Walker leads Hornets past hot-shooting Lakers, 117-113

Charlotte Hornets' Kemba Walker, left, drives past Los Angeles Lakers' Larry Nance Jr., right, in the first half of an NBA basketball game in Charlotte, N.C., Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2016. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) _ Kemba Walker had 28 points and 10 assists, Marco Belinelli scored 11 fourth-quarter points and the Charlotte Hornets rallied from 19 down to beat the Los Angeles Lakers 117-113 on Tuesday night.

Walker had 15 points in the third quarter and a key rebound with 27.9 seconds left in the fourth to set up a tiebreaking jumper by Nicolas Batum with 13 seconds remaining.

Batum had 23 points on 8-of-12 shooting and added 10 assists. Belinelli finished with 13 points.

Jordan Clarkson paced the Lakers with 25 points with 7-of-9 3-point shooting, and Nick Young added 24 points while hitting 5 of 10 from 3-point range.

Los Angeles made 16 of 33 3-point attempts (48.5) percent, but the Hornets still secured their second straight victory.

The Lakers, meanwhile, fell for the 10th time in their last 11 games.