The scraped it on Thursday night, blowing out the Los Angeles Lakers 135-117 at the Crypto.com Arena behind a dazzling third quarter from LaMelo Ball. After a slow start on both ends (Los Angeles won the first quarter 39-30), Charlotte hit the gas and ran all over the gym, turning the Lakers home arena into their personal playground.

LOS ANGELES -- The Charlotte Hornets beat the Los Angeles Lakers, 135-117, at Crypto.com Arena on January 12, 2026 and The Sporting Tribune's Jordan Teller was there to capture the following TST Images.

The Lakers beat the Hornets 121-111 in Charlotte as 8.5-point favorites on Nov. 10. The Over (230.5) hit in the win. Doncic scored 38 in the win while Hornets F Miles Bridges had 34 in a losing effort.

LaMelo Ball scored 27 of his 30 points in the second half while tying his career high with nine 3-pointers, and the Charlotte Hornets overcame Luka Doncic’s 39 points for a 135-117 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers.

The Los Angeles Lakers were supposed to beat the Charlotte Hornets on Thursday night. Charlotte entered the game with just 14 wins on the season, yet, they looked like the superior team, defeating Los Angeles 135-117.

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Coming off an extra day of rest after the Charlotte Hornets' loss to the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday, the Hornets would be going across town to take on the L