18-11, 7-7 Away

128

18-11, 7-7 Away

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
Lakers LAL	32	25	40	31	128
Hornets CHA	22	28	17	33	100

Charlotte HornetsHornetsCHA

14-15, 10-7 Home

100

14-15, 10-7 Home

Los Angeles Lakers @ Charlotte Hornets

Matchups

LAL

LAL lead season

1-0

CHA

128

Game 1@ CHA

Final

100

129

Game 2@ LAL

Final

115

Game Information

Charlotte, NC

Referee:Brent Barnaky

Referee:Curtis Blair

Referee:David Guthrie

Western Conference

Pacific	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
LA Lakers	1	0	1.000	-	W1
LA Clippers	1	0	1.000	-	W1
Phoenix	0	1	.000	1	L1
Golden State	0	1	.000	1	L1
Sacramento	0	1	.000	1	L1

Eastern Conference

Southeast	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Miami	1	0	1.000	-	W1
Orlando	0	0	.000	0.5	-
Washington	0	0	.000	0.5	-
Charlotte	0	0	.000	0.5	-
Atlanta	0	1	.000	1	L1

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