4-1, 2-0 Away

Charlotte HornetsHornetsCHA

3-2, 2-1 Home

Los Angeles Lakers @ Charlotte Hornets

Season Leaders

LALAvg. Per Game

Points

Rebounds

Assists

Injury Report

Los Angeles Lakers

Name	Status	Est. Return
Ziaire WilliamsZ. WilliamsF	GTDFoot	30 Oct
Luka DoncicL. DoncicG	GTDBack	30 Oct
Cameron CarrC. CarrG	GTDOblique	30 Oct
Adou ThieroA. ThieroF	GTDKnee	30 Oct

Charlotte Hornets

Name	Status	Est. Return
Coby WhiteC. WhiteG	OutCalf	2 Nov
Kon KnueppelK. KnueppelG	OutHamstring	2 Nov
Grant WilliamsG. WilliamsF	OutHamstring	2 Nov
Kylan BoswellK. BoswellG	OutKnee	2 Nov

Team Stats

LAL

CHA

123.2

Points

101.0

113.6

Points Against

108.2

53%

Field Goal %

42%

38.0

Rebounds

47.4

24.0

Assists

20.6

5.8

Blocks

5.2

10.8

Steals

6.8

Lakers

DATE	OPP	RESULT
29/10/26	@LAC	W103-87
28/10/26	vsPOR	L136-129
26/10/26	@UTAH	W132-123
24/10/26	vsLAC	W125-117
22/10/26	vsGS	W127-105

Hornets

DATE	OPP	RESULT
29/10/26	@DET	L97-89
27/10/26	vsWSH	W110-103
25/10/26	vsMIA	W115-110
24/10/26	vsATL	L128-81
22/10/26	@BKN	W110-103

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Matchups

LAL

Season Matchup

0-0

CHA

4-1

Game 1@ LAL

3-2

4-1

Game 2@ CHA

3-2

Western Conference

Pacific	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
LA Lakers	4	1	.800	-	W1
Golden State	2	3	.400	2	W2
Phoenix	1	2	.333	2	L1
LA Clippers	1	3	.250	2.5	L3
Sacramento	0	4	.000	3.5	L4

Eastern Conference

Southeast	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Charlotte	3	2	.600	-	L1
Atlanta	2	3	.400	1	L3
Washington	2	3	.400	1	L2
Orlando	1	3	.250	1.5	L1
Miami	1	4	.200	2	W1

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