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Kyle Kuzma dropped 24 points and the Los Angeles Lakers wrapped up a road trip by defeating the host Charlotte Hornets, 101-93, on Tuesday night, April 13 (Wednesday, April 14, Manila time).
The Lakers weren’t exactly clicking on offense, but they bounced back from a loss to the New York Knicks a night earlier and finished with a 4-3 record on the road stretch.
Alex Caruso made key contributions in the last minute, finishing with 13 points and 6 assists off the Los Angeles bench.
Dennis Schroder posted 19 points for Los Angeles, which shot 41.5% from the field. The Lakers hit 17 of 18 free throws.
Devonte’ Graham poured in 19 points for Charlotte. Caleb Martin racked up 17 points in a rare starting role and Jalen McDaniels, also a recent addition to the starting lineup, had 16 points for the Hornets, who’ve lost both games since returning from a four-win, six-game road stretch.
Miles Bridges added 13 points and Bismack Biyombo had 10 points and 12 rebounds for the Hornets, who hit just 9 of 35 shots from three-point range.
Still, Charlotte was within 89-83 with less than four minutes to play. Then the Hornets were within one point twice, both times after Graham buckets.
Caruso answered with a three-pointer with 45 seconds left and then made a pair of free throws. Kuzma was 4-for-4 on free throws in the last 16 seconds to secure a two-game season sweep of Charlotte.
The Hornets didn’t score in the last two minutes Sunday versus Atlanta and managed only two points in the final 1:50 on Tuesday night.
The Lakers began to pull away by midway through the fourth quarter, building their largest lead at the time at 85-75 on Schroder’s basket with 7:06 to play as the Hornets struggled on the offensive end.
Los Angeles – which again played minus injured stars LeBron James and Anthony Davis – had 11 turnovers, a significant improvement after 24 giveaways in the game with the Knicks. – Rappler.com
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