Last night, the Los Angeles Lakers fell to 24-26 after a 117-114 road loss against the Charlotte Hornets. Although it was close in the end, the overall outcome was not surprising, as the team was without LeBron James and Anthony Davis while the two nursed a sore left knee and a sore wrist, respectively. And with the Lakers’ best two players out, the spotlight was squarely on Russell Westbrook to come out and perform well enough to make it a competitive game.
After the first half, it seemed we were on our way to another letdown from Westbrook and the team, as the score was 65-49 in favor of the Hornets at the break.