PJ Washington, LaMelo Ball, and Terry Rozier combined for 70 points as the Charlotte Hornets took down the Los Angeles Lakers in a back and forth affair, 134-130.
After the teams traded several bad misses, LaMelo Ball opened the scoring with a deep triple in transition. Outside of that and a few circus shots from LeBron James, both teams were pretty cold to start the game. The possession of the quarter came when Russell Westbrook checked in and immediately threw a pass in the direction of nothing but Hornets. The only man back for the Lakers was LeBron, who got tripped up by the court monster, leaving an open lane for a Terry Rozier layup.