The Los Angeles Lakers appear to be losing some steam after their blockbuster Luka Doncic trade, falling to the Charlotte Hornets 100-97 on Wednesday night. The Lakers have now dropped their last two games against two of the NBA’s worst teams in the Hornets and the Utah Jazz, though there’s hardly any reason to sound the alarm with Doncic just three games into his Lakers tenure,
Doncic recorded a triple-double in the loss, yet he shot just 5-of-18 from the field and 1-for-9 on three-pointers while adding six costly turnovers. The Slovenian guard played his part in thrilling comeback victories for the Dallas Mavericks in recent years, but this time it was star teammate LeBron James who got hot at the end of the game and scored 16 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter.
