The Charlotte Hornets (12-31) fell to the Los Angeles Lakers (26-18) on Monday night 112-107 from the Spectrum Center.
Trailing by as many as 23 points, the Hornets staged a near comeback and found themselves trailing by just three points midway through the fourth quarter but fell short in the end.
After a rough start that saw them trailing 39-19 after the first quarter, the Hornets found their rhythm in the second, cutting the deficit to just nine points at halftime.
Charlotte's comeback attempt suffered a significant setback in the second quarter when LaMelo Ball was forced to exit the game.