	LaMelo Ball enters the game for Mark Williams	46	37
2:48	Jusuf Nurkic enters the game for Nick Smith Jr.	46	37
2:48	Tidjane Salaun enters the game for Elfrid Payton	46	37
2:39	Tidjane Salaun misses 20-foot jumper	46	37
2:38	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	46	37
2:32	Luka Doncic misses running pullup jump shot	46	37
2:29	Josh Green defensive rebound	46	37
2:19	LaMelo Ball misses 18-foot pullup jump shot	46	37
2:14	Hornets offensive team rebound	46	37
2:14	Austin Reaves enters the game for Dorian Finney-Smith	46	37
2:10	LaMelo Ball misses 23-foot three point pullup jump shot	46	37
2:05	Jaxson Hayes defensive rebound	46	37
1:47	Gabe Vincent misses 23-foot three point step back jumpshot	46	37
1:44	Miles Bridges defensive rebound	46	37
1:33	Jusuf Nurkic offensive foul	46	37
1:33	Jusuf Nurkic turnover	46	37
1:24	Jaxson Hayes offensive foul	46	37
1:24	Jaxson Hayes turnover	46	37
1:13	Gabe Vincent personal foul	46	37
1:03	LaMelo Ball misses two point shot	46	37
1:02	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	46	37
52.0	Luka Doncic makes 14-foot two point shot (LeBron James assists)	48	37
33.1	Miles Bridges misses driving floating jump shot	48	37
32.0	Jaxson Hayes defensive rebound	48	37
17.1	Luka Doncic misses 29-foot three point jumper	48	37
15.1	Jusuf Nurkic defensive rebound	48	37
2.1	Miles Bridges misses 23-foot three point jumper	48	37
0.2	Tidjane Salaun offensive rebound	48	37
0.1	Austin Reaves blocks Tidjane Salaun 's 3-foot tip shot	48	37
0.0	Hornets offensive team rebound	48	37
0.0	End of the 2nd Quarter	48	37

3rd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	LAL	CHA
12:00	Rui Hachimura enters the game for Gabe Vincent	48	37
12:00	Mark Williams enters the game for Jusuf Nurkic	48	37
12:00	Nick Smith Jr. enters the game for Tidjane Salaun	48	37
11:49	LeBron James bad pass (Miles Bridges steals)	48	37
11:38	LeBron James blocks Miles Bridges 's 9-foot driving layup	48	37
11:36	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	48	37
11:29	Miles Bridges shooting foul	48	37
11:29	Luka Doncic makes free throw 1 of 2	49	37
11:29	Luka Doncic makes free throw 2 of 2	50	37
11:17	LaMelo Ball makes 31-foot three point step back jumpshot	50	40
10:56	Luka Doncic misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	50	40
10:54	LaMelo Ball defensive rebound	50	40
10:48	LaMelo Ball makes 28-foot running pullup jump shot	50	43
10:35	Austin Reaves makes 28-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)	53	43
10:22	Nick Smith Jr. bad pass (Jaxson Hayes steals)	53	43
10:07	Rui Hachimura misses 25-foot three point jumper	53	43
10:04	LaMelo Ball defensive rebound	53	43
9:48	Nick Smith Jr. misses 27-foot three point jumper	53	43
9:46	Hornets offensive team rebound	53	43
9:46	Luka Doncic loose ball foul	53	43
9:40	Jaxson Hayes shooting foul	53	43
9:40	Mark Williams makes free throw 1 of 2	53	44
9:40	Mark Williams makes free throw 2 of 2	53	45
9:28	Jaxson Hayes makes 2-foot alley oop dunk shot (LeBron James assists)	55	45
9:16	Josh Green bad pass (Jaxson Hayes steals)	55	45
9:04	Austin Reaves misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	55	45
8:59	Mark Williams defensive rebound	55	45
8:40	Austin Reaves blocks LaMelo Ball 's 23-foot three point shot	55	45
8:37	Hornets offensive team rebound	55	45
8:37	shot clock turnover	55	45
8:25	Austin Reaves misses 28-foot three point jumper	55	45
8:22	Rui Hachimura offensive rebound	55	45
8:16	Austin Reaves bad pass (Josh Green steals)	55	45
8:11	Miles Bridges out of bounds bad pass turnover	55	45
7:58	Josh Green shooting foul	55	45
7:58	Luka Doncic makes free throw 1 of 2	56	45
7:58	Luka Doncic misses free throw 2 of 2	56	45
7:58	Dorian Finney-Smith enters the game for Jaxson Hayes	56	45
7:57	Miles Bridges defensive rebound	56	45
7:36	Miles Bridges misses driving floating jump shot	56	45
7:35	Mark Williams offensive rebound	56	45
7:35	Mark Williams misses 3-foot tip shot	56	45
7:33	Austin Reaves defensive rebound	56	45
7:30	Austin Reaves double dribble turnover	56	45
7:22	Austin Reaves personal foul	56	45
7:07	Nick Smith Jr. makes 28-foot three point jumper (Mark Williams assists)	56	48
6:51	LeBron James misses 25-foot three point jumper	56	48
6:49	Dorian Finney-Smith offensive rebound	56	48
6:43	Rui Hachimura misses 23-foot three point jumper	56	48
6:41	Dorian Finney-Smith offensive rebound	56	48
6:36	Luka Doncic misses driving floating jump shot	56	48
6:34	LaMelo Ball defensive rebound	56	48
6:24	Luka Doncic shooting foul	56	48
6:24	Lakers Full timeout	56	48
6:24	DaQuan Jeffries enters the game for LaMelo Ball	56	48
6:24	Elfrid Payton enters the game for Josh Green	56	48
6:24	Mark Williams makes free throw 1 of 2	56	49
6:24	Mark Williams makes free throw 2 of 2	56	50
6:03	LeBron James misses 5-foot two point shot	56	50
6:01	Elfrid Payton defensive rebound	56	50
5:58	Elfrid Payton bad pass (Luka Doncic steals)	56	50
5:53	Luka Doncic makes two point shot	58	50
5:36	DaQuan Jeffries misses 23-foot three point jumper	58	50
5:32	Hornets offensive team rebound	58	50
5:32	Gabe Vincent enters the game for LeBron James	58	50
5:32	Jusuf Nurkic enters the game for Mark Williams	58	50
5:32	Miles Bridges misses 22-foot three point jumper	58	50
5:29	Lakers defensive team rebound	58	50
5:29	Elfrid Payton loose ball foul	58	50
5:15	Luka Doncic misses 14-foot two point shot	58	50
5:13	Jusuf Nurkic defensive rebound	58	50
5:06	DaQuan Jeffries traveling	58	50
4:59	Austin Reaves makes 27-foot three point jumper (Gabe Vincent assists)	61	50
4:44	Miles Bridges makes 6-foot two point shot (Jusuf Nurkic assists)	61	52
4:34	Rui Hachimura makes 4-foot dunk (Austin Reaves assists)	63	52
4:24	Nick Smith Jr. misses 22-foot three point jumper	63	52
4:21	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	63	52
4:09	Rui Hachimura makes 2-foot layup (Luka Doncic assists)	65	52
3:51	Austin Reaves personal foul	65	52
3:51	Miles Bridges makes free throw 1 of 2	65	53
3:51	Jarred Vanderbilt enters the game for Rui Hachimura	65	53
3:51	Miles Bridges makes free throw 2 of 2	65	54
3:40	Dorian Finney-Smith misses 23-foot three point jumper	65	54
3:38	Nick Smith Jr. defensive rebound	65	54
3:30	Nick Smith Jr. makes 28-foot three point jumper (Jusuf Nurkic assists)	65	57
3:18	Austin Reaves lost ball turnover (Jusuf Nurkic steals)	65	57
3:17	Austin Reaves technical foul	65	57
3:17	Austin Reaves technical foul	65	57
3:17	Austin Reaves ejected	65	57
3:17	Miles Bridges makes technical free throw	65	58
3:17	LeBron James enters the game for Austin Reaves	65	58
3:17	Miles Bridges misses technical free throw	65	58
3:17	Hornets offensive team rebound	65	58
3:17	Dalton Knecht enters the game for Luka Doncic	65	58
3:13	Elfrid Payton misses driving floating jump shot	65	58
3:10	Dalton Knecht defensive rebound	65	58
3:04	DaQuan Jeffries personal foul	65	58
3:04	Seth Curry enters the game for Nick Smith Jr.	65	58
3:04	(03:04) [Hornets] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (CALL STANDS)	65	58
2:59	LeBron James misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	65	58
2:57	Jusuf Nurkic defensive rebound	65	58
2:47	DaQuan Jeffries makes 6-foot two point shot (Jusuf Nurkic assists)	65	60
2:41	Jusuf Nurkic blocks LeBron James 's 10-foot two point shot	65	60
2:40	Elfrid Payton defensive rebound	65	60
2:36	DaQuan Jeffries misses 23-foot three point shot	65	60
2:34	Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound	65	60
2:31	Jarred Vanderbilt lost ball turnover (Seth Curry steals)	65	60
2:16	Miles Bridges makes 27-foot three point step back jumpshot (DaQuan Jeffries assists)	65	63
2:07	Lakers Full timeout	65	63
2:07	Rui Hachimura enters the game for Dorian Finney-Smith	65	63
2:03	Jusuf Nurkic blocks LeBron James 's 8-foot driving layup	65	63
2:00	Hornets defensive team rebound	65	63
1:46	Miles Bridges makes 26-foot three pointer (Elfrid Payton assists)	65	66
1:32	Dalton Knecht misses 22-foot three point jumper	65	66
1:31	Elfrid Payton defensive rebound	65	66
1:18	Seth Curry misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	65	66
1:15	Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound	65	66
1:06	Elfrid Payton personal foul	65	66
1:06	Jarred Vanderbilt misses free throw 1 of 2	65	66
1:06	Lakers offensive team rebound	65	66
1:06	LaMelo Ball enters the game for Elfrid Payton	65	66
1:06	Jarred Vanderbilt makes free throw 2 of 2	66	66
54.0	DaQuan Jeffries misses 27-foot three point jumper	66	66
51.1	Seth Curry offensive rebound	66	66
45.0	Seth Curry misses 23-foot three point jumper	66	66
42.0	LeBron James defensive rebound	66	66
37.1	Gabe Vincent misses 22-foot three point shot	66	66
35.1	Seth Curry defensive rebound	66	66
21.1	Seth Curry makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jusuf Nurkic assists)	66	69
3.1	Miles Bridges blocks Rui Hachimura's pullup jump shot	66	69
2.1	LaMelo Ball defensive rebound	66	69
0.2	LaMelo Ball misses 50-foot three point pullup jump shot	66	69
0.0	Hornets offensive team rebound	66	69
0.0	End of the 3rd Quarter	66	69

4th Quarter

TIME	PLAY	LAL	CHA
12:00	Alex Len enters the game for Jarred Vanderbilt	66	69
12:00	Josh Green enters the game for Miles Bridges	66	69
12:00	Tidjane Salaun enters the game for DaQuan Jeffries	66	69
11:49	LaMelo Ball makes 30-foot three point jumper (Jusuf Nurkic assists)	66	72
11:29	Gabe Vincent misses 14-foot two point shot	66	72
11:25	Dalton Knecht offensive rebound	66	72
11:15	Seth Curry personal foul	66	72
11:05	Rui Hachimura misses 27-foot three point jumper	66	72
11:03	Jusuf Nurkic defensive rebound	66	72
10:53	LaMelo Ball makes 28-foot three pointer	66	75
10:33	Dalton Knecht misses 23-foot three point pullup jump shot	66	75
10:31	Jusuf Nurkic defensive rebound	66	75
10:24	Dalton Knecht personal foul	66	75
10:12	Josh Green offensive charge	66	75
10:12	Josh Green turnover	66	75
9:57	LeBron James misses 7-foot two point shot	66	75
9:55	LaMelo Ball defensive rebound	66	75
9:51	LaMelo Ball misses running pullup jump shot	66	75
9:48	Dalton Knecht defensive rebound	66	75
9:31	Rui Hachimura makes 25-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)	69	75
9:21	LaMelo Ball discontinue dribble turnover	69	75
9:21	Dorian Finney-Smith enters the game for Dalton Knecht	69	75
9:21	Luka Doncic enters the game for Gabe Vincent	69	75
9:08	Luka Doncic bad pass (Tidjane Salaun steals)	69	75
9:03	Tidjane Salaun misses two point shot	69	75
9:02	Alex Len defensive rebound	69	75
8:45	LeBron James makes 8-foot two point shot	71	75
8:44	Hornets Full timeout	71	75
8:44	Nick Smith Jr. enters the game for Jusuf Nurkic	71	75
8:44	Mark Williams enters the game for Seth Curry	71	75
8:44	Hornets delay of game violation	71	75
8:34	Josh Green misses 25-foot three point jumper	71	75
8:31	Rui Hachimura defensive rebound	71	75
8:24	LeBron James makes two point shot	73	75
8:12	Nick Smith Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper	73	75
8:09	Hornets offensive team rebound	73	75
8:09	Alex Len loose ball foul	73	75
8:01	Josh Green makes 16-foot pullup jump shot (LaMelo Ball assists)	73	77
7:38	Luka Doncic makes 29-foot three point jumper (Dorian Finney-Smith assists)	76	77
7:26	LaMelo Ball misses 29-foot three point pullup jump shot	76	77
7:24	Rui Hachimura defensive rebound	76	77
7:17	LeBron James makes two point shot (Dorian Finney-Smith assists)	78	77
7:01	Nick Smith Jr. makes 27-foot three point jumper (LaMelo Ball assists)	78	80
6:48	LeBron James makes 7-foot driving dunk (Luka Doncic assists)	80	80
6:28	Tidjane Salaun makes 28-foot three point jumper (Nick Smith Jr. assists)	80	83
6:17	LeBron James makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	83	83
6:04	Mark Williams offensive foul	83	83
6:04	Mark Williams turnover	83	83
6:04	Jaxson Hayes enters the game for Alex Len	83	83
6:04	Miles Bridges enters the game for Tidjane Salaun	83	83
5:57	Dorian Finney-Smith makes 26-foot three point jumper (Luka Doncic assists)	86	83
5:43	Luka Doncic personal foul	86	83
5:33	Luka Doncic shooting foul	86	83
5:33	LaMelo Ball makes free throw 1 of 2	86	84
5:33	DaQuan Jeffries enters the game for Mark Williams	86	84
5:33	LaMelo Ball makes free throw 2 of 2	86	85
5:25	DaQuan Jeffries personal foul	86	85
5:12	Luka Doncic misses 29-foot three point jumper	86	85
5:10	Jaxson Hayes offensive rebound	86	85
5:10	Jaxson Hayes misses 4-foot tip shot	86	85
5:09	Dorian Finney-Smith offensive rebound	86	85
5:03	Dorian Finney-Smith bad pass (LaMelo Ball steals)	86	85
4:55	Miles Bridges misses 28-foot three point jumper	86	85
4:52	LeBron James defensive rebound	86	85
4:44	Jaxson Hayes makes 2-foot alley oop dunk shot (LeBron James assists)	88	85
4:43	Hornets Full timeout	88	85
4:43	Mark Williams enters the game for DaQuan Jeffries	88	85
4:29	LeBron James blocks Miles Bridges 's 8-foot driving layup	88	85
4:27	Hornets offensive team rebound	88	85
4:19	Miles Bridges makes 27-foot three pointer (Mark Williams assists)	88	88
3:59	LeBron James misses 27-foot three point jumper	88	88
3:57	Mark Williams defensive rebound	88	88
3:43	LaMelo Ball misses 28-foot three point step back jumpshot	88	88
3:39	Lakers defensive team rebound	88	88
3:39	Lakers Full timeout	88	88
3:39	Lakers Full timeout	88	88
3:25	Luka Doncic misses 16-foot two point shot	88	88
3:23	Nick Smith Jr. defensive rebound	88	88
3:07	Mark Williams misses 7-foot two point shot	88	88
3:06	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	88	88
2:53	Mark Williams shooting foul	88	88
2:53	(02:53) [Hornets] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (CALL STANDS)	88	88
2:53	LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2	89	88
2:53	LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2	90	88
2:35	Mark Williams makes 2-foot two point shot (LaMelo Ball assists)	90	90
2:16	Luka Doncic misses 27-foot three point step back jumpshot	90	90
2:13	Josh Green defensive rebound	90	90
1:53	Miles Bridges makes 30-foot three pointer	90	93
1:46	Jaxson Hayes makes 5-foot dunk (LeBron James assists)	92	93
1:22	shot clock turnover	92	93
1:22	Gabe Vincent enters the game for Jaxson Hayes	92	93
1:09	Rui Hachimura misses 26-foot three point jumper	92	93
1:06	Luka Doncic offensive rebound	92	93
1:03	Luka Doncic makes two point shot	94	93
47.1	Nick Smith Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper (Josh Green assists)	94	96
37.1	Miles Bridges shooting foul	94	96
37.1	Rui Hachimura misses free throw 1 of 2	94	96
37.1	Lakers offensive team rebound	94	96
37.1	Jarred Vanderbilt enters the game for Luka Doncic	94	96
37.1	Rui Hachimura misses free throw 2 of 2	94	96
36.1	Mark Williams defensive rebound	94	96
14.0	LaMelo Ball makes 11-foot two point shot	94	98
14.0	Lakers Full timeout	94	98
14.0	Luka Doncic enters the game for Jarred Vanderbilt	94	98
14.0	Elfrid Payton enters the game for LaMelo Ball	94	98
6.1	LeBron James makes 28-foot three point jumper	97	98
6.1	Hornets Full timeout	97	98
6.1	Jarred Vanderbilt enters the game for Luka Doncic	97	98
6.1	LaMelo Ball enters the game for Mark Williams	97	98
6.1	Seth Curry enters the game for Elfrid Payton	97	98
6.1	Gabe Vincent personal take foul	97	98
6.1	LaMelo Ball makes free throw 1 of 2	97	99
6.1	LaMelo Ball makes free throw 2 of 2	97	100
6.1	Lakers Full timeout	97	100
6.1	Luka Doncic enters the game for Jarred Vanderbilt	97	100
6.1	Elfrid Payton enters the game for LaMelo Ball	97	100
6.1	Tidjane Salaun enters the game for Seth Curry	97	100
5.0	LeBron James misses 30-foot three point pullup jump shot	97	100
2.1	Gabe Vincent offensive rebound	97	100
1.0	LeBron James misses 28-foot three point shot	97	100
0.0	Lakers offensive team rebound	97	100
0.0	End of the 4th Quarter	97	100
0.0	End of Game	97	100

Time, Location & Referees

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crypto.com Arena

Los Angeles, CA

Date & Time

3:00 AM, February 20, 2025

Coverage

NBA League Pass, Spectrum Sports Net, FanDuel SN SE

Attendance

18,997

Referees

Derek Richardson, Josh Tiven, Rodney Mott

2025-26 Southeast Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Atlanta	46	36	.561	L1
Orlando	45	37	.549	L1
Charlotte	44	38	.537	W1
Miami	43	39	.524	W2
Washington	17	65	.207	L10

2025-26 Pacific Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
LA Lakers	53	29	.646	W3
Phoenix	45	37	.549	W1
LA Clippers	42	40	.512	W1
Golden State	37	45	.451	L3
Sacramento	22	60	.268	L1

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