OUT: Cam,Vando. Lakers came out great and easily took H1, but relaxed too much
in H2 and almost blew the W. 5 guys in DFs with AD getting the TD and AR 1 pt
short of a DD. 124-118 Lakers win by 6 and no Tacos folks.

FBP: 9 vs 6; PIP: 78 vs 52; POT: 9 vs 19; SCP: 8 vs 3.

Game Dbl-Figures Leaders:
Player Pts FG% 3P% FT% RB AS BL ST TO PF PM EFF
Russell 28 (48 /42 /100)/ 4/ 6/ 0/ 1/ 3/ 2/ -2/ +0
Davis 26 (75 /0 /100)/15/11/ 3/ 0/ 2/ 1/+16/ +0 TD!
James 26 (55 /0 /67 )/ 4/ 7/ 1/ 1/ 4/ 2/ +2/ +0
Wood 11 (60 /50 /100)/ 6/ 0/ 0/ 0/ 0/ 1/ +3/ +0
Reaves 9 (38 /0 /100)/ 4/11/ 1/ 1/ 5/ 3/+15/ +0

Next games following:
Game 53 LAL vs DEN: Thu Feb 08 19:00 -- -- Crypto.com Arena
Game 54 LAL vs NOP: Fri Feb 09 19:30 B- -- Crypto.com Arena
Game 55 LAL vs DET: Tue Feb 13 19:30 -- -- Crypto.com Arena

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

Q1 - Same old RB failures, good O exc from 3 - shooting 64/20/100% vs 46/40/50%;
pluses 1/1/1; minuses 4/2/3. Russell 9, Davis 8, James 6, Prince 5,
Wood 4. 37-29=+8Q.

Q2 - Too many TOs, but otherwise a great game so far - shooting 65/36/100% vs
52/40/100%; pluses 1/2/2; minuses 5/3/0. Russell 13, James 11,
Christie/Davis 4. 37-29=+8Q.

Q3 - Gotta cut back on the TOs - shooting 55/25/0% vs 44/44/50%; pluses 0/2/2;
minuses 4/3/2. Wood 7, Hachimura 6, Davis 4. 26-28=-2Q (100-86=+14).

Q4 - Lakers almost fall apart in Q4, but hang in for the W - shooting 41/20/83%
vs 55/38/100%; pluses 5/0/1; minuses 4/4/0. Davis 10, James 7. 24-32=-8Q.

H1 - Great O, fair D, poor BHing, good result - shooting 64/31/100% vs
49/40/80%; pluses 2/3/3; minuses 9/5/3. Russell 22, James 17, Davis 12,
Christie 6, Reaves/Prince 5.

H2 - Laker 3 pt O disappears, but they had enough cushion for - shooting
48/17/63% vs 49/41/78%; pluses 5/2/3; minuses 8/7/2. 50-60=-10H.

FG - Lakers were great in H1, but relaxed too much in H2 and alost gave one
away but managed to hang in for the W - shooting 56/24/84% vs 49/41/79%;
pluses 7/5/6; minuses 17/12/5. 124-118=+6G.

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 14-22 1-5 8-8 12-26 4-10 1-2 63.6 20 100 46.2 40 50 37 29
Q2 15-23 4-11 3-3 12-23 2-5 3-3 65.2 36.4 100 52.2 40 100 37 29
Q3 12-22 2-8 0-2 11-25 4-9 2-4 54.5 25 0.0 44 44.4 50 26 28
Q4 9-22 1-10 5-6 12-22 3-8 5-5 40.9 10 83.3 54.5 37.5 100 24 32

H1 29-45 5-16 11-11 24-49 6-15 4-5 64.4 31.3 100 49 40 80 74 58
A3 41-67 7-24 11-13 35-74 10-24 6-9 61.2 29.2 84.6 47.3 41.7 66.7 100 86
H2 21-44 3-18 5-8 23-47 7-17 7-9 47.7 16.7 62.5 48.9 41.2 77.8 50 60
FL 50-89 8-34 16-19 47-96 13-32 11-14 56.2 23.5 84.2 49 40.6 78.6 124 118

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 14 1 1 1 4 2 3 5 9 2 1 3 7 +4 +5 -2 -1 +1 -5
Q2 12 13 1 2 2 5 3 0 8 6 1 0 4 3 +4 +7 +1 +1 +2 +1
Q3 11 14 0 2 2 4 3 2 9 14 3 0 2 1 +2 -2 -1 +2 +2 +2
Q4 4 14 5 0 1 4 4 0 3 10 3 0 0 5 +1 +4 +5 -3 +1 +4 -1

H1 21 27 2 3 3 9 5 3 13 15 3 1 7 10 +8 +12 -1 +2 +2 -5
A3 32 41 2 5 5 13 8 5 22 29 6 1 9 11 +10 +12 -3 -1 +4 +4 -3
H2 15 28 5 2 3 8 7 2 12 24 6 0 2 6 +3 +4 +3 -4 +3 +6 +1
FL 36 55 7 5 6 17 12 5 25 39 9 1 9 16 +11 +16 +2 -4 +5 +8 -4

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NBA Final Box Score:

Team 1 2 3 4 Total
Los Angeles Lakers 37 37 26 24 124
Charlotte Hornets 29 29 28 32 118 - Final

PLAYER POS MIN FGM-A 3GM-A FTM-A OR TR AS TO ST BS PF PTS P36 +/- EFF
Rui Hachimura SF 29 4-6 1-3 0-0 1 5 0 0 1 0 1 9 11 +6 +13
LeBron James PF 40 12-22 0-5 2-3 0 4 7 4 1 1 2 26 23 +2 +24
Anthony Davis C 37 12-16 0-2 2-2 3 15 11 2 0 3 1 26 25 +16 +49
Austin Reaves SG 36 3-8 0-5 3-3 0 4 11 5 1 1 3 9 9 +15 +16
D'Angelo Russell PG 40 10-21 5-12 3-3 0 4 6 3 1 0 2 28 25 -2 +25
Taurean Prince 19 4-7 1-4 0-2 1 4 1 2 0 0 0 9 17 +2 +7
Christian Wood 10 3-5 1-2 4-4 1 6 0 0 0 0 1 11 40 +3 +15
Max Christie 18 2-3 0-1 2-2 0 3 0 0 0 1 1 6 12 -2 +9
Jaxson Hayes 11 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -10 +3
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
Skylar Mays 00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
Colin Castleton DNP - UNKNOWN
Cam Reddish DNP - INACTIVE_INJURY
Jarred Vanderbilt DNP - INACTIVE_INJURY
Gabe Vincent DNP - INACTIVE_INJURY
Dylan Windler DNP - UNKNOWN
Totals 240 50-89 8-34 16-19 7 55 36 17 5 6 12 124
Percent 56.2% 23.5% 84.2%

Fastbreak points: 9
Points in the paint: 78
Points off turnovers: 9
Second chance pts: 8
Biggest lead: 21
Technical fouls: 0

PLAYER POS MIN FGM-A 3GM-A FTM-A OR TR AS TO ST BS PF PTS P36 +/- EFF
Leaky Black SF 16 1-4 0-2 0-0 1 5 2 0 0 0 0 2 5 -3 +6
Miles Bridges PF 40 16-26 5-10 4-4 0 0 4 1 0 0 1 41 37 -4 +34
Nick Richards C 32 1-4 0-0 2-2 1 9 1 1 0 1 3 4 5 -7 +11
Brandon Miller SG 33 13-25 5-11 2-2 1 4 3 2 4 0 4 33 36 +3 +30
Ish Smith PG 34 4-9 0-0 0-0 0 2 5 2 1 0 2 8 8 -10 +9
Nick Smith Jr. 20 2-7 1-3 0-0 0 2 4 1 0 0 2 5 9 -5 +5
P.J. Washington 34 6-14 1-5 2-4 1 8 4 0 2 0 0 15 16 -3 +19
Bryce McGowens 24 4-7 1-1 1-2 1 4 1 2 2 0 3 10 15 -5 +11
JT Thor 07 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 +4 +1
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
Frank Ntilikina 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
Gordon Hayward DNP - INACTIVE_INJURY
Kyle Lowry DNP - INACTIVE_NOT_WITH_TEAM
Cody Martin DNP - INACTIVE_INJURY
Mark Williams DNP - INACTIVE_INJURY
Totals 240 47-96 13-32 11-14 5 39 25 9 9 1 16 118
Percent 49.0% 40.6% 78.6%

Fastbreak points: 6
Points in the paint: 52
Points off turnovers: 19
Second chance pts: 3
Biggest lead: 7
Technical fouls: 0

Lead changes: 4
Times tied: 3
Officials:
25: Tony Brothers
45: Brian Forte
76: Sha'Rae Mitchell
Venue: Spectrum Center - Charlotte, NC
Attendance: 19375

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NBA Q3 Box Score:

Team 1 2 3 Total
Los Angeles Lakers 37 37 26 100
Charlotte Hornets 29 29 28 86 - End of Q3

PLAYER POS MIN FGM-A 3GM-A FTM-A OR TR AS TO ST BS PF PTS P36 +/- EFF
Rui Hachimura SF 22 4-6 1-3 0-0 0 4 0 0 1 0 1 9 15 +11 +12
LeBron James PF 28 9-14 0-2 1-1 0 1 6 2 1 1 1 19 24 +10 +21
Anthony Davis C 30 8-12 0-2 0-0 1 11 11 2 0 2 0 16 19 +21 +34
Austin Reaves SG 26 3-6 0-3 1-1 0 3 10 4 1 0 1 7 10 +19 +14
D'Angelo Russell PG 28 9-16 4-8 3-3 0 3 4 3 1 0 2 25 32 +8 +23
Taurean Prince 14 3-5 1-3 0-2 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 7 18 +3 +4
Christian Wood 10 3-5 1-2 4-4 1 6 0 0 0 1 1 11 40 +3 +16
Max Christie 16 2-3 0-1 2-2 0 3 0 0 0 1 1 6 14 +2 +9
Jaxson Hayes 06 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -7 +2
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
Skylar Mays 00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
Colin Castleton DNP - UNKNOWN
Cam Reddish DNP - INACTIVE_INJURY
Jarred Vanderbilt DNP - INACTIVE_INJURY
Gabe Vincent DNP - INACTIVE_INJURY
Dylan Windler DNP - UNKNOWN
Totals 180 41-67 7-24 11-13 2 41 32 13 5 5 8 100
Percent 61.2% 29.2% 84.6%

Fastbreak points: 7
Points in the paint: 62
Points off turnovers: 9
Second chance pts: 4
Biggest lead: 21
Technical fouls: 0

PLAYER POS MIN FGM-A 3GM-A FTM-A OR TR AS TO ST BS PF PTS P36 +/- EFF
Leaky Black SF 16 1-4 0-2 0-0 1 5 2 0 0 0 0 2 5 -3 +6
Miles Bridges PF 32 13-21 4-7 3-3 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 33 37 -9 +26
Nick Richards C 23 1-4 0-0 2-2 1 7 1 1 0 1 2 4 6 -12 +9
Brandon Miller SG 24 7-14 3-7 0-0 0 2 3 2 2 0 3 17 26 -2 +15
Ish Smith PG 27 4-9 0-0 0-0 1 2 5 2 0 0 1 8 11 -15 +8
Nick Smith Jr. 15 1-4 1-2 0-0 0 2 4 1 0 0 2 3 7 -8 +5
P.J. Washington 22 5-12 1-5 0-2 1 7 4 0 1 0 0 11 18 -11 +14
Bryce McGowens 19 3-6 1-1 1-2 1 1 1 2 2 0 2 8 15 -12 +6
JT Thor 02 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 +2 +1
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
Frank Ntilikina 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
Gordon Hayward DNP - INACTIVE_INJURY
Kyle Lowry DNP - INACTIVE_NOT_WITH_TEAM
Cody Martin DNP - INACTIVE_INJURY
Mark Williams DNP - INACTIVE_INJURY
Totals 180 35-74 10-24 6-9 5 29 22 9 6 1 11 86
Percent 47.3% 41.7% 66.7%