It must be feeling sad for Hornets as they are going to be deprived of Kelly Jr. Oubre in this game against Lakers. His last performance was just insanely good. They demolished Pacers by scoring 158 points which was really absurd I mean. And Oubre was really impressive by 39 points. But they still have LaMelo Ball. He is a talented player and quite capable also. If Lakers also are deprived of their stars, then Hornets can win another game. They are doing really good by fighting for the playoffs and they are safe for now.
It came down to the last shot by Westbrook. He made 2x 3’s and 2x layups before taking that last shot for the win. A shame it didn’t go down. Westbrook had the most points by a Laker in a half at Staples Center (Crypto.com Arena) since Kobe Bryant in his final game. Pretty impressive. Of course Dwight Howard didn’t get any minutes because why would Frank Vogel play his best big man since AD was out… I think the Lakers are just letting Vogel keep his job until the All Star break. It’s obvious he needs to go.
As I have said in the past, Vogel's coaching tenure might be over after the All Star break. The Lakers management have been tinkering of removing him from the job. Maybe the only reason why they still consider him is that he gave them a championship. But this season, it was really different as they struggle to stay above .500 even with a solid team roster. So let's see what will be the final decision by the Lakers. But I'm sure everyone wouldn't be surprised if he gets axe as the coach of the Lakers for the remainder of the season.