Charlotte Hornets vs. Los Angeles Lakers

Jan 15, 2026

FINAL

15-26CharlotteHornets

135

24-15Los AngelesLakers

117

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
CHA	30	34	40	31	135
LAL	39	16	38	24	117

Game Recap

The Hornets defeated the Lakers, 135-117. The Hornets improve to 15-26, while the Lakers fall to 24-15.

Player Stats

HORNETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
7Kon KnueppelSF	32	7-10	3-5	2-2	7	4	0	0	0	2	+2	19
0Miles BridgesPF	33	9-13	5-7	2-2	8	4	0	0	1	1	+6	25
14Moussa DiabateC	30	4-5	0-0	0-0	6	2	0	0	3	3	+9	8
24Brandon MillerSG	39	9-19	2-6	6-6	2	5	1	2	3	3	+17	26
1LaMelo BallPG	28	10-20	9-17	1-1	6	11	0	1	2	4	+5	30
8Collin Sexton	13	3-6	0-2	0-0	0	3	1	0	2	1	+5	6
4Sion James	16	4-10	1-4	0-0	8	2	0	0	0	4	+11	9
11Ryan Kalkbrenner	15	4-6	0-0	1-2	6	1	0	0	1	1	+7	9
2Grant Williams	13	0-1	0-1	3-3	3	0	0	1	0	2	+10	3
10Josh Green	13	0-2	0-1	0-0	3	2	1	1	0	0	+14	0
21Pat Connaughton	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	+2	0
31Tidjane Salaun	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	+2	0
23Tre Mann	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL	-	50-9254.3%	20-4346.5%	15-1693.8%	50	34	3	5	12	21	-	135

LAKERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
23LeBron JamesSF	32	10-19	3-6	6-7	9	6	2	1	3	0	-7	29
12Jake LaRaviaPF	37	5-10	3-4	5-5	3	3	2	0	2	2	-6	18
5Deandre AytonC	31	6-10	0-0	0-0	6	1	1	1	1	1	-4	12
36Marcus SmartSG	32	3-9	1-5	3-4	4	3	2	0	0	3	-1	10
77Luka DoncicPG	35	15-26	6-11	3-7	3	4	0	0	1	3	-13	39
28Rui Hachimura	17	1-4	1-4	0-0	1	1	0	1	1	2	-17	3
7Gabe Vincent	15	0-7	0-5	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	4	-15	0
2Jarred Vanderbilt	14	3-4	0-1	0-0	5	0	0	0	0	0	-12	6
44Kobe Bufkin	16	0-2	0-1	0-0	3	0	1	1	1	1	-7	0
20Nick Smith Jr.	1	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-2	0
4Dalton Knecht	1	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-2	0
26Drew Timme	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-2	0
9Bronny James	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	-2	0
14Maxi Kleber	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	43-9346.2%	14-3836.8%	17-2373.9%	35	18	8	4	9	17	-	117

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterCHALAL

(11:56) Jump Ball Ayton vs. Diabate: Tip to L. James
(11:44) MISS Doncic 13' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(11:41) Knueppel REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (11:21) Bridges 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Ball 1 AST)
30
+3 (11:00) L. James 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (LaRavia 1 AST)
33
+2 (10:49) Miller 9' Turnaround Fadeaway (2 PTS) (Bridges 1 AST)
53
+2 (10:36) Smart 3' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
55
(10:24) Miller Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(10:24) L. James STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (10:19) Smart 24' 3PT Running Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Doncic 1 AST)
58
(9:56) MISS Knueppel 4' Driving Reverse Layup
(9:56) L. James BLOCK (1 BLK)
(9:56) LAKERS Rebound
+3 (9:46) Doncic 29' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS)
511
+2 (9:33) Diabate 5' Cutting Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Ball 2 AST)
711
+2 (9:28) Doncic 16' Pullup Jump Shot (5 PTS)
713
(9:28) Knueppel S.FOUL (P1.T1) (C.Flores)
+1 (9:28) Doncic Free Throw 1 of 1 (6 PTS)
714
(9:18) MISS Miller 28' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(9:15) Ayton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:07) MISS Doncic 5' Pullup Jump Shot
(9:04) Ball REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:59) MISS Ball 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:55) Ayton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(8:55) L. James Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T1)
(8:38) MISS Ball 6' Driving Bank Hook Shot
(8:34) Ayton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(8:26) MISS Doncic 7' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(8:24) Diabate REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:21) Bridges Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T2)
+3 (8:03) LaRavia 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Ayton 1 AST)
717
(8:02) Hornets Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(7:51) Diabate Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T3)
(7:51) Smart STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (7:47) Ayton 2' Running Alley Oop Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Smart 1 AST)
719
(7:33) Doncic P.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.Goble)
(7:15) MISS Miller 20' Pullup Jump Shot
(7:13) Smart REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:11) MISS L. James 27' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(7:07) LaRavia REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(7:03) MISS Doncic 6' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(7:03) Ayton REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
(6:59) MISS Ayton 12' Turnaround Hook Shot
(6:58) Bridges REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:51) MISS Ball 27' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(6:48) Knueppel REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(6:46) MISS Miller 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:46) Ball REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (6:36) Bridges 7' Driving Floating Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Miller 1 AST)
919
(6:17) MISS Ayton 11' Jump Shot
(6:14) Bridges REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (6:08) Miller Running Alley Oop Dunk Shot (4 PTS) (Ball 3 AST)
1119
+2 (5:50) Doncic 3' Driving Finger Roll Layup (8 PTS)
1121
+3 (5:38) Bridges 27' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Ball 4 AST)
1421
(5:09) MISS Smart 35' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(5:09) L. James REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (5:03) L. James 18' Turnaround Fadeaway (5 PTS)
1423
(4:38) MISS Knueppel 27' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(4:34) Bridges REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+3 (4:34) Bridges 27' 3PT Jump Shot (11 PTS)
1723
(4:26) LAKERS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(4:19) James S.FOUL (P1.T2) (J.Sterling)
(4:19) MISS Doncic Free Throw 1 of 2
(4:19) LAKERS Rebound
+1 (4:19) Doncic Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)
1724
+2 (4:06) Knueppel 3' Driving Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS) (Diabate 1 AST)
1924
+2 (3:42) Doncic 7' Driving Floating Jump Shot (11 PTS)
1926
(3:42) Diabate S.FOUL (P1.T3) (J.Goble)
(3:42) MISS Doncic Free Throw 1 of 1
(3:40) James REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (3:27) Knueppel 3' Driving Layup (4 PTS) (Kalkbrenner 1 AST)
2126
(3:27) Hachimura Violation:Defensive Goaltending (J.Sterling)
+2 (3:14) Doncic 3' Driving Layup (13 PTS)
2128
(3:04) MISS Knueppel 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:02) Hachimura REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (2:55) Hachimura 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Doncic 2 AST)
2131
+2 (2:40) Sexton 3' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
2331
+2 (2:32) Vanderbilt 3' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Hachimura 1 AST)
2333
(2:25) MISS Williams 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:25) Vanderbilt REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (2:09) Doncic 27' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (16 PTS)
2336
(2:07) Double Technical - Kalkbrenner, Vanderbilt (J.Sterling)
+2 (1:52) James 2' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
2536
(1:34) MISS Vincent 12' Fadeaway Jumper
(1:34) Williams BLOCK (1 BLK)
(1:31) Knueppel REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(1:27) Hachimura P.FOUL (P1.T2) (J.Goble)
(1:17) MISS James 4' Driving Layup
(1:17) Hachimura BLOCK (1 BLK)
(1:16) Vanderbilt REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(1:11) MISS Doncic 27' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
(1:07) Williams REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (1:05) Kalkbrenner 2' Running Alley Oop Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (James 1 AST)
2736
(0:52) MISS Vincent 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:50) James REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(0:33) Jump Ball Doncic vs. James: Tip to Williams
(0:29) Bufkin S.FOUL (P1.PN) (C.Flores)
+1 (0:29) Williams Free Throw 1 of 3 (1 PTS)
2836
+1 (0:29) Williams Free Throw 2 of 3 (2 PTS)
2936
+1 (0:29) Williams Free Throw 3 of 3 (3 PTS)
3036
(0:11) MISS Hachimura 3PT Jump Shot
(0:11) Bufkin REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(0:11) Knueppel P.FOUL (P2.T4) (C.Flores)
+3 (0:03) Doncic 33' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (19 PTS)
3039

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

CHA

LAL

135Points117

50-92(54.3%)Field Goal(%)43-93(46.2%)

20-43(46.5%)3-Point(%)14-38(36.8%)

15-16(93.8%)Free Throw(%)17-23(73.9%)

50(14)Rebounds(Offensive)35(12)

34Assists18

3Steals8

5Blocks4

12Turnovers9

21Fouls17

56Pts In The Paint50

17Fast Break Pts22

10Pts Off Turnovers23

27Bench Pts9

18Largest Lead13

Game Details

Thursday, January 15, 2026 · 10:30 PM

Crypto.com Arena · Los Angeles, CA

attendance: 18,997 (99.6%)