Charlotte Hornets vs Los Angeles Lakers — Matchup Preview | Read The Game

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CHA

CHARLOTTE HORNETS

45-37

VS

LAL

LOS ANGELES LAKERS

54-28

Everything you need for Charlotte Hornets vs Los Angeles Lakers: head-to-head history, current rosters ranked by Net Impact, recent form, and the key player matchups that will decide the game.

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SEASON SERIES

1

CHA wins

of 2

1

LAL wins

RECENT FORM

CHA

Charlotte Hornets 45-37 season

ORL

ORL Apr 17 W vs

MIA

MIA Apr 14 W vs

NYK

NYK Apr 12 L vs

DET

DET Apr 10 L vs

BOS

LAL

Los Angeles Lakers 54-28 season

HOU

HOU Apr 18 W vs

UTA

UTA Apr 12 W vs

PHX

PHX Apr 10 W vs

GSW

OKC

HEAD-TO-HEAD HISTORY

Every CHA vs LAL meeting this season. Click any row for the full breakdown.

CHA

LAL

Jan 16, 2026 Read →

LAL

CHA

Nov 11, 2025 Read →

ROSTERS BY NET IMPACT

Top 8 per team — who actually moves the needle on winning.

CHA

Charlotte Hornets

1 Kon Knueppel 18.3/5.3/3.3 +8.7 2 LaMelo Ball 20.2/4.8/7.1 +7.9 3 Miles Bridges 17.4/5.9/3.2 +7.6 4 Brandon Miller 20.4/5.0/3.4 +7.2 5 Moussa Diabaté 7.8/8.8/1.9 +6.5 6 Coby White 15.3/2.9/2.9 +2.2 7 Ryan Kalkbrenner 7.5/5.4/0.8 +1.4 8 Collin Sexton 14.4/1.9/3.8 +0.7

LAL

Los Angeles Lakers

1 Luka Dončić 33.5/7.7/8.3 +23.8 2 Austin Reaves 23.3/4.7/5.5 +11.3 3 LeBron James 20.9/6.1/7.3 +11.3 4 Deandre Ayton 12.7/8.1/0.8 +9.5 5 Rui Hachimura 11.5/3.3/0.8 +1.7 6 Jaxson Hayes 7.6/4.2/0.9 -0.2 7 Luke Kennard 9.5/2.6/2.5 -0.7 8 Jake LaRavia 8.3/4.0/1.8 -1.0

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CHA

Charlotte Hornets

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LAL

Los Angeles Lakers

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