Doncic scores 32 as Lakers beat Hawks 124-114
Los Angeles won without Austin Reaves as Sandro Mamukelashvili hit five 3-pointers off the bench.
- Doncic: 32 points, 10 assists and five steals
- Mamukelashvili: 23 points off the bench, 5-of-8 from 3
- Lakers bench outscored Atlanta's 49-45
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Game card: Los Angeles Lakers 124, Atlanta Hawks 114, with each team's leader
Luka Doncic scored 32 points with 10 assists and five steals, and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Atlanta Hawks 124-114 on Monday, November 9, without Austin Reaves.
Doncic made 11 of 22 shots and all seven of his free throws, and added eight rebounds for a double-double. Los Angeles pulled away in the second quarter, when a 10-0 run made it 51-32 and the lead reached 20 at 54-34.
Los Angeles (10-2) played without Reaves, who was out with an illness, and Quentin Grimes also sat out. Atlanta, favored before tip-off, fell to 7-5.
Atlanta started faster and led 15-7 in the first quarter. A 10-0 run late in the period put the Lakers ahead 28-22, and they did not trail again.
The Lakers' bench scored 49 points. Sandro Mamukelashvili had 23 on 7-of-13 shooting, with five 3-pointers in eight tries, and Collin Sexton added 18. Starter Walker Kessler had 21 points and 10 rebounds for a double-double.
The Hawks won the third quarter 33-27 and kept closing. Los Angeles led only 110-106 with five minutes to play, then outscored Atlanta 14-8 the rest of the way.
CJ McCollum led the Hawks with 21 points off the bench. Nickeil Alexander-Walker scored 20 but made six of 19 shots, four of 14 from 3-point range. Onyeka Okongwu had 16 points and nine rebounds.
Los Angeles shot better and protected the ball better, with an effective field goal percentage of 61.8 to Atlanta's 55.1. The Hawks turned it over 19 times.
Dyson Daniels' floater cut the lead to 115-111 with 3:30 left. Doncic scored inside, Ziaire Williams dunked and Jake LaRavia dunked off a Doncic pass for a 121-111 lead. McCollum hit a 3, and Matisse Thybulle answered with a 3-pointer with 52.9 seconds left for the final score.
Up next
Lakers: at the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday, November 11.
Hawks: at the Chicago Bulls on Friday, November 13.
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