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Anthony Davis scores 42 points, grabs 23 rebounds as Lakers top Hornets 112-107 for 4th straight win
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Anthony Davis had 42 points and 23 rebounds, and the Los Angeles Lakers used a huge first quarter from the All-Star center to build a 23-point lead before beating the Charlotte Hornets 112-107 on Monday night for their fourth straight win.
LeBron James had 22 points and Austin Reaves chipped in 17 for the Lakers, who never trailed.
Miles Bridges had 26 points for the Hornets, who lost LaMelo Ball in the second quarter to a left ankle injury after he stepped on Jarred Vanderbilt’s foot as he backpedaled down the court after draining a 3-point jumper off one foot.
It was supposed to be a celebratory night for the Hornets in a game that was aired on free, local over-the-air TV throughout the Carolinas for the first time since the 2007-08 season - giving them a chance to potentially capture a new audience.
But it didn't go as planned.
Davis scored 21 points in the first quarter on 9-of-12 shooting to go along with 11 rebounds as the Lakers bolted to a 39-19 lead.
Lakers: Davis was dominant and there was nothing Mark Williams could do stop him. Williams struggled to defend Davis on the perimeter as he sank a series of uncontested fadeaway jumpers. Four Lakers starters played at least 36 minutes.
Hornets: Ball has missed 158 games during his NBA career due to injury. He came in averaging 28.9 points, but was not chosen an All-Star starter despite leading all Eastern Conference guards in voting.
After Charlotte pulled within six with about a minute to play, Dorian Finney-Smith drove the lane for a high-flying dunk over Bridges.
Los Angeles made 14 of 16 shots to open the game.
The Lakers are at Philadelphia on Tuesday; the Hornets host the Nets on Wednesday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Anthony Davis vs. Mark Williams (LaMelo Ball gains possession) | ||
| 11:37 | | Miles Bridges misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:35 |  | Anthony Davis defensive rebound | ||
| 11:26 | | +3 | Austin Reaves makes three point running jump shot (Max Christie assists) | 3-0 |
| 11:19 | | LaMelo Ball turnover (bad pass) (Austin Reaves steals) | ||
| 11:15 | | +2 | LeBron James makes two point running layup (Austin Reaves assists) | 5-0 |
| 11:02 | | Josh Green misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:59 | | Dorian Finney-Smith defensive rebound | ||
| 10:55 | | LeBron James misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 10:54 | | Miles Bridges defensive rebound | ||
| 10:46 | | Anthony Davis blocks LaMelo Ball's two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 10:44 | | LeBron James defensive rebound | ||
| 10:37 | | Max Christie misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:34 | | Miles Bridges defensive rebound | ||
| 10:22 | | Josh Green turnover (bad pass) (Dorian Finney-Smith steals) | ||
| 10:10 | | +2 | Anthony Davis makes two point driving finger roll layup | 7-0 |
| 10:10 | | Mark Williams shooting foul (Anthony Davis draws the foul) | ||
| 10:10 | | Hornets 60 second timeout | ||
| 10:10 | | +1 | Anthony Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 8-0 |
| 9:50 | | +2 | Mark Williams makes two point layup (Miles Bridges assists) | 8-2 |
| 9:23 | | +2 | LeBron James makes two point driving reverse layup | 10-2 |
| 9:12 | | Mark Williams misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 9:11 | | Dorian Finney-Smith defensive rebound | ||
| 8:58 | | +2 | Anthony Davis makes two point driving finger roll layup (LeBron James assists) | 12-2 |
| 8:48 | | Miles Bridges misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:46 | | Anthony Davis defensive rebound | ||
| 8:36 | | +3 | Max Christie makes three point running jump shot (LeBron James assists) | 15-2 |
| 8:22 | | +2 | Nick Smith Jr. makes two point turnaround jump shot (LaMelo Ball assists) | 15-4 |
| 8:06 | | +2 | Austin Reaves makes two point driving floating jump shot | 17-4 |
| 7:40 | | Mark Williams turnover (bad pass) (Austin Reaves steals) | ||
| 7:35 | | Max Christie turnover (bad pass) (Mark Williams steals) | ||
| 7:29 | | LaMelo Ball misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 7:25 | | Max Christie defensive rebound | ||
| 7:22 | | LeBron James turnover (bad pass) (LaMelo Ball steals) | ||
| 7:14 | | Max Christie shooting foul (LaMelo Ball draws the foul) | ||
| 7:14 | | +1 | LaMelo Ball makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 17-5 |
| 7:14 | | LaMelo Ball misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 7:13 | | Anthony Davis defensive rebound | ||
| 6:53 | | +2 | Anthony Davis makes two point dunk (Austin Reaves assists) | 19-5 |
| 6:39 | | Nick Smith Jr. misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 6:37 | | LeBron James defensive rebound | ||
| 6:33 | | +2 | Anthony Davis makes two point running alley-oop dunk (Max Christie assists) | 21-5 |
| 6:33 | | Hornets 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:20 | | Mark Williams misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 6:20 | | Anthony Davis defensive rebound | ||
| 6:04 | | Josh Green shooting foul (Austin Reaves draws the foul) | ||
| 6:04 | | Austin Reaves misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 6:04 | | Lakers offensive rebound | ||
| 6:04 | | +1 | Austin Reaves makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 22-5 |
| 5:41 | | Vasilije Micic turnover (lost ball) (Dalton Knecht steals) | ||
| 5:30 | | +2 | Dorian Finney-Smith makes two point cutting layup (Austin Reaves assists) | 24-5 |
| 5:19 | | Dalton Knecht personal foul (Seth Curry draws the foul) | ||
| 5:16 | | Shake Milton personal foul (Vasilije Micic draws the foul) | ||
| 5:10 | | Seth Curry misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 5:09 | | Mark Williams offensive rebound | ||
| 5:09 | | Mark Williams misses two point tip layup | ||
| 5:08 | | Mark Williams offensive rebound | ||
| 5:07 | | Mark Williams misses two point tip layup | ||
| 5:06 | | Anthony Davis defensive rebound | ||
| 4:54 | | +2 | Anthony Davis makes two point driving reverse layup (Max Christie assists) | 26-5 |
| 4:45 | | Shake Milton shooting foul (Mark Williams draws the foul) | ||
| 4:45 | | +1 | Mark Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 26-6 |
| 4:45 | | Mark Williams misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 4:41 | | Anthony Davis defensive rebound | ||
| 4:23 | | +3 | Max Christie makes three point jump shot (Jaxson Hayes assists) | 29-6 |
| 4:03 | | Anthony Davis blocks Josh Okogie's two point driving layup | ||
| 4:00 | | Anthony Davis defensive rebound | ||
| 3:59 | | Anthony Davis turnover (bad pass) (Josh Green steals) | ||
| 3:54 | | +3 | Josh Okogie makes three point running jump shot (Josh Green assists) | 29-9 |
| 3:39 | | +2 | Anthony Davis makes two point pullup jump shot (Shake Milton assists) | 31-9 |
| 3:22 | | +3 | Josh Okogie makes three point jump shot (Mark Williams assists) | 31-12 |
| 2:58 | | +2 | Anthony Davis makes two point stepback jump shot | 33-12 |
| 2:39 | | Mark Williams misses two point hook shot | ||
| 2:37 | | Anthony Davis defensive rebound | ||
| 2:16 | | Anthony Davis misses two point jump shot | ||
| 2:13 | | Seth Curry defensive rebound | ||
| 2:06 | | +3 | Josh Green makes three point jump shot (Vasilije Micic assists) | 33-15 |
| 1:39 | | Shake Milton misses two point driving reverse layup | ||
| 1:36 | | Anthony Davis offensive rebound | ||
| 1:36 | | Anthony Davis misses two point tip layup | ||
| 1:36 | | Anthony Davis offensive rebound | ||
| 1:33 | | +2 | Anthony Davis makes two point tip layup | 35-15 |
| 1:23 | | +2 | Vasilije Micic makes two point pullup jump shot (Josh Okogie assists) | 35-17 |
| 1:08 | | Mark Williams shooting foul (Anthony Davis draws the foul) | ||
| 1:08 | | +1 | Anthony Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 36-17 |
| 1:08 | | +1 | Anthony Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 37-17 |
| 0:47 | | Vasilije Micic misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 0:44 | | LeBron James defensive rebound | ||
| 0:38 | | +2 | Anthony Davis makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot (LeBron James assists) | 39-17 |
| 0:30 | | Josh Okogie misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:27 | | DaQuan Jeffries offensive rebound | ||
| 0:18 | | Vasilije Micic misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:15 | | Anthony Davis defensive rebound | ||
| 0:06 | | Anthony Davis misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:02 | | Moussa Diabate defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | +2 | Vasilije Micic makes two point driving finger roll layup | 39-19 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:45 | | DaQuan Jeffries shooting foul (LeBron James draws the foul) | ||
| 11:45 | | LeBron James misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 11:45 | | Lakers offensive rebound | ||
| 11:45 | | +1 | LeBron James makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 40-19 |
| 11:34 | | LaMelo Ball misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 11:33 | | Dalton Knecht defensive rebound | ||
| 11:23 | | +2 | Jaxson Hayes makes two point alley-oop dunk (LeBron James assists) | 42-19 |
| 11:02 | | +2 | Miles Bridges makes two point driving layup | 42-21 |
| 11:02 | | Shake Milton shooting foul (Miles Bridges draws the foul) | ||
| 11:02 | | +1 | Miles Bridges makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 42-22 |
| 10:38 | | Shake Milton misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 10:38 | | Lakers offensive rebound | ||
| 10:38 | | Lakers turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 10:24 | | +3 | LaMelo Ball makes three point stepback jump shot (Miles Bridges assists) | 42-25 |
| 10:12 | | Jaxson Hayes offensive foul (Nick Smith Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 10:12 | | Jaxson Hayes turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 10:06 | | Dorian Finney-Smith personal foul (LaMelo Ball draws the foul) | ||
| 9:52 | | Nick Smith Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:50 | | DaQuan Jeffries offensive rebound | ||
| 9:49 | | Dalton Knecht shooting foul (DaQuan Jeffries draws the foul) | ||
| 9:49 | | +1 | DaQuan Jeffries makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 42-26 |
| 9:49 | | +1 | DaQuan Jeffries makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 42-27 |
| 9:40 | | Nick Smith Jr. blocks Austin Reaves's two point driving layup | ||
| 9:40 | | Lakers offensive rebound | ||
| 9:27 | | +2 | LeBron James makes two point turnaround hook shot | 44-27 |
| 9:19 | | Miles Bridges offensive foul (LeBron James draws the foul) | ||
| 9:19 | | Miles Bridges turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 9:02 | | +2 | Dalton Knecht makes two point fadeaway bank jump shot (Austin Reaves assists) | 46-27 |
| 8:47 | | +3 | LaMelo Ball makes three point stepback jump shot (Nick Smith Jr. assists) | 46-30 |
| 8:42 | | LaMelo Ball personal foul (Austin Reaves draws the foul) | ||
| 8:42 | | +1 | Austin Reaves makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 47-30 |
| 8:21 | | Austin Reaves misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:21 | | Lakers offensive rebound | ||
| 8:09 | | +2 | Jarred Vanderbilt makes two point dunk (Austin Reaves assists) | 49-30 |
| 7:56 | | Nick Smith Jr. misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 7:53 | | Dorian Finney-Smith defensive rebound | ||
| 7:33 | | LeBron James misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:31 | | Miles Bridges defensive rebound | ||
| 7:22 | | +3 | DaQuan Jeffries makes three point jump shot (Nick Smith Jr. assists) | 49-33 |
| 7:07 | | Austin Reaves misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:05 | | Nick Smith Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 6:53 | | Miles Bridges misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:50 | | DaQuan Jeffries offensive rebound | ||
| 6:49 | | +2 | Miles Bridges makes two point cutting dunk (DaQuan Jeffries assists) | 49-35 |
| 6:49 | | Lakers 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:39 | | Max Christie turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 6:25 | | +2 | Moussa Diabate makes two point dunk (Vasilije Micic assists) | 49-37 |
| 6:02 | | Jarred Vanderbilt turnover (bad pass) (Josh Green steals) | ||
| 5:57 | | Jaxson Hayes blocks Moussa Diabate's two point running dunk | ||
| 5:56 | | Moussa Diabate offensive rebound | ||
| 5:55 | | Moussa Diabate misses two point putback dunk | ||
| 5:54 | | Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound | ||
| 5:45 | | Dorian Finney-Smith misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:43 | | Jarred Vanderbilt offensive rebound | ||
| 5:30 | | Max Christie misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 5:30 | | Lakers offensive rebound | ||
| 5:30 | | Lakers turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 5:10 | | Miles Bridges misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:08 | | Austin Reaves defensive rebound | ||
| 5:03 | | Jarred Vanderbilt misses two point running layup | ||
| 5:03 | | Dorian Finney-Smith offensive rebound | ||
| 5:00 | | +2 | Dorian Finney-Smith makes two point putback layup | 51-37 |
| 4:40 | | +2 | Mark Williams makes two point layup (Nick Smith Jr. assists) | 51-39 |
| 4:15 | | +3 | Austin Reaves makes three point pullup jump shot | 54-39 |
| 3:59 | | Vasilije Micic misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:55 | | Miles Bridges offensive rebound | ||