The Los Angeles Lakers broke their two-game losing skid on Monday, prevailing 126-123 against the Charlotte Hornets in overtime. The extra five minutes really shouldn’t have happened, as the Lakers let go of a 110-99 lead that they had with 5:10 remaining in the game due to some costly turnovers from Russell Westbrook as well an insane five free-throw possession for LaMelo Ball that resulted from an ill-timed delay of game and a couple of ill-advised technicals.
Still, a win is a win, and that’s all the Lakers can really ask for as LeBron James mends from his abdominal strain while they continue to wait for the season debuts of Talen Horton-Tucker, Trevor Ariza, and Kendrick Nunn.