The BreakdownGrind
Lakers' edge inside the arc holds off Hawks' grind
The Hawks made more threes, but Los Angeles shot 60.0% inside the arc and never trailed after Luka Dončić's free throw late in the 1st quarter.
The Los Angeles Lakers beat the Atlanta Hawks 124-114 in Atlanta, and they led from the moment Luka Dončić's free throw made it 23-22 with 2:00 left in the 1st quarter. That free throw came inside a 13-0 Lakers run, and the lead reached 20 at 54-34 with 5:56 left in the 2nd quarter. Atlanta cut a 72-57 deficit to 72-66 with a 9-0 run early in the 3rd quarter and was last within 5 when Dyson Daniels' floater made it 115-111 with 3:30 left; the Hawks never got closer than 6 after it. A Dončić layup and dunks by Ziaire Williams and Jake LaRavia made it 121-111. Dončić finished with 32 points and 10 assists, and CJ McCollum led Atlanta with 21 off the bench.
| LAL | Stat | ATL |
|---|---|---|
| 52.9 | FG% | 45.5 |
| 42.9 | 3PT% | 38.6 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 8 | Off. rebounds | 12 |
| 85 | FG attempts | 88 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 19 |
The Lakers finished inside the arc
Los Angeles made 30 of 50 two-point shots, 60.0%. Atlanta made 23 of 44, 52.3%.
Walker Kessler attempted no threes and made 8 of 12 shots. He scored 13 in the 2nd quarter, the quarter the Lakers' lead reached 20. The late push from 115-111 came at the rim too: a driving finger roll and two dunks.
Atlanta made more threes
The Hawks made 17 of 44 from beyond the arc, 38.6%. The Lakers made 15 of 35, 42.9%.
Nickeil Alexander-Walker went 4 for 14 from deep. Aaron Wiggins went 4 for 7 and made five field goals in a row from the last minute of the 1st half into the 4th quarter, where he scored 9. McCollum hit two of his threes in the last 4:31. For the Lakers, Sandro Mamukelashvili made 5 of 8 threes off the bench and finished with 23.
Atlanta gave the ball away more
The Hawks committed 19 turnovers. The Lakers committed 15.
Los Angeles had 16 steals to Atlanta's 12. Dončić had 5 steals and 6 turnovers. Daniels had 4 steals and 4 offensive rebounds for the Hawks, who grabbed 12 offensive rebounds to the Lakers' 8. The rebounding finished level at 40 apiece.
Atlanta took 88 shots, the Lakers 85. Matisse Thybulle's three with 0:52.9 left made it 124-114.
LAL ahead above the line · ATL ahead below