The Charlotte Hornets (8-27) visit the Los Angeles Lakers (20-16) in a cross-conference matchup on Thursday, January 9th at 10:30 PM ET at Crypto.com Arena.
The Hornets and Lakers will meet for the first time this season. The Lakers swept the season series last year, winning all three matchups.
Los Angeles holds a 42-25 all-time series advantage over Charlotte and has won six of the last eight meetings.
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The Hornets ended their 10-game losing streak on Tuesday night with a 115-104 victory over the Phoenix Suns, marking their first win in a month, and have only played five games against Western Conference opponents so far with a 2-3 record against the conference.