Davis, Anthony lead Lakers in OT to defeat Hornets

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Davis, who also grabbed 12 rebounds, had six points in overtime, including a pair of free throws that gave Los Angeles a three-point lead with under a minute remaining.
Terry Rozier had a season-high 29 points for Charlotte, while Gordon Hayward added 21 and Miles Bridges had 19. The Hornets’ fifth straight loss put a damper on LaMelo Ball’s second career triple-double, as the Chino Hills, California, native had 25 points, 15 rebounds and 11 assists.
Charlotte had a chance to send it to a second overtime, but Davis partially blocked Terry Rozier’s jumper from the corner, and Cody Martin missed a 3-pointer after Bridges got an offensive rebound.
It's the Lakers' first victory in the four games that LeBron James has missed this season; Monday was his third straight sitting due to an abdominal strain.
Monday's game was the first of the young season in which players on opposing teams had triple-doubles — it happened twice last season where, coincidentally, Westbrook was one of the players.
A dunk by Davis gave the Lakers a 110-99 advantage with 5:10 remaining before the Hornets went on a 16-5 run to tie the game at 115 with Bridges' 3-pointer with 23.7 seconds remaining in regulation.

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