LeBron James 26 points but misses two 3-point attempts right before the buzzer, Luka Doncic struggles with his shot and Austin Reaves’ ejection proves costly as the Lakers drop another game to one

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.

To sum up last night, the underdog team pulled off an upset victory, while their star player reached a milestone. LaMelo Ball reached a franchise milestone for the Charlotte Hornets during the team's 100-97 upset win on the road,

Dončić's defense was so poor that Redick pulled him off the floor for Los Angeles' last true defensive possession. It didn't help. LaMelo Ball, a winning basketball player despite the prevailing narrative, dusted Jarred Vanderbilt for a deuce that put the game out of reach.

LeBron James and Luka Doncic struggle in their third appearance together as the Charlotte Hornets upset the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA.

SportsLine's model simulated Charlotte Hornets vs. Los Angeles Lakers 10,000 times and revealed its NBA picks for Wednesday as Luka Doncic plays his third game with the Lakers

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The Los Angeles Lakers (32-21) and Portland Trail Blazers (23-32) are all set to square off from Moda Center in Portland. The Lakers are currently 13-14 on the road and are coming off a loss last night to the Charlotte Hornets.

LeBron James has struggled to hit last-second shots throughout his Los Angeles Lakers tenure. According to ESPN's Get Up, James has shot 1-for-29 on go-ahead or game-tying field goal attempts within the final five seconds of the fourth quarter and overtime since joining the Lakers in 2018.

After Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James missed the final shot in a 100-97 loss to the Charlotte Hornets, a new stat highlighting James' clutch stat went viral on social media. Despite missing two potential game-tying threes in the Lakers' final possessions,

LeBron James had two chances to send Wednesday night's game between the Charlotte Hornets and Los Angeles Lakers into overtime. Unfortunately for the NBA's all-time leading scorer, he came up short. With the Lakers trailing 100-97 in the closing seconds of the fourth quarter,