Charlotte Bobcats @ Los Angeles Lakers

Preseason

1-4, 0-3 Away

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
Bobcats CHA	21	18	22	26	87
Lakers LAL	18	28	24	21	91

Los Angeles LakersLakersLAL

3-1, 3-1 Home

Matchups

CHA

Season tied

1-1

LAL

Game 1@ LAL

Final

Game 2@ CHA

Final

Western Conference

Pacific	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
LA Lakers	53	29	.646	-	W3
Phoenix	45	37	.549	8	W1
LA Clippers	42	40	.512	11	W1
Golden State	37	45	.451	16	L3
Sacramento	22	60	.268	31	L1

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