Back-to-back after their victory against Portland, LeBron James’ Lakers won without forcing too much against the Hawks (119-102), still at the Crypto.com Arena. Anthony Davis, left to rest to preserve his left ankle the day before, as well as Rui Hachimura, in all the good shots and particularly in the backdoor, allowed the Angelinos to take the lead in the first half (65-57 ).
JJ Redick’s protégés set the sights in the second quarter (14/16 on shots), under the leadership of Dalton Knecht (13 points in the end) valuable off the bench, particularly at long distance (3 /4). The beautiful long-distance skill of the Lakers (13/30 behind the arc) ended up masking their 18 ball losses.
Expensive but victorious Lakers
Never completely behind, Trae Young (33 points at 10/22 and 9 assists) and the Hawks were punished at 3-points as soon as they put the pressure back on the Lakers. LeBron James, who celebrated his 40th birthday at the start of the week, carried out a project in the Hawks racket, including 9 points in the last quarter and a fatal 3-point arrow in the corner, having made Lakers fans roar with pleasure six minutes from time.
Victorious in seven of their last ten games, the Lakers (20 wins – 14 losses) remain clinging to the Top 4 of the Western Conference after the Nuggets’ defeat against the Spurs, before traveling to Houston on Sunday.
The Hawks (7th in the East, 18 wins – 17 losses) will play again tomorrow against Nicolas Batum’s Clippers, for Kawhi Leonard’s first.
WHAT TO REMEMBER
– The Hawks let go by their address. It’s difficult in today’s NBA to win a game when you shoot 6/34 from behind the 3-point line. Abandoned by their skill, the Hawks were unable to fight, notably with the cumulative 2/19 from a distance of De’Andre Hunter, Bogdan Bogdanovic, Dyson Daniels and Garrison Matthews.
– LeBron James takes yet another record from Michael Jordan. The “King” signed his 563rd game with more than 30 points, and he therefore surpasses the record of Michael Jordan, who until now held this mark.
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How to read the stats? Min = Minutes; Shots = Successful shots / Attempted shots; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; O = offensive rebound; D=defensive rebound; T = Total rebounds; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost balls; Ct: Against; +/- = Point differential when the player is on the field; Pts = Points; Eval: player evaluation calculated from positive actions – negative actions.
From our special correspondent in Los Angeles (California).
