"For not hitting any half-court shots during his pregame warmup, Doncic had to drop to the court and give his coaching staff pushups. The exercise seemingly powered him up for the two-handed dunk to come. Doncic dazzled in the Lakers' 121-111 win over the Charlotte Hornets on Monday at Spectrum Center, scoring 38 points with seven assists, six rebounds and one emphatic third-quarter dunk to help the Lakers flush the memories of a blowout loss in Atlanta."
"Reaves, who was out with a right groin strain, announced his presence by throwing a lob up to Deandre Ayton for the Lakers' first basket. After Charlotte (3-7) blitzed the Lakers with eight made three-pointers in the first quarter to take a 40-36 lead, Reaves answered by scoring seven of the Lakers' first 10 points in the second. He gave the team a jolt of energy by racing for a transition layup to beat the halftime buzzer, giving the Lakers (8-3) a two-point lead."
Luka Doncic scored 38 points with seven assists and six rebounds, capped by a two-handed third-quarter dunk as the Lakers defeated the Charlotte Hornets 121-111. Austin Reaves returned from a three-game absence to contribute 24 points and seven assists after a right groin strain. Rui Hachimura added 21 points and went a perfect 3-for-3 from three-point range. The Lakers fell behind early when Charlotte made eight first-quarter threes but regained control after Reaves' second-quarter surge and a buzzer-beating transition layup that gave them a two-point halftime lead. The win improved the Lakers to 8-3 while LeBron James continues sciatica recovery.
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