Los Angeles Lakers vs. Charlotte Hornets

Jan 2, 2023

FINAL

16-21Los AngelesLakers

121

10-28CharlotteHornets

115

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
LAL	22	38	34	27	121
CHA	21	24	31	39	115

Game Recap

LeBron James recorded 43 points, 11 rebounds, and six assists for the Lakers as they defeated the Hornets, 121-115, his 2nd consecutive game with 40+ points. Thomas Bryant added 18 points and 15 rebounds for the Lakers in the victory, while LaMelo Ball tallied 24 points, seven rebounds, and six assists for the Hornets in the losing effort. The Lakers improve to 16-21 on the season, while the Hornets fall to 10-28.

Player Stats

LAKERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
7Troy Brown Jr.SF	34	4-8	4-8	0-0	5	2	3	0	0	2	+7	12
6LeBron JamesPF	39	16-26	0-5	11-15	11	6	1	0	3	1	+9	43
31Thomas BryantC	36	9-17	0-1	0-0	15	2	1	0	1	4	-7	18
21Patrick BeverleySG	32	2-7	2-4	0-0	7	2	0	3	3	3	0	6
17Dennis SchroderPG	37	4-11	1-3	6-7	1	5	0	1	1	3	+6	15
0Russell Westbrook	11	1-8	0-3	0-0	4	2	0	0	3	1	+8	2
15Austin Reaves	22	5-7	2-2	3-5	6	7	1	0	1	0	+6	15
95Juan Toscano-Anderson	9	0-1	0-1	0-0	2	0	0	0	1	3	-10	0
35Wenyen Gabriel	10	2-3	0-0	1-3	1	0	0	1	1	3	+15	5
12Kendrick Nunn	5	2-5	1-3	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	-4	5
10Max Christie	— did not play —												— did not play —
30Damian Jones	— did not play —												— did not play —
4Lonnie Walker IV	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	45-9348.4%	10-3033.3%	21-3070.0%	53	26	6	5	14	21	-	121

HORNETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
20Gordon HaywardSF	25	2-9	1-2	3-4	0	3	0	0	0	0	-19	8
25P.J. WashingtonPF	35	5-10	2-5	0-0	5	4	1	1	2	6	-17	12
24Mason PlumleeC	32	6-7	0-0	6-11	14	4	0	2	0	1	+1	18
3Terry RozierSG	34	11-20	3-6	2-3	2	4	0	0	3	3	+4	27
1LaMelo BallPG	37	9-22	3-10	3-3	7	6	3	2	5	5	-8	24
6Jalen McDaniels	31	4-10	0-4	2-2	7	2	3	1	2	2	+18	10
21JT Thor	9	1-3	1-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	+3	3
8Dennis Smith Jr.	17	3-10	1-3	1-2	3	1	1	0	1	3	-5	8
5Mark Williams	15	1-2	0-0	3-4	9	0	0	1	1	1	-7	5
2James Bouknight	— did not play —												— did not play —
23Kai Jones	— did not play —												— did not play —
4Nick Richards	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL	-	42-9345.2%	11-3234.4%	20-2969.0%	47	24	8	7	14	22	-	115

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterLALCHA

(11:54) Jump Ball M. Plumlee vs. T. Bryant: Tip to P. Washington
(11:49) L. Ball palming TURNOVER (1 TO)
(11:34) P. Beverley bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(11:34) L. Ball STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (11:29) M. Plumlee running Layup (2 PTS)
02
(11:07) L. James bad pass out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)
(10:50) MISS G. Hayward 9' pullup bank Shot
(10:48) T. Bryant REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (10:45) P. Beverley 25' 3PT running (3 PTS) (L. James 1 AST)
32
(10:25) MISS P. Washington 3PT
(10:22) D. Schroder REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:12) T. Bryant 16' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (D. Schroder 1 AST)
52
+3 (9:53) L. Ball 3PT (3 PTS) (P. Washington 1 AST)
55
+2 (9:39) D. Schroder 10' driving bank Jump Shot (2 PTS)
75
(9:32) L. Ball step out-of-bounds TURNOVER (2 TO)
(9:12) MISS T. Bryant 18' Jump Shot
(9:08) P. Beverley REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(9:04) MISS P. Beverley step back 3PT
(8:59) L. Ball REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:55) T. Rozier bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(8:55) T. Brown Jr. STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (8:47) L. James 6' turnaround fadeaway Jump Shot (2 PTS)
95
(8:28) MISS G. Hayward 25' 3PT
(8:25) T. Bryant REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (8:11) T. Brown Jr. 3PT (3 PTS) (P. Beverley 1 AST)
125
(7:57) MISS L. Ball 29' 3PT
(7:53) L. James REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (7:46) L. James 15' fadeaway Jump Shot (4 PTS)
145
(7:46) CHA Timeout
+2 (7:32) T. Rozier 19' pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (G. Hayward 1 AST)
147
(7:19) MISS L. James 25' pullup 3PT
(7:17) P. Beverley REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
(7:14) P. Beverley traveling TURNOVER (2 TO)
(6:57) MISS T. Rozier 7' pullup Shot - blocked
(6:57) P. Beverley BLOCK (1 BLK)
(6:55) M. Plumlee REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(6:55) MISS M. Plumlee tip Layup
(6:54) P. Washington REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(6:51) MISS L. Ball 25' 3PT
(6:48) T. Bryant REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(6:46) MISS D. Schroder running Layup
(6:44) M. Plumlee REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+3 (6:41) G. Hayward 24' 3PT running (3 PTS) (M. Plumlee 1 AST)
1410
+2 (6:20) T. Bryant Layup (4 PTS) (D. Schroder 2 AST)
1610
+2 (6:06) L. Ball driving floating Jump Shot (5 PTS)
1612
+2 (5:50) D. Schroder 7' driving floating Jump Shot (4 PTS)
1812
(5:41) MISS T. Rozier step back 3PT
(5:38) T. Bryant REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
(5:33) MISS L. James 25' running 3PT
(5:30) L. Ball REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(5:26) MISS L. Ball 14' running Shot
(5:23) L. James REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(5:21) P. Beverley traveling TURNOVER (3 TO)
(5:08) MISS T. Rozier 12' pullup Shot
(5:06) TEAM defensive REBOUND
(5:06) M. Plumlee loose ball personal FOUL (1 PF)
(4:52) MISS L. James cutting Layup
(4:49) M. Plumlee REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(4:46) MISS T. Rozier 26' running 3PT
(4:42) R. Westbrook REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:32) MISS D. Schroder 25' 3PT
(4:29) M. Plumlee REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
+2 (4:21) M. Plumlee driving finger roll Layup (4 PTS)
1814
(4:10) MISS T. Bryant Layup - blocked
(4:10) M. Plumlee BLOCK (1 BLK)
(4:07) P. Washington REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(4:05) MISS L. Ball 26' running pullup 3PT
(4:05) P. Washington REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
(4:01) MISS P. Washington tip Layup
(4:00) L. James REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (3:55) T. Bryant DUNK (6 PTS) (L. James 2 AST)
2014
(3:40) L. Ball offensive FOUL (1 PF)
(3:40) L. Ball offensive foul TURNOVER (3 TO)
(3:28) R. Westbrook bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(3:28) J. McDaniels STEAL (1 STL)
(3:24) MISS J. Thor 6' running pullup Shot
(3:20) D. Smith Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(3:20) MISS D. Smith Jr. tip Layup
(3:19) J. Toscano-Anderson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (3:16) T. Bryant running Layup (8 PTS) (A. Reaves 1 AST)
2214
+3 (3:03) J. Thor 3PT (3 PTS) (D. Smith Jr. 1 AST)
2217
(2:46) MISS R. Westbrook 18' pullup Shot
(2:43) T. Rozier REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (2:35) T. Rozier driving Layup (4 PTS)
2219
(2:28) LAL Timeout
(2:13) MISS R. Westbrook 11' pullup Shot
(2:09) M. Williams REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:01) MISS J. McDaniels 25' 3PT
(1:54) J. Toscano-Anderson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(1:49) MISS R. Westbrook 26' running pullup 3PT
(1:45) J. McDaniels REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:31) MISS D. Smith Jr. 20' pullup Shot
(1:27) T. Brown Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:17) MISS T. Brown Jr. 27' 3PT
(1:13) M. Williams REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(1:01) W. Gabriel shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Hayward 2 FT)
+1 (1:01) G. Hayward Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
2220
+1 (1:01) G. Hayward Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
2221
(0:40) MISS A. Reaves 11' driving floating Shot
(0:37) J. McDaniels REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(0:29) MISS D. Smith Jr. 9' pullup Shot
(0:28) TEAM defensive REBOUND
(0:04) MISS W. Gabriel driving reverse Layup
(0:04) M. Williams REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(0:00) MISS D. Smith Jr. 37' pullup 3PT
(0:00) TEAM offensive REBOUND

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

LAL

CHA

121Points115

45-93(48.4%)Field Goal(%)42-93(45.2%)

10-30(33.3%)3-Point(%)11-32(34.4%)

21-30(70.0%)Free Throw(%)20-29(69.0%)

53(9)Rebounds(Offensive)47(8)

26Assists24

6Steals8

5Blocks7

14Turnovers14

21Fouls22

56Pts In The Paint54

19Fast Break Pts17

15Pts Off Turnovers10

27Bench Pts26

24Largest Lead2

Game Details

Monday, January 2, 2023 · 7:00 PM

Spectrum Center · Charlotte, NC

attendance: 19,210 (95.1%)