The Lakers (24-26) came into the second half of their back-to-back with a much more limited roster than anticipated. Despite not having LeBron, AD, and Malik Monk, a battle-tested squad played till the bitter end of a 117-114 loss to the Charlotte Hornets.
It didn’t look good early on, as the Hornets grabbed a quick 9-0 lead within the first three minutes of the contest without any sort of push back from the Lakers. Charlotte would go up by as many as 20 in early in the third quarter but that didn’t stop L.A. from putting up a fight.