The Charlotte Hornets beat the Los Angeles Lakers 135-117 on Jan 15, 2026 at crypto.com Arena.
Final · crypto.com Arena
Top performers
- LaMelo Ball led the Hornets with 30 points, 6 rebounds and 11 assists.
- Luka Doncic led the Lakers with 39 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists.
Charlotte Hornets box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LaMelo Ball | 29 | 30 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10-20 | 9-17 | 1-1 | 4 |
| Brandon Miller | 40 | 26 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9-19 | 2-6 | 6-6 | 3 |
| Miles Bridges | 33 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9-13 | 5-7 | 2-2 | 1 |
| Kon Knueppel | 33 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7-10 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 2 |
| Ryan Kalkbrenner | 15 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 |
| Sion James | 17 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-10 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 4 |
| Moussa Diabate | 30 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Collin Sexton | 14 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Grant Williams | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 3-3 | 2 |
| Pat Connaughton | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Josh Green | 14 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Tidjane Salaun | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | 242 | 135 | 50 | 34 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 50-92 | 20-43 | 15-16 | 21 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Los Angeles Lakers box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luka Doncic | 36 | 39 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15-26 | 6-11 | 3-7 | 3 |
| LeBron James | 33 | 29 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10-19 | 3-6 | 6-7 | 0 |
| Jake LaRavia | 37 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5-10 | 3-4 | 5-5 | 2 |
| Deandre Ayton | 32 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Marcus Smart | 32 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-9 | 1-5 | 3-4 | 3 |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | 15 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Rui Hachimura | 18 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Bronny James | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Dalton Knecht | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | 207 | 117 | 31 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 43-83 | 14-31 | 17-23 | 12 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Hornets · 2025-26 season · Previous Jan 12, 2026: CHA 109, LAC 117 · Next Jan 17, 2026: CHA 116, GS 136
- Lakers · 2025-26 season · Previous Jan 13, 2026: ATL 116, LAL 141 · Next Jan 17, 2026: LAL 116, POR 132