Los Angeles Lakers at Charlotte Hornets
· National Basketball Association
Regular Season Series
Series starts 11/17
Matchup Prediction
Hornets: 44.2%
Lakers: 55.8%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index
Statistics
 LAL |
 CHA |
|
|---|---|---|
| W3 | Streak | W2 |
| 115.0 | Points Against | 111.0 |
| 3-0 | Last Ten Games | 3-1 |
| 128.0 | Points Per Game | 104.0 |
| 55 | Field Goal % | 41 |
| 42 | Three Point % | 30 |
| 37.0 | Rebounds Per Game | 48.0 |
| 25.3 | Assists Per Game | 21.5 |
| 6.7 | Blocks Per Game | 5.3 |
| 11.0 | Steals Per Game | 6.8 |
| 0.0 | Team Turnovers Per Game | 1.0 |
| 16.3 | Total Turnovers Per Game | 19.0 |
Charlotte Hornets Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Coby White, G | Out | Oct 26 |
| Kon Knueppel, G | Out | Oct 26 |
| Grant Williams, F | Out | Oct 26 |
| Kylan Boswell, G | Out | Oct 20 |
Los Angeles Lakers Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Adou Thiero, F | Out | Oct 26 |
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BKNGame Information
Spectrum Center
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2026-27 Pacific Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 LA Lakers |
3 | 0 | 1.000 | - | W3 |
 LA Clippers |
1 | 2 | .333 | 2 | L2 |
 Phoenix |
1 | 2 | .333 | 2 | L1 |
 Golden State |
1 | 3 | .250 | 2.5 | W1 |
 Sacramento |
0 | 3 | .000 | 3 | L3 |
2026-27 Southeast Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Charlotte |
- | 1 | W2 | 0.75 | 3 |
 Atlanta |
1 | 2 | L2 | 0.5 | 2 |
 Washington |
1 | 2 | L1 | 0.5 | 2 |
 Orlando |
1.5 | 2 | W1 | 0.33333334 | 1 |
 Miami |
3 | 4 | L4 | 0 | 0 |
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