Both the Los Angeles Lakers and Charlotte Hornets may be without one of their star players in Monday night's matchup.

The Los Angeles Lakers have supplied an update on starting center Deandre Ayton prior to the club's Miami clash. Per the league's latest injury report, the Lake

Luka Doncic had 29 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists, Austin Reaves scored 26 points, and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Miami Heat 130-120 to extend their winning streak to three games.

Lakers’ five-game win streak ends with a 20-point loss, but JJ Redick’s squad eyes redemption Monday against the Hornets.

The Los Angeles Lakers and Miami Heat have announced their first fives for their Sunday clash. LA is red-hot and getting healthier, having gone a surprising 4-2 over to start its 2025-26 season even without LeBron James for any games and sans Luka Doncic for three.

Heat vs. Lakers predictions and NBA picks on Sunday, November 2. Jaime Jaquez Jr. remains a well-oiled machine of versatility.

Lakers guard Austin Reaves tossed an alley oop lob to Bronny James, something Reaves has done many times before with James' father, LeBron.

The Charlotte Hornets enter tonight's matchup against the Lakers on a two-game losing streak, mostly recently falling 126-108 in an NBA Cup matchup to the Miami Heat. Rookie Kon Knueppel put together his first career 30-point game in the loss, also chipping in eight rebounds and three assists in the loss.

The Lakers visit the Charlotte Hornets on Monday as 7.5-point road favorites. Reaves (questionable) and Miles Bridges (questionable) are two of the key question marks on the injury report on both sides. What we do know is that the Lakers are coming off a loss and have performed very well each of the prior two instances.

Andrew Wiggins made an alley-oop dunk at the buzzer in overtime, and the Miami Heat beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 140-138 in a wild back-and-forth game Monday night. Wiggins scored 23 for Miami, which got a 14-point,