The Charlotte Hornets play host to the Los Angeles Lakers at Spectrum Center on Friday evening.

The Hornets (27-22) will look to build off a win in their last outing and add to their, 13-7, home record. LaMelo Ball is coming off a massive outing, where he logged 29 points, 10 rebounds, 13 assists, a steal and a block, and he is averaging 19.6 points, 7.6 rebounds and 8.4 assists, over the last five games Miles Bridges continues to play well, averaging 22.4 points, 7.7 rebounds and 2.5 assists, over the last 10 games. Terry Rozier has also been playing great, averaging 20.9 points, 4.8 rebounds, 6.0 assists and 1.5 steals, over the last 10 games. The Hornets will be shorthanded on Friday, as Gordon Hayward (COVID-19) and Jalen McDaniels (ankle) will be sidelined, while Kelly Oubre (ankle) is listed as questionable for action. The Hornets are averaging a league-high 114.9 points per game, but they are giving up an average of 114.6 points against, which is third most in the league.

Meanwhile, this marks the second game of a back-to-back for the Lakers (24-25), as they are coming off a loss in Philadelphia on Thursday night. They fell behind early in the contest and trailed by 10 points, after one quarter. They came out stronger in the second, but the hosts maintained control and took a six-point lead into the break The hosts kept the upper hand through the third quarter and outscored the Lakers by 14 points, to take a 20-point lead into the final frame. The Lakers had no answers in the fourth, as they fell short for the road loss. Anthony Davis led the Lakers with 31 points, 12 rebounds, four blocks and two steals, while Russell Westbrook followed up with 20 points, four rebounds, three assists, a steal and a block, and Malik Monk chipped in 11 points, four rebounds, five assists and two steals. LeBron James (knee) did not play in the contest and remains questionable for action on Friday.