The Lakers are currently 13-14 on the road and are coming off a loss last night to the Charlotte Hornets. The Luka Doncic addition still seems to be a work in progress. Their 100-97 loss to the Hornets was one of their worst losses of the season. They were up 11 at the half and were dreadful in the second half, scoring only 49 points.

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The Lakers hold a 32-20 record and are in fifth place in the Western Conference and are looking to move up in the standings in the days and weeks to come. They won 12 of their last 15 games leading into the All-Star break. Charlotte has the second-worst record in the Eastern Conference at 13-39 and has lost 11 of its last 13 contests.

Despite NBA trade buzz and star comebacks, the favored Lakers surprisingly lost to the Hornets on Wednesday night. Ben and Donnie recap the puzzling result.