The Lakers just couldn’t deal with the size of the Hornets in this game. The Hornets out-rebounded the Lakers 49-31 and that led to the beating.

Kobe led the way with 24 points and 4 assists. Lamar Odom played a good game and scored 20 points, grabbed 7 rebounds and dished out 4 assists. Luke Walton added 11 points and 4 assists.

The Lakers fell to 12-6 on the season with this loss.