Charlotte Hornets vs. Los Angeles Lakers
November 10, 2025 · 2025-26 season
The Lakers beat the Hornets 121-111 on 2025-11-10 on the road against the Hornets. The Hornets started Miles Bridges, Collin Sexton, Ryan Kalkbrenner, Kon Knueppel, and Sion James. The Lakers started Marcus Smart, Deandre Ayton, Luka Dončić, Rui Hachimura, and Austin Reaves. Luka Dončić (Lakers) scored 14 points (3/12) in his matchups, with Sion James as his primary defender. Collin Sexton (Hornets) scored 11 points (4/12) in his matchups, with Austin Reaves as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
CHA
Charlotte Hornets
111
Did not play: Mason Plumlee (DNP - Coach's Decision), Antonio Reeves (DNP - Coach's Decision)
LAL
Los Angeles Lakers
121
Did not play: Bronny James (DNP - Coach's Decision), Maxi Kleber (DNP - Coach's Decision), Adou Thiero (DND - Injury/Illness)
Lineups
CHA
Charlotte Hornets
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Miles Bridges · Collin Sexton · Ryan Kalkbrenner · Kon Knueppel · Sion James Starter 4.9 min
- Miles Bridges · Tre Mann · Moussa Diabaté · KJ Simpson · Kon Knueppel 8.9 min
- Miles Bridges · Moussa Diabaté · KJ Simpson · Kon Knueppel · Liam McNeeley 6.5 min
- Miles Bridges · Collin Sexton · Moussa Diabaté · Kon Knueppel · Sion James 5.1 min
- Pat Connaughton · Collin Sexton · Ryan Kalkbrenner · Kon Knueppel · Liam McNeeley 3.0 min
LAL
Los Angeles Lakers
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Marcus Smart · Deandre Ayton · Luka Dončić · Rui Hachimura · Austin Reaves Starter 15.6 min
- Marcus Smart · Deandre Ayton · Luka Dončić · Rui Hachimura · Jake LaRavia 11.1 min
- Marcus Smart · Jarred Vanderbilt · Jaxson Hayes · Austin Reaves · Dalton Knecht 5.1 min
- Deandre Ayton · Luka Dončić · Rui Hachimura · Jake LaRavia · Dalton Knecht 3.4 min
- Marcus Smart · Jarred Vanderbilt · Jaxson Hayes · Austin Reaves · Jake LaRavia 2.9 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Hornets defense
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Luka Dončić 14 pts (3/12) in 67 possessions
Guarded by: Sion James (33 %, 1 pts) · Miles Bridges (14 %, 7 pts) · Kon Knueppel (12 %, 3 pts)
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Austin Reaves 5 pts (1/3) in 50 possessions
Guarded by: Kon Knueppel (28 %, 0 pts) · Collin Sexton (16 %, 2 pts) · Pat Connaughton (12 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Miles Bridges | Rui Hachimura: 29 poss., 8 pts (3/5) · Luka Dončić: 10 poss., 7 pts (1/3) |
| Kon Knueppel | Austin Reaves: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Jake LaRavia: 12 poss., 5 pts (1/1) |
| Moussa Diabaté | Deandre Ayton: 23 poss., 4 pts (2/2) · Luka Dončić: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Sion James | Luka Dončić: 22 poss., 1 pts (0/1) · Austin Reaves: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Collin Sexton | Marcus Smart: 19 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Austin Reaves: 8 poss., 2 pts (0/1) |
| Ryan Kalkbrenner | Deandre Ayton: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jaxson Hayes: 13 poss., 7 pts (2/2) |
| KJ Simpson | Marcus Smart: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Luka Dončić: 8 poss., 3 pts (1/3) |
| Liam McNeeley | Luka Dončić: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Marcus Smart: 6 poss., 3 pts (1/2) |
| Tre Mann | Jake LaRavia: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Dalton Knecht: 5 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Pat Connaughton | Austin Reaves: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Marcus Smart: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
Lakers defense
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Collin Sexton 11 pts (4/12) in 50 possessions
Guarded by: Austin Reaves (40 %, 5 pts) · Marcus Smart (30 %, 0 pts) · Luka Dončić (8 %, 6 pts)
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Tre Mann 7 pts (3/8) in 28 possessions
Guarded by: Jake LaRavia (50 %, 2 pts) · Luka Dončić (13 %, 3 pts) · Rui Hachimura (9 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Luka Dončić | Sion James: 24 poss., 10 pts (4/8) · Miles Bridges: 17 poss., 8 pts (3/5) |
| Marcus Smart | KJ Simpson: 16 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Collin Sexton: 15 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |
| Rui Hachimura | Miles Bridges: 28 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Kon Knueppel: 15 poss., 5 pts (2/2) |
| Deandre Ayton | Moussa Diabaté: 30 poss., 8 pts (4/6) · Ryan Kalkbrenner: 13 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Austin Reaves | Collin Sexton: 20 poss., 5 pts (2/6) · Kon Knueppel: 15 poss., 5 pts (1/3) |
| Jake LaRavia | Tre Mann: 14 poss., 2 pts (1/3) · Kon Knueppel: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | Pat Connaughton: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Ryan Kalkbrenner: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jaxson Hayes | Ryan Kalkbrenner: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Miles Bridges: 4 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Dalton Knecht | Kon Knueppel: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Liam McNeeley: 4 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |