Lakers-Hornets Reaction: Charlotte Buries LA With Its Athleticism & An Avalanche Of 3-Pointers
Jovan Buha reacts to the Los Angeles Lakers’ 135-117 loss to the Charlotte Hornets on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026.
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TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Intro
3:18 Buha’s Big Picture: Athleticism + ball handling + shooting = Lakers (blowout) loss
14:01 Notable performers
24:27 Stat of the night: Charlotte outscored LA 112-81 over the final 37:52
26:03 Takeaway No. 1: Small-ball problems with Jaxson Hayes
31:36 Takeaway No. 2: Fans boo Gabe Vincent
39:10 Takeaway No. 3: Kobe Bufkin shines defensively
42:32 Q&A
1:48:51 Outro
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37 Comments
I’m going to be honest, I’m getting to the point that I’m about to stop watching the game live. I’ll watch the replay if they win because wow this team is so frustrating to watch with their lack of “ Wanting to play defense”
At what point do we just move on from a player making 52 million but not making us better at all
I’m bringing back the injury point again. The Lakers haven’t been healthy a full season since 2020 and that was the year they won the championship, nobody’s talking about that. Since then they have guys in and out of the lineup every year limiting chemistry and time together on the floor. Lakers should have had 21 championships by now and Bron and AD being the next Laker dynasty since Kobe & Shaq
As a laker hater, please continue to ignore how LeBron has totally ruined the chemistry and happiness of this team and keep playing him 34 mins a game.
Yaaay King Bron……😂😂
Rob Pelinka forgot how we won the championship with defensive players who can also score when needed.
CLIPPERS RUN LA
AR was the only reason Lakers were winning and everyone is $hitting on him crying trade him. Lakers don't deserve AR. Please trade him. He deserves better than this toxic team.
Luka is starting to piss me off. When the game got close all lamelo or anybody that was guarded by luka got an iso set. Smh so easy to break down his front line defense 😤 #lakeshow
WELL JOVAN U STILL LIKING THIS LINEUP WHATS YA FIX FOR THIS MESS OH BENCH RUI
Trade luka for giannis….ez
Here u go making excuses for luka defense again it's almost comical at this point
Why are MOST NBA teams built athletic with players who can dribble, pass, and shoot, but the Lakers are built like a late 2000's team?
This team is bipolar sometimes they play good but most of the time they play trash.
Lakers Luka lebalco straight terrible on defense smh don't even try
Gabe needs to be sent to outer space and never come back.
6th seed is what we need to shoot for. That way we stay away from OKC
Lamelo is 2 cocky and will never be a winner
Weveeytime when Smart or Laravia , Bron & Luka are off the floor it becomes a blowout
DA on switches stayed 6ftaway from the shooter when he came up to switch
Lamelas 3 in the corner his heal was out of bounds
Y doesn't the NBA change that 3pt shot like they so all ours… His h|@l was on the line on the corn|r 3 in the 4th qtr at the 6:12–6:15ish mark. That was when the game was a 6pt game
It's their game 7.. you get eveeyones best shot when they play us
We really missed Jax
jj can sit up there and try to impress with explaining all these BASKETBALL terms and trying to impress his knowledge stop losing show results i dont need to hear x and o show results its simple talk, hes the type well honey if you move this way 90 degrees off the bed and i elevate myself to precisely this angle when the sun is at its highest peak, better love making, i dont care are you good in bed or not…lol
DA was so bad jogging back & 4th
The Hornets made everything
We missed like 10-12 FTs
Then the 2nd string comes in and the game goes to hell
4 out of 7 possessions in a row Gabe missed 4 3s an the Hornets made a 3 Everytime Gabe misssed
All the LeBron hate comments look so foolish, petty and off-base. It’s like he’s living in your heads😂. With lakers recent growing list of problems, LeBron has been more a bright side than a cause for any negativity.
Please someone tell me if they see DA getting beat down the court by everyone on both teams every possession??
Rob need# to trade for 2 or 4 more athletic hi motor guys like Jake & Smart
Rob has 1 add 3 or 4 athletic hi motor 3&D bench guys
It's was ok DA… That's why he didn't close
THE LAKERS ARE A DIFFERENT TEAM WITHOUT AUSTIN REAVES.. JUST HAVING HIS TOUGHNESS AND WILL TO WIN. ON THE FLOOR HE FIRES GUYS UP AND CAN GET TO THE RIM AN GETS TO THE FT. line. Until he's back they're a .500 TM& if Rob doesn't make at least 2or3 trades for hi motor athletic 3&D guard&Wing defenders.
H.Highsmith
Keon Ellis
J Champagni
Jalen Wilson
S. BEY
Kris Murray
D. Sharpe
They need to release Timmie and Smith Jr off their 2 ways. Then sign Bamba and Bassey. Not saying either is the direct answer but you need a center and both have been better defenders than Ayton. Also Bamba can space the floor which will help.
Orlando gets Rui.
Nets get Isaac, Howard, Kleber, Dalton, Lakers 2031 1st.
Lakers get Claxton, Highsmith, two seconds from Orlando.
Rui isn’t a long term fit defensively with Luka and Austin. But too good to just include as cap filler. Send him to a team for dead contracts plus a couple seconds. Send those contracts plus Kleber and Dalton and the first to get a perfect fitting big man and maybe Highsmith gets healthy. Ayton isn’t the long term guy. Claxton can stay fresh playing 28 minutes a game. Ayton can dominate bench lineups and still play 20 minutes a game, and probably gets more offensive touches that way anyway, keeping him more engaged. There are no difference making wings available we can afford. Giving up the first hurts but getting two good seconds back helps offset that.