Lakers vs Hornets Prediction NBA Picks 2/5/24

The Los Angeles Lakers and the Charlotte Hornets duke it out at the Spectrum Center on Monday night. Here’s a Lakers vs Hornets Prediction.

Los Angeles Lakers

The Los Angeles Lakers have been in decent shape as they've won four of their last six games overall and they will be gunning for a third straight victory after taking down the Knicks in a 113-105 road win on Saturday. LeBron James led the team with 24 points and five assists, Austin Reaves added 22 points with seven assists, Anthony Davis tallied 12 points with 18 rebounds, five assists and four blocks, while D'Angelo Russell and Taurean Prince scored 16 points each. As a team, the Lakers shot 48 percent from the field and 12 of 31 from the 3-point line as they looked to be in a bit of trouble when they trailed by eight points in the third quarter, before they dominated the fourth quarter by 33-19 to escape with the impressive road win. The Lakers will meet the Nuggets and Pelicans after this one.

Charlotte Hornets

Meanwhile, the Charlotte Hornets have been in terrible form as they've lost 14 of their last 16 games overall and they will be hoping to snap a seven-game slide after getting beaten by the Pacers in a 115-99 loss last night. Brandon Miller led the team with 35 points, PJ Washington added 22 points on nine of 16 shooting off the bench while Miles Bridges chipped in with 19 points. As a team, the Hornets shot 39 percent from the field and eight of 29 from the 3-point line as they got off to another horror start and scored just 13 points in the first quarter to have them trailing for the entire game. Miles Bridges shot just eight of 23 from the field while Ish Smith finished with just three points in 26 minutes of action.