NBA PRESEASON, Preseason

0-8, 0-6 Away

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
Bobcats CHA	14	16	25	22	77
Lakers LAL	18	18	30	22	88

Los Angeles LakersLakersLAL

5-2, 5-2 Home

Charlotte Bobcats @ Los Angeles Lakers

Matchups

CHA

CHA wins season

2-0

LAL

117

Game 1@ LAL

Final/2OT

110

Game 2@ CHA

Final

Western Conference

Pacific	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Golden State	4	2	.667	-	W3
LA Clippers	2	1	.667	0.5	W1
LA Lakers	2	3	.400	1.5	L2
Phoenix	1	4	.200	2.5	L2
Sacramento	0	5	.000	3.5	L5

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