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LaMelo Ball hits 9 3-pointers to lead Hornets to surprising 135-117 win over Luka's Lakers

By AP•Jan 16, 2026

Game Recap

Charlotte Hornets vs. Los Angeles Lakers: Game Highlights

LOS ANGELES -- — LaMelo Ball scored 27 of his 30 points in the second half while tying his career high with nine 3-pointers, and the Charlotte Hornets overcame Luka Doncic's 39 points for a 135-117 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday night.

Ball had 11 assists and six rebounds, and he hit eight 3-pointers in the second half alone, gleefully celebrating each one while quieting the home crowd in his native Los Angeles area.

Brandon Miller also scored 26 points for the Hornets, while Miles Bridges added 25 and rookie Kon Knueppel had 19.

Ten days after the sub-.500 Hornets shocked the NBA-leading Oklahoma City Thunder with a 27-point road victory, Charlotte showed another taste of its considerable promise. The Hornets improved to 2-1 on their five-game West Coast trip by running away from Doncic and LeBron James, who had 29 points and nine rebounds.

Doncic hit six 3-pointers in the slumping Lakers’ fourth defeat in five games, including embarrassing losses to Sacramento and Charlotte in the past four days. Los Angeles' improved focus in a victory over Atlanta on Tuesday had vanished, with the Hornets scoring 105 points in the final three quarters.

Doncic hit three 3-pointers and scored 19 points in the first quarter while the Lakers maintained their offensive excellence from their 140-point performance against Hawks. But Charlotte surged ahead in the second quarter and pushed its lead to 15 points in the third, and the Lakers never seriously threatened a comeback.

Jake LaRavia scored 18 points for Los Angeles, which got just nine points from its reserves on combined 4-for-19 shooting.

Up next

Hornets: At Golden State on Saturday.

Lakers: At Portland on Saturday.

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Series Context

Playoff Series and Prior Meetings

Full meeting history and series status so you can track momentum before tip-off and after the final whistle.

Series tied 1-1

Regular Season Series

LAL at CHA

Tue, Nov 11

121 - 111

Final

CHA at LAL

Fri, Jan 16

135 - 117

Final

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Game Analysis

Head-to-head production and efficiency

Game Stats

CHA

LAL

50-92FG43-93

54Field Goal %46

20-433PT14-38

47Three Point %37

15-16FT17-23

14Offensive Rebounds12

36Defensive Rebounds23

34Assists18

3Steals8

5Blocks4

12Turnovers9

1Technical Fouls2

23Points Conceded Off Turnovers10

17Fast Break Points22

21Fouls17

18Largest Lead13

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Play By Play

1st Quarter

TIME	PLAY	LAL	CHA
12:00	Moussa Diabate vs. Deandre Ayton (LeBron James gains possession)	0	0
11:44	Luka Doncic misses driving floating jump shot	0	0
11:41	Kon Knueppel defensive rebound	0	0
11:21	Miles Bridges makes 26-foot three point jumper (LaMelo Ball assists)	0	3
11:00	LeBron James makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jake LaRavia assists)	3	3
10:49	Brandon Miller makes 9-foot two point shot (Miles Bridges assists)	3	5
10:36	Marcus Smart makes driving layup	5	5
10:24	Brandon Miller bad pass turnover (LeBron James steals)	5	5
10:19	Marcus Smart makes 23-foot running jump shot (Luka Doncic assists)	8	5
9:56	LeBron James blocks Kon Knueppel 's 4-foot two point shot	8	5
9:56	Lakers defensive team rebound	8	5
9:46	Luka Doncic makes 28-foot three pointer	11	5
9:33	Moussa Diabate makes 5-foot dunk (LaMelo Ball assists)	11	7
9:28	Luka Doncic makes 16-foot pullup jump shot	13	7
9:28	Kon Knueppel shooting foul	13	7
9:28	Luka Doncic makes free throw 1 of 1	14	7
9:18	Brandon Miller misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	14	7
9:15	Deandre Ayton defensive rebound	14	7
9:07	Luka Doncic misses 5-foot pullup jump shot	14	7
9:04	LaMelo Ball defensive rebound	14	7
8:59	LaMelo Ball misses 27-foot three point jumper	14	7
8:55	Deandre Ayton defensive rebound	14	7
8:55	LeBron James out of bounds bad pass turnover	14	7
8:38	LaMelo Ball misses 5-foot two point shot	14	7
8:34	Deandre Ayton defensive rebound	14	7
8:26	Luka Doncic misses driving floating jump shot	14	7
8:24	Moussa Diabate defensive rebound	14	7
8:21	Miles Bridges out of bounds bad pass turnover	14	7
8:03	Jake LaRavia makes 26-foot three point jumper (Deandre Ayton assists)	17	7
8:02	Hornets Full timeout	17	7
7:51	Moussa Diabate lost ball turnover (Marcus Smart steals)	17	7
7:47	Deandre Ayton makes 1-foot dunk (Marcus Smart assists)	19	7
7:33	Luka Doncic personal foul	19	7
7:15	Brandon Miller misses 19-foot pullup jump shot	19	7
7:13	Marcus Smart defensive rebound	19	7
7:11	LeBron James misses 26-foot running jump shot	19	7
7:07	Jake LaRavia offensive rebound	19	7
7:03	Luka Doncic misses driving floating jump shot	19	7
7:03	Deandre Ayton offensive rebound	19	7
6:59	Deandre Ayton misses 12-foot two point shot	19	7
6:58	Miles Bridges defensive rebound	19	7
6:51	LaMelo Ball misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	19	7
6:48	Kon Knueppel offensive rebound	19	7
6:46	Brandon Miller misses 26-foot three point jumper	19	7
6:46	LaMelo Ball offensive rebound	19	7
6:36	Miles Bridges makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot (Brandon Miller assists)	19	9
6:17	Deandre Ayton misses 11-foot jumper	19	9
6:14	Miles Bridges defensive rebound	19	9
6:08	Brandon Miller makes dunk (LaMelo Ball assists)	19	11
5:50	Luka Doncic makes 2-foot two point shot	21	11
5:38	Miles Bridges makes 26-foot three point jumper (LaMelo Ball assists)	21	14
5:09	Marcus Smart misses 34-foot three point pullup jump shot	21	14
5:09	LeBron James offensive rebound	21	14
5:03	LeBron James makes 17-foot two point shot	23	14
4:38	Kon Knueppel misses 27-foot three point step back jumpshot	23	14
4:34	Miles Bridges offensive rebound	23	14
4:34	Miles Bridges makes 26-foot three point jumper	23	17
4:26	Lakers Full timeout	23	17
4:26	Rui Hachimura enters the game for LeBron James	23	17
4:26	Gabe Vincent enters the game for Marcus Smart	23	17
4:26	Collin Sexton enters the game for Brandon Miller	23	17
4:26	Sion James enters the game for LaMelo Ball	23	17
4:19	Sion James shooting foul	23	17
4:19	Luka Doncic misses free throw 1 of 2	23	17
4:19	Lakers offensive team rebound	23	17
4:19	Luka Doncic makes free throw 2 of 2	24	17
4:06	Kon Knueppel makes 3-foot two point shot (Moussa Diabate assists)	24	19
3:42	Luka Doncic makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot	26	19
3:42	Moussa Diabate shooting foul	26	19
3:42	Jarred Vanderbilt enters the game for Deandre Ayton	26	19
3:42	Kobe Bufkin enters the game for Jake LaRavia	26	19
3:42	Ryan Kalkbrenner enters the game for Moussa Diabate	26	19
3:42	Grant Williams enters the game for Miles Bridges	26	19
3:42	Luka Doncic misses free throw 1 of 1	26	19
3:40	Sion James defensive rebound	26	19
3:27	Kon Knueppel makes driving layup (Ryan Kalkbrenner assists)	26	21
3:27	Rui Hachimura defensive goaltending violation	26	21
3:14	Luka Doncic makes driving layup	28	21
3:04	Kon Knueppel misses 26-foot three point jumper	28	21
3:02	Rui Hachimura defensive rebound	28	21
2:55	Rui Hachimura makes 23-foot three point jumper (Luka Doncic assists)	31	21
2:40	Collin Sexton makes driving layup	31	23
2:32	Jarred Vanderbilt makes 2-foot layup (Rui Hachimura assists)	33	23
2:25	Grant Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper	33	23
2:25	Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound	33	23
2:09	Luka Doncic makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	36	23
2:07	Double technical foul: Ryan Kalkbrenner and Jarred Vanderbilt	36	23
1:52	Sion James makes driving layup	36	25
1:34	Grant Williams blocks Gabe Vincent 's 12-foot fade away jump shot	36	25
1:31	Kon Knueppel defensive rebound	36	25
1:27	Rui Hachimura personal foul	36	25
1:17	Rui Hachimura blocks Sion James 's 4-foot driving layup	36	25
1:16	Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound	36	25
1:11	Luka Doncic misses running pullup jump shot	36	25
1:07	Grant Williams defensive rebound	36	25
1:05	Ryan Kalkbrenner makes 1-foot dunk (Sion James assists)	36	27
52.9	Gabe Vincent misses 27-foot three point jumper	36	27
50.5	Sion James defensive rebound	36	27
33.1	Sion James vs. Luka Doncic (Grant Williams gains possession)	36	27
29.7	Kobe Bufkin shooting foul	36	27
29.7	Grant Williams makes free throw 1 of 3	36	28
29.7	Grant Williams makes free throw 2 of 3	36	29
29.7	Josh Green enters the game for Collin Sexton	36	29
29.7	Brandon Miller enters the game for Ryan Kalkbrenner	36	29
29.7	Grant Williams makes free throw 3 of 3	36	30
11.8	Rui Hachimura misses 22-foot three point jumper	36	30
11.0	Kobe Bufkin offensive rebound	36	30
11.0	Kon Knueppel personal foul	36	30
3.0	Luka Doncic makes 32-foot three pointer	39	30
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	39	30

2nd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	LAL	CHA
12:00	LeBron James enters the game for Luka Doncic	39	30
12:00	Collin Sexton enters the game for Sion James	39	30
12:00	LaMelo Ball enters the game for Kon Knueppel	39	30
11:40	LaMelo Ball makes 27-foot three point jumper (Collin Sexton assists)	39	33
11:24	Gabe Vincent misses 14-foot pullup jump shot	39	33
11:21	Hornets defensive team rebound	39	33
11:21	Ryan Kalkbrenner enters the game for Collin Sexton	39	33
11:02	Brandon Miller makes driving layup	39	35
10:51	Marcus Smart enters the game for Gabe Vincent	39	35
10:51	Jake LaRavia enters the game for Rui Hachimura	39	35
10:51	Lakers Full timeout	39	35
10:51	(10:51) [Lakers] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL OVERTURNED) [Lakers] retain their timeout	39	35
10:45	Kobe Bufkin traveling turnover	39	35
10:30	LaMelo Ball misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot	39	35
10:27	Josh Green offensive rebound	39	35
10:14	Brandon Miller misses 6-foot two point shot	39	35
10:12	Brandon Miller offensive rebound	39	35
10:11	Josh Green misses 26-foot three point jumper	39	35
10:08	Kobe Bufkin defensive rebound	39	35
10:02	Brandon Miller blocks LeBron James 's 4-foot running layup	39	35
10:02	Jarred Vanderbilt offensive rebound	39	35
10:01	Jarred Vanderbilt makes two point shot	41	35
9:45	Brandon Miller offensive foul	41	35
9:45	Brandon Miller offensive foul turnover	41	35
9:45	Miles Bridges enters the game for Grant Williams	41	35
9:26	Brandon Miller blocks Jake LaRavia 's 4-foot layup	41	35
9:26	Lakers offensive team rebound	41	35
9:23	LeBron James misses 15-foot fade away jump shot	41	35
9:19	LaMelo Ball defensive rebound	41	35
9:12	Ryan Kalkbrenner makes 2-foot reverse dunk (Brandon Miller assists)	41	37
9:01	Marcus Smart misses driving floating jump shot	41	37
8:59	Ryan Kalkbrenner defensive rebound	41	37
8:38	Ryan Kalkbrenner misses 2-foot reverse layup	41	37
8:38	Marcus Smart defensive rebound	41	37
8:38	Ryan Kalkbrenner personal foul	41	37
8:38	Deandre Ayton enters the game for Jarred Vanderbilt	41	37
8:15	LeBron James misses 15-foot two point shot	41	37
8:11	Josh Green defensive rebound	41	37
7:56	Ryan Kalkbrenner bad pass turnover (Marcus Smart steals)	41	37
7:54	Brandon Miller shooting foul	41	37
7:54	Hornets Full timeout	41	37
7:54	(07:54) [Hornets] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL STANDS) [Hornets] charged with a timeout	41	37
7:54	LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2	42	37
7:54	LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2	43	37
7:49	Jake LaRavia personal foul	43	37
7:45	Marcus Smart personal foul	43	37
7:32	Miles Bridges makes 2-foot two point shot (LaMelo Ball assists)	43	39
7:11	Marcus Smart misses 26-foot three point jumper	43	39
7:08	LaMelo Ball defensive rebound	43	39
6:49	Ryan Kalkbrenner makes layup (LaMelo Ball assists)	43	41
6:36	Josh Green blocks Marcus Smart 's 8-foot driving layup	43	41
6:35	LaMelo Ball defensive rebound	43	41
6:32	Miles Bridges makes 1-foot dunk (LaMelo Ball assists)	43	43
6:14	LaMelo Ball shooting foul	43	43
6:14	Marcus Smart makes free throw 1 of 2	44	43
6:14	Luka Doncic enters the game for LeBron James	44	43
6:14	Rui Hachimura enters the game for Kobe Bufkin	44	43
6:14	Sion James enters the game for LaMelo Ball	44	43
6:14	Moussa Diabate enters the game for Josh Green	44	43
6:14	Kon Knueppel enters the game for Ryan Kalkbrenner	44	43
6:14	Marcus Smart makes free throw 2 of 2	45	43
5:52	Moussa Diabate misses 10-foot floating jump shot	45	43
5:50	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	45	43
5:32	Jake LaRavia misses 9-foot fade away jump shot	45	43
5:30	Moussa Diabate defensive rebound	45	43
5:21	Sion James makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kon Knueppel assists)	45	46
5:04	Luka Doncic misses 27-foot three point step back jumpshot	45	46
5:02	Miles Bridges defensive rebound	45	46
4:59	Luka Doncic personal foul	45	46
4:59	Gabe Vincent enters the game for Marcus Smart	45	46
4:50	Brandon Miller misses two point shot	45	46
4:50	Miles Bridges offensive rebound	45	46
4:44	Brandon Miller makes 28-foot three point jumper (Miles Bridges assists)	45	49
4:44	Lakers Full timeout	45	49
4:35	Sion James personal foul	45	49
4:34	Jake LaRavia out of bounds bad pass turnover	45	49
4:19	Sion James misses 23-foot three point jumper	45	49
4:18	Lakers defensive team rebound	45	49
4:05	Jake LaRavia makes 26-foot three point jumper (Luka Doncic assists)	48	49
3:56	Moussa Diabate makes 2-foot dunk (Sion James assists)	48	51
3:40	Deandre Ayton misses 1-foot hook shot	48	51
3:40	Kon Knueppel defensive rebound	48	51
3:35	Gabe Vincent shooting foul	48	51
3:35	Miles Bridges makes free throw 1 of 2	48	52
3:35	Miles Bridges makes free throw 2 of 2	48	53
3:17	Rui Hachimura misses 27-foot three point jumper	48	53
3:14	Kon Knueppel defensive rebound	48	53
3:09	Moussa Diabate makes 3-foot hook shot (Brandon Miller assists)	48	55
2:46	Deandre Ayton makes 4-foot driving floating jump shot (Jake LaRavia assists)	50	55
2:40	Gabe Vincent shooting foul	50	55
2:40	Kon Knueppel makes free throw 1 of 2	50	56
2:40	LeBron James enters the game for Rui Hachimura	50	56
2:40	Kon Knueppel makes free throw 2 of 2	50	57
2:21	Deandre Ayton makes 2-foot dunk (LeBron James assists)	52	57
2:01	Brandon Miller makes 9-foot pullup jump shot	52	59
1:47	Deandre Ayton offensive foul	52	59
1:47	Deandre Ayton offensive foul turnover	52	59
1:47	Marcus Smart enters the game for Gabe Vincent	52	59
1:28	Brandon Miller makes 13-foot fade away jump shot (Kon Knueppel assists)	52	61
1:09	LeBron James out of bounds lost ball turnover	52	61
1:09	LaMelo Ball enters the game for Sion James	52	61
52.7	Brandon Miller misses 25-foot three point jumper	52	61
49.9	LeBron James defensive rebound	52	61
44.4	LeBron James makes 27-foot three pointer	55	61
31.9	LaMelo Ball misses 28-foot three point step back jumpshot	55	61
29.6	Lakers defensive team rebound	55	61
29.6	Sion James enters the game for LaMelo Ball	55	61
29.6	Josh Green enters the game for Brandon Miller	55	61
14.8	LeBron James misses 27-foot three point jumper	55	61
12.4	Miles Bridges defensive rebound	55	61
2.0	Kon Knueppel makes 25-foot three pointer (Miles Bridges assists)	55	64
0.2	Marcus Smart misses heave jump shot	55	64
0.1	Lakers offensive team rebound	55	64
0.0	End of the 2nd Quarter	55	64

3rd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	LAL	CHA
12:00	LaMelo Ball enters the game for Sion James	55	64
12:00	Brandon Miller enters the game for Josh Green	55	64
11:46	Brandon Miller misses 26-foot three point jumper	55	64
11:45	LeBron James defensive rebound	55	64
11:40	LeBron James misses two point shot	55	64
11:38	Luka Doncic offensive rebound	55	64
11:34	LeBron James makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jake LaRavia assists)	58	64
11:18	LaMelo Ball makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	58	67
10:58	Luka Doncic makes 4-foot turnaround jump shot	60	67
10:46	LaMelo Ball makes 27-foot three pointer	60	70
10:32	Luka Doncic misses 16-foot pullup jump shot	60	70
10:29	Kon Knueppel defensive rebound	60	70
10:25	Miles Bridges makes 25-foot running jump shot (Kon Knueppel assists)	60	73
10:25	Luka Doncic technical foul	60	73
10:25	LaMelo Ball makes technical free throw	60	74
10:08	LaMelo Ball personal foul	60	74
10:01	Luka Doncic misses 28-foot three point step back jumpshot	60	74
9:58	Jake LaRavia offensive rebound	60	74
9:50	Luka Doncic makes 4-foot two point shot	62	74
9:34	Kon Knueppel makes 23-foot three point jumper (LaMelo Ball assists)	62	77
9:20	Deandre Ayton makes 4-foot layup (Luka Doncic assists)	64	77
9:09	Brandon Miller misses driving floating jump shot	64	77
9:07	LeBron James defensive rebound	64	77
9:05	Jake LaRavia makes 2-foot running dunk (LeBron James assists)	66	77
9:05	Miles Bridges shooting foul	66	77
9:05	Jake LaRavia makes free throw 1 of 1	67	77
8:46	LaMelo Ball makes 2-foot two point shot	67	79
8:31	Deandre Ayton makes alley oop dunk (LeBron James assists)	69	79
8:19	LaMelo Ball misses 26-foot three point jumper	69	79
8:16	LeBron James defensive rebound	69	79
8:13	LeBron James makes running layup	71	79
8:06	Jake LaRavia shooting foul	71	79
8:06	Brandon Miller makes free throw 1 of 2	71	80
8:06	Brandon Miller makes free throw 2 of 2	71	81
7:53	Luka Doncic makes 6-foot turnaround jump shot	73	81
7:44	LaMelo Ball makes 27-foot three pointer	73	84
7:29	Luka Doncic makes 27-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)	76	84
7:18	LaMelo Ball misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	76	84
7:16	LeBron James defensive rebound	76	84
7:13	Moussa Diabate shooting foul	76	84
7:13	LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2	77	84
7:13	LeBron James misses free throw 2 of 2	77	84
7:10	Miles Bridges defensive rebound	77	84
6:57	Kon Knueppel makes 26-foot three point jumper (LaMelo Ball assists)	77	87
6:41	Jake LaRavia makes 2-foot layup (LeBron James assists)	79	87
6:32	Moussa Diabate offensive goaltending turnover	79	87
6:32	Lakers Full timeout	79	87
6:32	Sion James enters the game for Brandon Miller	79	87
6:18	Luka Doncic makes 15-foot pullup jump shot (LeBron James assists)	81	87
6:18	Moussa Diabate shooting foul	81	87
6:18	Luka Doncic misses free throw 1 of 1	81	87
6:16	Sion James defensive rebound	81	87
5:57	LaMelo Ball makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	81	90
5:47	Rui Hachimura enters the game for LeBron James	81	90
5:40	Marcus Smart misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	81	90
5:37	Sion James defensive rebound	81	90
5:29	Miles Bridges misses 4-foot two point shot	81	90
5:28	Moussa Diabate offensive rebound	81	90
5:26	Moussa Diabate bad pass turnover (Jake LaRavia steals)	81	90
5:26	Sion James personal foul	81	90
5:26	Jake LaRavia makes free throw 1 of 2	82	90
5:26	Jake LaRavia makes free throw 2 of 2	83	90
5:06	LaMelo Ball misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	83	90
5:02	Deandre Ayton defensive rebound	83	90
4:59	LaMelo Ball personal foul	83	90
4:59	Luka Doncic misses free throw 1 of 2	83	90
4:59	Lakers offensive team rebound	83	90
4:59	Collin Sexton enters the game for LaMelo Ball	83	90
4:59	Luka Doncic makes free throw 2 of 2	84	90
4:46	Miles Bridges makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot (Collin Sexton assists)	84	93
4:30	Deandre Ayton makes layup (Marcus Smart assists)	86	93
4:13	Miles Bridges misses two point shot	86	93
4:11	Miles Bridges offensive rebound	86	93
4:08	Sion James misses 24-foot three point jumper	86	93
4:07	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	86	93
4:00	Luka Doncic makes 25-foot three pointer	89	93
4:00	Hornets Full timeout	89	93
4:00	Jarred Vanderbilt enters the game for Deandre Ayton	89	93
4:00	Gabe Vincent enters the game for Marcus Smart	89	93
4:00	Ryan Kalkbrenner enters the game for Kon Knueppel	89	93
4:00	Brandon Miller enters the game for Moussa Diabate	89	93
3:45	Sion James makes two point shot	89	95
3:27	Jake LaRavia misses 25-foot three point jumper	89	95
3:24	Sion James defensive rebound	89	95
3:15	Collin Sexton misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	89	95
3:13	Gabe Vincent defensive rebound	89	95
3:06	Jarred Vanderbilt misses 24-foot three point jumper	89	95
3:03	Ryan Kalkbrenner defensive rebound	89	95
3:00	Gabe Vincent personal foul	89	95
3:00	Kobe Bufkin enters the game for Jake LaRavia	89	95
2:51	Sion James misses 27-foot three point step back jumpshot	89	95
2:51	Lakers defensive team rebound	89	95
2:38	Luka Doncic bad pass turnover (Collin Sexton steals)	89	95
2:34	Collin Sexton makes running layup	89	97
2:19	Rui Hachimura misses 27-foot three point jumper	89	97
2:15	Ryan Kalkbrenner defensive rebound	89	97
2:12	Gabe Vincent shooting foul	89	97
2:12	Brandon Miller makes free throw 1 of 2	89	98
2:12	Deandre Ayton enters the game for Jarred Vanderbilt	89	98
2:12	LeBron James enters the game for Luka Doncic	89	98
2:12	Brandon Miller makes free throw 2 of 2	89	99
1:57	LeBron James makes 3-foot driving floating jump shot	91	99
1:36	Sion James misses driving floating jump shot	91	99
1:33	Sion James offensive rebound	91	99
1:24	Deandre Ayton blocks Collin Sexton 's 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	91	99
1:20	Ryan Kalkbrenner offensive rebound	91	99
1:19	Ryan Kalkbrenner misses two point shot	91	99
1:17	Kobe Bufkin defensive rebound	91	99
1:13	Sion James shooting foul	91	99
1:13	LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2	92	99
1:13	Josh Green enters the game for Miles Bridges	92	99
1:13	Grant Williams enters the game for Sion James	92	99
1:13	LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2	93	99
50.6	Josh Green misses two point shot	93	99
50.0	Ryan Kalkbrenner offensive rebound	93	99
50.0	Ryan Kalkbrenner makes 2-foot dunk	93	101
40.3	Gabe Vincent misses 23-foot three point jumper	93	101
37.2	Josh Green defensive rebound	93	101
31.2	Brandon Miller makes 27-foot three point jumper (Collin Sexton assists)	93	104
15.6	LeBron James misses driving floating jump shot	93	104
13.1	LeBron James offensive rebound	93	104
10.1	Gabe Vincent misses 28-foot three point jumper	93	104
7.3	Grant Williams defensive rebound	93	104
0.7	Collin Sexton misses driving layup	93	104
0.7	LeBron James defensive rebound	93	104
0.0	End of the 3rd Quarter	93	104

4th Quarter

TIME	PLAY	LAL	CHA
12:00	Jake LaRavia enters the game for Gabe Vincent	93	104
12:00	Marcus Smart enters the game for Rui Hachimura	93	104
11:41	LeBron James misses driving layup	93	104
11:40	Deandre Ayton offensive rebound	93	104
11:39	Deandre Ayton misses two point shot	93	104
11:38	Ryan Kalkbrenner defensive rebound	93	104
11:26	Brandon Miller misses 21-foot pullup jump shot	93	104
11:22	Marcus Smart defensive rebound	93	104
11:18	Kobe Bufkin misses 26-foot running jump shot	93	104
11:14	Grant Williams defensive rebound	93	104
11:08	Brandon Miller lost ball turnover (Deandre Ayton steals)	93	104
11:06	Grant Williams shooting foul	93	104
11:06	Jake LaRavia makes free throw 1 of 2	94	104
11:06	Jake LaRavia makes free throw 2 of 2	95	104
10:51	Collin Sexton lost ball turnover (Kobe Bufkin steals)	95	104
10:48	Kobe Bufkin misses running layup	95	104
10:48	Hornets defensive team rebound	95	104
10:39	Collin Sexton makes 13-foot pullup jump shot (Josh Green assists)	95	106
10:21	Collin Sexton shooting foul	95	106
10:21	Marcus Smart misses free throw 1 of 2	95	106
10:21	Lakers offensive team rebound	95	106
10:21	Marcus Smart makes free throw 2 of 2	96	106
10:10	Marcus Smart shooting foul	96	106
10:10	Ryan Kalkbrenner misses free throw 1 of 2	96	106
10:10	Hornets offensive team rebound	96	106
10:10	Ryan Kalkbrenner makes free throw 2 of 2	96	107
9:54	Jake LaRavia makes 25-foot three pointer (Marcus Smart assists)	99	107
9:37	Brandon Miller makes 11-foot pullup jump shot	99	109
9:21	Marcus Smart makes driving layup	101	109
9:10	Collin Sexton lost ball turnover (LeBron James steals)	101	109
9:06	LeBron James makes running layup	103	109
9:06	Hornets Full timeout	103	109
9:06	Luka Doncic enters the game for Kobe Bufkin	103	109
9:06	LaMelo Ball enters the game for Collin Sexton	103	109
9:06	Moussa Diabate enters the game for Ryan Kalkbrenner	103	109
8:43	Moussa Diabate makes 3-foot layup (Josh Green assists)	103	111
8:24	Jake LaRavia bad pass turnover (Josh Green steals)	103	111
8:12	LaMelo Ball makes 27-foot three pointer (Brandon Miller assists)	103	114
7:49	Grant Williams personal foul	103	114
7:49	Kon Knueppel enters the game for Josh Green	103	114
7:42	Marcus Smart misses 28-foot three point jumper	103	114
7:40	Brandon Miller defensive rebound	103	114
7:22	Kon Knueppel makes driving layup (Brandon Miller assists)	103	116
7:22	Lakers Full timeout	103	116
7:22	Jarred Vanderbilt enters the game for Deandre Ayton	103	116
7:22	Rui Hachimura enters the game for Jake LaRavia	103	116
7:07	Luka Doncic misses 12-foot pullup jump shot	103	116
7:04	Kon Knueppel defensive rebound	103	116
6:51	Luka Doncic shooting foul	103	116
6:51	Brandon Miller makes free throw 1 of 2	103	117
6:51	Brandon Miller makes free throw 2 of 2	103	118
6:51	Gabe Vincent enters the game for LeBron James	103	118
6:37	Luka Doncic makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	106	118
6:15	LaMelo Ball makes 23-foot three point jumper	106	121
6:09	Rui Hachimura offensive foul	106	121
6:09	Rui Hachimura offensive foul turnover	106	121
5:54	LaMelo Ball misses two point shot	106	121
5:51	Marcus Smart defensive rebound	106	121
5:50	Brandon Miller kicked ball violation	106	121
5:50	Jake LaRavia enters the game for Marcus Smart	106	121
5:45	Luka Doncic misses 30-foot three point step back jumpshot	106	121
5:45	Lakers offensive team rebound	106	121
5:45	LaMelo Ball loose ball foul	106	121
5:45	Miles Bridges enters the game for Grant Williams	106	121
5:40	Gabe Vincent misses 26-foot three point jumper	106	121
5:37	Moussa Diabate defensive rebound	106	121
5:31	Miles Bridges makes 21-foot running jump shot (LaMelo Ball assists)	106	123
5:12	Luka Doncic makes 16-foot driving floating jump shot	108	123
4:58	Kon Knueppel makes driving layup (LaMelo Ball assists)	108	125
4:44	LaMelo Ball blocks Jake LaRavia 's 9-foot two point shot	108	125
4:43	LaMelo Ball defensive rebound	108	125
4:39	LaMelo Ball out of bounds bad pass turnover	108	125
4:39	LeBron James enters the game for Rui Hachimura	108	125
4:24	Gabe Vincent misses 25-foot three point jumper	108	125
4:23	Jake LaRavia offensive rebound	108	125
4:21	Jake LaRavia misses tip shot	108	125
4:21	Moussa Diabate vs. Jake LaRavia (LeBron James gains possession)	108	125
4:21	Lakers offensive team rebound	108	125
4:17	LeBron James makes driving layup	110	125
4:17	Hornets Full timeout	110	125
4:17	Marcus Smart enters the game for Gabe Vincent	110	125
3:58	Brandon Miller makes 13-foot jumper (Kon Knueppel assists)	110	127
3:45	Luka Doncic misses 26-foot three point jumper	110	127
3:44	Jarred Vanderbilt offensive rebound	110	127
3:41	Jarred Vanderbilt makes tip shot	112	127
3:24	LaMelo Ball lost ball turnover (Jake LaRavia steals)	112	127
3:20	LeBron James makes running layup	114	127
3:20	Brandon Miller shooting foul	114	127
3:20	LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 1	115	127
2:58	LaMelo Ball misses 32-foot three point jumper	115	127
2:55	Moussa Diabate offensive rebound	115	127
2:52	Miles Bridges misses 25-foot three point jumper	115	127
2:52	Hornets offensive team rebound	115	127
2:52	Marcus Smart loose ball foul	115	127
2:39	Brandon Miller misses 13-foot step back jumpshot	115	127
2:36	LeBron James defensive rebound	115	127
2:30	LeBron James makes 5-foot running pullup jump shot	117	127
2:06	Miles Bridges misses 23-foot three point jumper	117	127
2:03	Moussa Diabate offensive rebound	117	127
2:01	LaMelo Ball makes 28-foot three point jumper (Moussa Diabate assists)	117	130
1:51	LeBron James misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	117	130
1:48	Jarred Vanderbilt offensive rebound	117	130
1:36	LeBron James lost ball turnover (Brandon Miller steals)	117	130
1:30	LaMelo Ball makes 29-foot three point jumper (Miles Bridges assists)	117	133
1:30	Lakers Full timeout	117	133
1:30	Nick Smith Jr. enters the game for Jarred Vanderbilt	117	133
1:30	Kobe Bufkin enters the game for Jake LaRavia	117	133
1:30	Dalton Knecht enters the game for LeBron James	117	133
1:30	Drew Timme enters the game for Luka Doncic	117	133
1:30	Bronny James enters the game for Marcus Smart	117	133
1:30	Josh Green enters the game for Miles Bridges	117	133
1:30	Collin Sexton enters the game for LaMelo Ball	117	133
1:30	Sion James enters the game for Kon Knueppel	117	133
1:30	Pat Connaughton enters the game for Moussa Diabate	117	133
1:30	Tidjane Salaun enters the game for Brandon Miller	117	133
1:16	Dalton Knecht misses 22-foot pullup jump shot	117	133
1:12	Sion James defensive rebound	117	133
51.1	Kobe Bufkin blocks Sion James 's 13-foot driving floating jump shot	117	133
50.0	Sion James offensive rebound	117	133
49.0	Sion James makes layup	117	135
39.2	Nick Smith Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper	117	135
33.9	Pat Connaughton defensive rebound	117	135
16.0	Bronny James personal foul	117	135
2.0	shot clock turnover	117	135
0.0	End of the 4th Quarter	117	135
0.0	End of Game	117	135

Time, Location & Referees

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Venue

crypto.com Arena

Los Angeles, CA

Date & Time

3:30 AM, January 16, 2026

Coverage

Spectrum Sports Net, FanDuel SN SE, Spectrum Sports Net +, NBA League Pass

Attendance

18,997

Referees

John Goble, Che Flores, Jonathan Sterling

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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