OUT: Gabe(out for 8 wks after surgery),Cam,2Ws. Lakers with usual slow start,
but came on strong in H2 for the W. 7 guys in DFs with LBJ getting the DD and
DLo 1 AST short. 100% FTs for a change. 133-112 Lakers win by 21 - too bad no
Tacos due to CHA 2 pts over 110.

FBP: 8 vs 9; PIP: 62 vs 46; POT: 21 vs 13; SCP: 8 vs 8.

Game Dbl-Figures Leaders:
Player Pts FG% 3P% FT% RB AS BL ST TO PF PM EFF
Davis 26 (58 /0 /100)/ 8/ 2/ 4/ 2/ 2/ 4/ +6/ +0
James 17 (54 /40 /100)/ 4/11/ 0/ 0/ 2/ 0/ +1/ +0 DD
Hachimura 17 (58 /0 /100)/ 4/ 1/ 0/ 1/ 0/ 2/+34/ +0
Russell 16 (50 /57 /100)/ 3/ 9/ 0/ 0/ 1/ 3/+18/ +0
Reaves 16 (75 /67 /100)/ 2/ 4/ 0/ 1/ 1/ 4/ +9/ +0
Christie 10 (75 /67 /100)/ 7/ 3/ 2/ 1/ 1/ 2/+18/ +0
Hayes 10 (71 /0 /0 )/ 2/ 0/ 0/ 0/ 0/ 0/ -2/ +0

Next games following:
Game 33 LAL at MIN: Sat Dec 30 17:00 -- -- Target Center
Game 34 LAL at NOP: Sun Dec 31 16:00 BT -- Smoothie King Center
Game 35 LAL vs MIA: Wed Jan 03 19:00 -- -- Crypto.com Arena

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Quarterly Laker scoring leaders/notes (pluses OR/ST/BL; minuses TO/PF/oOR):

Q1 - Lakers lucky to be -3 with poor O/D - shooting 41/36/100% vs 55/67/38%;
pluses 2/3/1; minuses 0/5/3. Davis 10, Russell 8, Reaves 5. 28-31=-3Q.

Q2 - After poor O and no TOs, we get good O and 5 TOs plus better D - shooting
52/50/100% vs 36/20/100%; pluses 1/2/5; minuses 5/4/3. Davis 8, Wood 6.
30-26=+4Q.

Q3 - Exc O = +18Q - shooting 63/100/100% vs 46/14/40%; pluses 0/3/0; minuses
3/7/1. Hachimura/James 12, Davis 8, Russell 5. 41-23=+18Q (99-80=+19).

Q4 - Great O again, poor perimeter D, but a nice W - shooting 61/57/100% vs
56/86/67%; pluses 2/3/0; minuses 3/5/1. Hayes 10, Reaves 6,
Christie/Vanderbilt 5. 34-32=+2Q.

H1 - Q1 not so great, Q2 much better exc for the TOs - shooting 46/43/100% vs
44/42/64%; pluses 3/5/6; minuses 5/9/6. Davis 18, Reaves/Russell 8,
Wood 6, James/Hachimura 5. 58-57=+1H.

H2 - shooting % vs %; pluses ; minuses . 75-55=+20H.

FG - shooting % vs %; pluses ; minuses . 133-112=+21G.

Team scoring by Q (FG%/FG-AT includes 3P%/3P-AT):
Lakers Opponent Lakers Opponent
Q FG-AT 3P-AT FT-AT FG-AT 3P-AT FT-AT FG% 3P% FT% FG% 3P% FT% LAL OPP
Q1 11-27 4-11 2-2 11-20 6-9 3-8 40.7 36.4 100 55 66.7 37.5 28 31
Q2 12-23 5-10 1-1 9-25 2-10 6-6 52.2 50 100 36 20 100 30 26
Q3 15-24 2-2 9-9 10-22 1-7 2-5 62.5 100 100 45.5 14.3 40 41 23
Q4 14-23 4-7 2-2 10-18 6-7 6-9 60.9 57.1 100 55.6 85.7 66.7 34 32

H1 23-50 9-21 3-3 20-45 8-19 9-14 46 42.9 100 44.4 42.1 64.3 58 57
A3 38-74 11-23 12-12 30-67 9-26 11-19 51.4 47.8 100 44.8 34.6 57.9 99 80
H2 29-47 6-9 11-11 20-40 7-14 8-14 61.7 66.7 100 50 50 57.1 75 55
FL 52-97 15-30 14-14 40-85 15-33 17-28 53.6 50 100 47.1 45.5 60.7 133 112

Team stats by Q (RB includes team RBs):
Lakers Opponent Diff
Q AS RB OR ST BL TO PF OR AS RB ST BL TO PF AS RB OR ST BL TO PF
Q1 9 11 2 3 1 0 5 3 9 19 0 3 5 3 -8 -1 +3 -2 -5 +2
Q2 10 12 1 2 5 5 4 3 6 15 4 0 5 1 +4 -3 -2 -2 +5 +3
Q3 11 15 0 3 0 3 7 1 7 9 1 1 6 8 +4 +6 -1 +2 -1 -3 -1
Q4 11 11 2 3 0 3 5 1 7 9 0 1 3 2 +4 +2 +1 +3 -1 +3

H1 19 23 3 5 6 5 9 6 15 34 4 3 10 4 +4 -11 -3 +1 +3 -5 +5
A3 30 38 3 8 6 8 16 7 22 43 5 4 16 12 +8 -5 -4 +3 +2 -8 +4
H2 22 26 2 6 0 6 12 2 14 18 1 2 9 10 +8 +8 +5 -2 -3 +2
FL 41 49 5 11 6 11 21 8 29 52 5 5 19 14 +12 -3 -3 +6 +1 -8 +7

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NBA Final Box Score:

Team 1 2 3 4 Total
Charlotte Hornets 31 26 23 32 112
Los Angeles Lakers 28 30 41 34 133 - Final

PLAYER POS MIN FGM-A 3GM-A FTM-A OR TR AS TO ST BS PF PTS P36 +/- EFF
Bryce McGowens SF 22 3-6 3-4 1-2 0 2 1 1 0 0 3 10 16 +1 +8
Miles Bridges PF 33 7-20 4-10 2-2 1 5 5 3 0 1 3 20 22 -33 +15
Nick Richards C 26 5-5 0-0 1-3 3 10 1 0 1 2 3 11 15 -6 +23
Brandon Miller SG 29 5-9 3-5 4-4 1 1 2 3 1 1 0 17 21 -4 +15
Terry Rozier PG 32 5-14 1-3 7-9 0 6 8 4 1 0 0 18 20 -32 +18
Cody Martin 20 2-7 0-3 1-4 2 4 2 2 1 0 1 5 9 -19 +2
P.J. Washington 25 4-11 0-4 1-2 1 6 0 3 0 0 1 9 13 -15 +4
Ish Smith 14 3-4 0-0 0-0 0 3 4 1 1 0 1 6 15 -6 +12
Nick Smith Jr. 18 2-4 2-2 0-0 0 3 3 2 0 1 1 6 12 -1 +9
Nathan Mensah 09 1-1 0-0 0-2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 8 -2 +1
James Bouknight 06 2-3 1-1 0-0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 5 30 +6 +8
JT Thor 06 1-1 1-1 0-0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 18 +6 +4
Amari Bailey DNP - INACTIVE_GLEAGUE_TWOWAY
LaMelo Ball DNP - INACTIVE_INJURY
Leaky Black DNP - INACTIVE_GLEAGUE_TWOWAY
Gordon Hayward DNP - INACTIVE_INJURY
Frank Ntilikina DNP - INACTIVE_INJURY
Mark Williams DNP - INACTIVE_INJURY
Totals 240 40-85 15-33 17-28 8 52 29 19 5 5 14 112
Percent 47.1% 45.5% 60.7%

Fastbreak points: 9
Points in the paint: 46
Points off turnovers: 13
Second chance pts: 8
Biggest lead: 9
Technical fouls: 0

PLAYER POS MIN FGM-A 3GM-A FTM-A OR TR AS TO ST BS PF PTS P36 +/- EFF
Rui Hachimura SF 28 7-12 0-1 3-3 0 4 1 0 1 0 2 17 22 +34 +18
Jarred Vanderbilt PF 24 3-8 1-2 0-0 2 4 3 0 2 0 1 7 11 +2 +11
Anthony Davis C 26 11-19 0-1 4-4 2 8 2 2 2 4 4 26 36 +6 +32
Taurean Prince SG 23 1-7 1-4 0-0 0 3 3 1 3 0 2 3 5 +2 +5
LeBron James PG 25 7-13 2-5 1-1 0 4 11 2 0 0 0 17 24 +1 +24
D'Angelo Russell 29 5-10 4-7 2-2 0 3 9 1 0 0 3 16 20 +18 +22
Austin Reaves 24 6-8 2-3 2-2 0 2 4 1 1 0 4 16 24 +9 +20
Max Christie 24 3-4 2-3 2-2 0 7 3 1 1 2 2 10 15 +18 +21
Christian Wood 23 3-4 3-3 0-0 0 5 4 2 0 0 2 9 14 +19 +15
Jalen Hood-Schifin 07 1-5 0-1 0-0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 10 -2 -1
Jaxson Hayes 07 5-7 0-0 0-0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 51 -2 +10
Colin Castleton DNP - INACTIVE_GLEAGUE_TWOWAY
Alex Fudge DNP - INACTIVE_GLEAGUE_TWOWAY
D'Moi Hodge DNP - INACTIVE_GLEAGUE_TWOWAY
Maxwell Lewis DNP - INACTIVE_GLEAGUE_ON_ASSIGNMENT
Cam Reddish DNP - INACTIVE_INJURY
Gabe Vincent DNP - INACTIVE_INJURY
Totals 240 52-97 15-30 14-14 5 49 41 11 11 6 21 133
Percent 53.6% 50.0% 100.0%

Fastbreak points: 8
Points in the paint: 62
Points off turnovers: 21
Second chance pts: 8
Biggest lead: 28
Technical fouls: 1

Lead changes: 10
Times tied: 10
Officials:
49: Tom Washington
44: Brett Nansel
24: Kevin Scott
Venue: Crypto.com Arena - Los Angeles, CA
Attendance: 18997

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NBA Q3 Box Score:

Team 1 2 3 Total
Charlotte Hornets 31 26 23 80
Los Angeles Lakers 28 30 41 99 - End of Q3

PLAYER POS MIN FGM-A 3GM-A FTM-A OR TR AS TO ST BS PF PTS P36 +/- EFF
Bryce McGowens SF 16 1-3 1-2 1-2 0 2 1 0 0 0 3 4 9 -5 +4
Miles Bridges PF 28 6-17 4-10 0-0 1 5 4 3 0 1 3 16 21 -27 +12
Nick Richards C 25 5-5 0-0 1-3 3 10 1 0 1 2 3 11 16 -4 +23
Brandon Miller SG 26 4-8 2-4 2-2 1 1 2 3 1 1 0 12 17 -4 +10
Terry Rozier PG 26 5-14 1-3 5-6 0 6 7 4 1 0 0 16 22 -24 +16
Cody Martin 20 2-7 0-3 1-4 2 4 2 2 1 0 1 5 9 -19 +2
P.J. Washington 19 3-8 0-3 1-2 0 5 0 2 0 0 1 7 13 -7 +4
Ish Smith 14 3-4 0-0 0-0 0 3 4 1 1 0 1 6 15 -6 +12
Nick Smith Jr. 06 1-1 1-1 0-0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 18 +1 +3
James Bouknight 00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
Nathan Mensah 00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
JT Thor 00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
Amari Bailey DNP - INACTIVE_GLEAGUE_TWOWAY
LaMelo Ball DNP - INACTIVE_INJURY
Leaky Black DNP - INACTIVE_GLEAGUE_TWOWAY
Gordon Hayward DNP - INACTIVE_INJURY
Frank Ntilikina DNP - INACTIVE_INJURY
Mark Williams DNP - INACTIVE_INJURY
Totals 180 30-67 9-26 11-19 7 43 22 16 5 4 12 80
Percent 44.8% 34.6% 57.9%

Fastbreak points: 8
Points in the paint: 38
Points off turnovers: 8
Second chance pts: 8
Biggest lead: 9
Technical fouls: 0

PLAYER POS MIN FGM-A 3GM-A FTM-A OR TR AS TO ST BS PF PTS P36 +/- EFF
Rui Hachimura SF 25 7-12 0-1 3-3 0 3 0 0 1 0 2 17 24 +26 +16
Jarred Vanderbilt PF 16 1-4 0-0 0-0 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 2 5 +8 +4
Anthony Davis C 26 11-19 0-1 4-4 2 8 2 2 2 4 4 26 36 +6 +32
Taurean Prince SG 22 1-7 1-4 0-0 0 3 3 1 3 0 2 3 5 +2 +5
LeBron James PG 25 7-13 2-5 1-1 0 4 11 2 0 0 0 17 24 +1 +24
D'Angelo Russell 24 4-9 3-6 2-2 0 3 6 0 0 0 2 13 20 +14 +17
Austin Reaves 16 3-5 2-3 2-2 0 2 2 1 1 0 3 10 23 +2 +12
Max Christie 12 2-2 1-1 0-0 0 3 2 1 0 2 2 5 15 +16 +11
Christian Wood 14 2-3 2-2 0-0 0 4 2 1 0 0 1 6 15 +20 +10
Jaxson Hayes 00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
Jalen Hood-Schifin 00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
Maxwell Lewis 00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
Colin Castleton DNP - INACTIVE_GLEAGUE_TWOWAY
Alex Fudge DNP - INACTIVE_GLEAGUE_TWOWAY
D'Moi Hodge DNP - INACTIVE_GLEAGUE_TWOWAY
Cam Reddish DNP - INACTIVE_INJURY
Gabe Vincent DNP - INACTIVE_INJURY
Totals 180 38-74 11-23 12-12 3 38 30 8 8 6 16 99
Percent 51.4% 47.8% 100.0%