GOOD MORNING LAKER NATION!!! IT’S GAME DAY!!! AFTER DISMANTLING THE KNICKS 9-GAME WIN STREAK WITH A DEFENSIVE MASTERCLASS THAT MONEY MAYWEATHER WOULD ENVY, LET’S GIVE THE HORNETS THEIR 7TH STRAIGHT HOME LOSS!!! CAN THIS EVEN BE CONSIDERED A TRAP GAME?!? LET’S END THE GRAMMY TRIP THE RIGHT WAY!!!

Lakers (26-25, 9th in the West) @ Hornets (10-38, 13th in the East)

Tip-off at 4pm PT / 7pm ET

LAST 10 GAMES:

Hornets: 2-8, averaging 108.0 points, 39.6 rebounds, 24.8 assists, 6.3 steals and 5.4 blocks per game while shooting 46.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 119.8 points per game.

Lakers: 6-4, averaging 124.3 points, 42.2 rebounds, 29.9 assists, 8.9 steals and 4.9 blocks per game while shooting 50.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 123.6 points.

INJURIES:

Hornets: LaMelo Ball: Out (ankle), Frank Ntilikina: Out (hip), Cody Martin: Out (knee), Gordon Hayward: Out (calf), Mark Williams: Out (back).

Lakers: Lebron James: Questionable (left ankle), Anthony Davis: Questionable (achilles & hip), Jarred Vanderbilt: Out (foot “soreness”), Cam Reddish: Out (ankle), Gabe Vincent: Out (knee).

by LearnedToe