Miles Bridges scored 29 points, LaMelo Ball added 27 and the Charlotte Hornets stunned LeBron James and Luka Doncic with a 100-97 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers.

Luka Dončić admitted after the Los Angeles Lakers' 100-97 loss to the Charlotte Hornets on Wednesday he's still shaking off the rust after missing six weeks due to a strained calf injury. Speaking to reporters after the game,

SportsLine's model simulated Charlotte Hornets vs. Los Angeles Lakers 10,000 times and revealed its NBA picks for Wednesday as Luka Doncic plays his third game with the Lakers

Nurkic never stopped being a quality NBA player. In four games with the Hornets, he has shot 12-for-28 and cleared this prop in three of four games, including both of his two starts. Nurkic has not yet played as many as 19 minutes, but he is producing in his time.

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