The Lakers have struggled on defense, especially against 3-pointers, losing four in a row and 10 of their last 13 since winning the In-Season Tournament.
Minnesota will look to make it two wins over Los Angeles in 10 days as LeBron James and the Lakers visit Anthony Edwards and the Timberwolves in Minneapolis.
The game Los Angeles Lakers vs Charlotte Hornets updates coverage, stream information, score and result online, prediction, TV channel, lineups and time of the NBA. Match will start at 10:30 pm ET on December 28th 2023.
THE ESSENTIALS WHAT Jumpman Invitational #45 Michigan (6-5, 1-1 B10) vs #38 Florida (7-3, 0-0 SEC) WHERE TicketIQ Center Charlotte, NC WHEN 7:00 PM THE LINE Kenpom: UF-1 Torvik: UF-3 TICKETS From $117 TELEVISION ESPN (link) THE OVERVIEW Second-year head coach Todd Golden doesn't like to stay put. The son of a guy who played college ball with Dr. J and Rick Pitino, Golden had a solid career as St. Mary's point guard and a few years of playing in Israel. He was on his way to a moderately successful career in advertising before a buddy convinced Todd to come be the numbers nerd for Columbia. The buddy was Kyle Smith, now the head coach at Washington State. Golden quickly moved into an assistant role, then repeated the climb in two years with Bruce Perl at Auburn before rejoining Smith, who'd moved on to San Francisco. When Smith got the job at Wazzu, Golden moved up to head coach, and in three years was running his own SEC squad. Between his meteoric rise and the fact that