The winning streak of Los Angeles Lakers continue, now with the return of LeBron James after an away match ea great collective performance to prevail Atlanta Falcons for 130-114.
The Lakers had already beaten the Hawks a few days agowith an impressive performance of 47 points, 10 rebounds and 9 assists by LeBron on his 38th birthday. Now the King signed a game of 25 points, 10 assists and 7 rebounds for a team that needed less from him because he given more to his around.
Especially the second unit of the Lakers stood out, in one night pity Anthony Davis, Troy Brown Jr., Austin Reaves and Lonnie Walker.
Russell Westbrook was on the verge of his fourth triple-double of the season with 18 points, 11 rebounds and 9 assists and was instrumental for the team to destroy Atlanta playing in transition (26 points came like this, 22 in the first half), while Kendrick Nunn he had his best night as a Laker with 23 points. The Mexican American Juan Toscano-Anderson he started and added 4 points, 4 rebounds and 2 steals in 21 minutes.
The Hawks, with a terrible first half and a slightly more competitive second side after the break, had 32 points and 9 assists from Trae Young.
While the Lakers accumulate four wins in a rowsomething that hasn’t happened since 7 January 2022, Atlanta have lost in five of their last six appearances.
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How did the Los Angeles Lakers vs. Atlanta Hawks? Final score
| Teams | First quarter | Second bedroom | Third quarter | Last room | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakers | 37 | 33 | 28 | 32 | 130 |
| Hawks | 28 | 21 | 33 | 32 | 114 |
Los Angeles Lakers vs. Atlanta Hawks live: summary and highlights
Last room
Full time: The Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Atlanta Hawks 130-114.
123-106 (3:43) – Not even Nate McMillan’s anger at refereeing decisions can stop him today. The Hawks of him compete in this second half, but because of how bad they were in the first half they are really complicated.
115-96 (6:12) – LeBron flies again. Two spectacular shots of the King keep the advantage of the locals.
Back to Back hammers for the King 👑 pic.twitter.com/k2CotyDzDP
— Spectrum SportsNet (@SpectrumSN) January 7, 2023
111-92 (7:48) – 10-4 for the Lakers, with LeBron finally getting the upper hand in the fourth quarter. He just made his double-double, with 21 points and 10 assists. Trae Young is preparing to return to the Hawks, although it may already be too late.
101-88 (10:40) – Once again, rookie Max Christie, who is capitalizing on his opportunity in the rotation in the face of so many Lakers losses, appears with a triple saver: Atlanta had connected two before to be 10 points behind. LeBron is already back in the game.
Started last quarter
Third quarter
98-82 – Atlanta had narrowed the margin to just 10 points, but on the Lakers’ last two offensive possessions in the third quarter, they had a three-pointer by Kendrick Nunn, already with 18 points, and another by Max Christie and the Lakers moved again on the road despite LeBron’s rest, a scenario against which they had received a 9-2 run.
88-71 (4:31) – Triples by LeBron and Beverley, a double by Thomas Bryant after an offensive rebound and another by LeBron James on the break were the reactions of the Lakers, who saw their gap reduced to 12 points but now they have regained air compared to Atlanta despite the fact that the Visitors grew up with a much looser Young.
Better watch out when that Bron train comes 🚂 pic.twitter.com/7Qcz0RnqFc
— Spectrum SportsNet (@SpectrumSN) January 7, 2023
78-64 (7:39) – The Hawks got a little close early in the second half and called for Darvin Ham to call a timeout to break up the relaxation the Lakers came away with. They’ve already allowed two triples by Trae Young and some Atlanta field goals in easy transitions.
15-8 rush to start the 3rd 👀 pic.twitter.com/HsFRxiR5Bf
— Atlanta Hawks (@ATLHawks) January 7, 2023
The third quarter has begun
Second bedroom
70-49 – At 70 points and already with five players sharing 10 or more points, the Lakers pulled away into halftime after Atlanta dominated. Kendrick Nunn is having his best game as a Laker: he already has 15 points off the bench and both he and Westbrook have been lethal. The Hawks are led by Young with 11 points, although far from his best night: 0-3 in triples and as many assist losses (3).
Russ to Bron to Bryant for the go-1 🔥 pic.twitter.com/LARWGYf54B
— Spectrum SportsNet (@SpectrumSN) January 7, 2023
57-34 (4:39) – The Lakers are truly killing Atlanta thanks to their transition play, already racking up 22 points on the break in under 20 minutes. Meanwhile, Atlanta has a 27% success rate on field goals. The Hawks can’t look worse tonight.
49-30 (8:30) – 12-2 for the Lakers early in the second quarter, with LeBron and Westbrook sweeping Trae Young-less Hawks who misses again and again from the perimeter on bad shots.
LeBron to the rookie for the finish line 🔨 pic.twitter.com/IqjsIenkO
— Spectrum SportsNet (@SpectrumSN) January 7, 2023
The second quarter has begun.
First quarter
37-28 – Atlanta recovers in the final, finding some carburetion in attack, but the difference of the Angelenos reaches 14 points in this first half. 9 points for Thomas Bryant and 7 for Dennis Schroder.
28-19 (3:40) Westbrook’s first stint is going well for the Lakers, who further escape from Atlanta with good performances from the former MVP.
20-13 (6:10) LeBron still has the ability for plays like these at 38 years old. His first points in the match.
LeBron goes coast to coast! #LakeShow pic.twitter.com/86LzE97VN9
— Spectrum SportsNet (@SpectrumSN) January 7, 2023
9-2 (9:55) – The Lakers opened the game with a lucky three-pointer by Thomas Bryant and, still with no points from LeBron, quickly took the lead.
The match has begun!
Anthony Davis, Troy Brown Jr, Austin Reaves and Lonnie Walker are out for the Los Angeles Lakers, while Atlanta is without Clint Capela for this game.
The lineup of the Los Angeles Lakers:
Dennis Schroder, Patrick Beverley, Juan Toscano-Anderson., LeBron James, Thomas Bryant.
The lineup of the Atlanta Hawks:
Trae Young, Dejounte Murray, DeAndre Hunter, John Collins.
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