The Los Angeles Lakers must quickly brush off a frustrating outing against the New York Knicks, as the seven-game road trip comes to a conclusion against the Charlotte Hornets, currently the sixth seed in the Eastern Conference.
Los Angeles has already stung the Hornets in their first matchup earlier this season, 116-105, but that game saw both teams at almost full health, while this matchup will materialize in severely different circumstances.
L.A. is still without LeBron James, Anthony Davis and Jared Dudley. Andre Drummond (elbow) and Marc Gasol (hamstring) were listed as questionable, while Kyle Kuzma (calf), Wesley Matthews (Achilles) and Dennis Schroder (pelvis contusion) are probable.