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
LA Lakers	9	2	.818	-	W5
Golden State	7	3	.700	1.5	W7
Phoenix	3	5	.375	4.5	W2
LA Clippers	2	7	.222	6	W1
Sacramento	1	9	.100	7.5	L3

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