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Sanjesh Singh

Winners and losers from Lakers’ loss to Hornets

The Los Angeles Lakers dropped an absolute heartbreaker to the Charlotte Hornets, 117-114.

With LeBron James and Anthony Davis being ruled out with respective injuries prior to tip-off, this game could’ve turned ugly — and quick.

However, though the Lakers trailed by 20 points early in the third quarter, Russell Westbrook ignited a major comeback when L.A. deployed a small-ball lineup to get back into the game.

Los Angeles eventually tied it at 84 apiece after Austin Reaves hit a triple, but the Lakers started to run out of fuel as the game progressed.

Westbrook gave it his best shot, but his potential game-winning 3-pointer at the buzzer didn’t fall.

Here are winners and losers for the Lakers after the heroic effort:

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