Bennedict Mathurin is maintaining a glass-half-full outlook as the Indiana Pacers aim to end an eight-game losing streak when they take on the Charlotte Hornets on Wednesday in Indianapolis.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/nba/lakers/onsi as Lakers, Hornets Announce Full Starting Lineups for Monday Game. The Los Angeles Lakers and Charlotte Hornets have announced their first fives ahead of their early Monday road tilt. Well, early for Lakers fans, anyway. Tip-off is slated for 4 p.m. PT in Charlotte.

The Thunder (12-1) have won four in a row. Back-to-back blowout victories sent a message to the rest of the NBA. They humiliated the Los Angeles Lakers in a 121-92 win on Wednesday. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 30 points and nine assists in three quarters.

Luka Doncic had an impressive performance to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to a 121-111 win against the Charlotte Hornets on Monday night. Aside from the superstar’s MVP-caliber display, Doncic also showed some of his trademarked “Luka Magic” during the fourth quarter.

Despite the absence of LeBron James, the L.A. Lakers defeated the Charlotte Hornets 121-111 on Monday night behind 38 points from Luka Doncic.

After four straight defeats, Orlando Magic head coach Jamahl Mosley had a simple, but firm message to his team: “sit down and guard.” To start its 2025-26 campaign, Orlando has not met the defensive standard it’s put in place over the past couple of ...

Even as the Hornets coach is doing more juggling than a clown at a 2-year-old’s birthday party — partly because of LaMelo Ball’s three-game absence nursing a right ankle impingement and now Collin Sexton being a bit banged up — he remains as positive as always, assuring in his usual fashion that things will be just fine in the long run.

The Lakers and Hornets face off on November 10, 2025, with both teams battling significant injury woes. Key players like LeBron James and LaMelo Ball