LINDY'S POSTGAME REPORT

Lakers Run Away From Hornets For 128-100 Win

Dick Cox

December 15, 2018 at 9:13 pm.

Dec 15, 2018; Charlotte, NC, USA; Los Angeles Lakers guard Lonzo Ball (2) is defended by Charlotte Hornets guard Kemba Walker (15) during the second half at the Spectrum Center. Lakers won 128-100.  Photo Credit: Sam Sharpe-USA TODAY Sports

Dec 15, 2018; Charlotte, NC, USA; Los Angeles Lakers guard Lonzo Ball (2) is defended by Charlotte Hornets guard Kemba Walker (15) during the second half at the Spectrum Center. Lakers won 128-100. Photo Credit: Sam Sharpe-USA TODAY Sports

LeBron James and Lonzo Ball became only the second Lakers teammates to record a triple-double in the same game as the Los Angeles Lakers rolled at a 128-100 win over the Charlotte Hornets.

James had 24 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists, while Ball had 16 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists. After the game James said, ”Any time you can put yourself in the conversation of Laker history, all the guys that have come through this franchise, it’s pretty special.”

The Lakers only led by seven at the half but outscored the Hornets, 40-17, in the third quarter to put the game away. James continued his dominance over Charlotte, improving to 27-1 in his last 28 games against the Hornets.

Hornets’ guard Kemba Walker was held to a season-low four points on 2-of-13 shooting from the field. Once a frontrunner for the league MVP, Walker is in the midst of a major shooting slump, making just 32.3 percent (34 of 105) of his shots from the field in the last six games. Charlotte was led in scoring by Malik Monk with 19 points and rookie Miles Bridges added career high 17 points. The Charlotte starting five was held to only 31 points and the bench scored the other 69 points.

Hornets coach James Borrego said he thinks Walker will be fine.

”He’s had a couple of nights where he has struggled shooting the ball, but he’ll continue to shoot. We trust him,” Borrego said. ”His confidence is still there. I think he’ll kick it back into gear real soon. He’s having to work a lot out there. The way teams are guarding him and the way he’s having to defend. For whatever reason, he just hasn’t seen the ball go through the net right now.”

The crowd of 19,461 fans was the largest ever to see an NBA game at the Spectrum Center as the Hornets suffered their worst loss of the season.

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