National Basketball Association
L.A. Lakers 134, Atlanta 118
When: 10:00 PM ET, Friday, January 7, 2022
Where: Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, California
Officials: #54 Ray Acosta, #61 Courtney Kirkland, #47 Bennie Adams
Attendance: 18997

LeBron James scored 32 points with nine assists and Malik Monk added a season-high 29 points as the Los Angeles Lakers increased their winning streak to four games with a 134-118 victory over the visiting Atlanta Hawks Friday night.

Avery Bradley and Talen Horton-Tucker each had 21 points for the Lakers, who have won five of their last six games following a five-game losing streak that came immediately after Anthony Davis was lost for a month with a knee injury.

Trae Young scored 25 points with 14 assists and nine rebounds as the Hawks fell to 2-3 on a six-game road trip that concludes Sunday in Los Angeles against the Clippers. Young had his 17th consecutive game of 25 or more points to break Dominique Wilkins' franchise record.

Young, who entered second in the NBA with an average of 28.4 points, was playing in his first game since scoring 56 points in a road loss to the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday. He missed Wednesday's game at Sacramento with a bruised lower back.

The Lakers roared out to a 12-point lead less than five minutes into the game and pushed the advantage to 19 points at 53-34 with 7:05 remaining before halftime. The Hawks closed the first half on a 27-11 run to trail 64-61 at the break.

The Hawks pulled within four at 73-69 with 7:58 remaining in the third quarter before Horton-Tucker and Carmelo Anthony combined for 19 points over the final 4:12 of the period to give Los Angeles a 101-87 advantage.

The Lakers finished off the victory despite seeing Russell Westbrook foul out with 4:39 remaining. Westbrook had nine points, 11 rebounds and 13 assists. Anthony finished with 17 points for Los Angeles.

John Collins had 21 points for the Hawks, while Bogdan Bogdanovic added 15. Both were making their return from COVID-19 protocol. Kevin Huerter had 16 points for Atlanta, Danilo Gallinari had 13 and Clint Capela had nine points with 11 rebounds.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Atlanta   L.A. Lakers
Trae Young 25 Scoring LeBron James 32
Trae Young 14 Assists Russell Westbrook 13
Clint Capela 12 Rebounds Russell Westbrook 11
Trae Young 8 Free Throws Made Talen Horton-Tucker 6
Bogdan Bogdanovic 1 Steals LeBron James 4
N/A Blocks LeBron James 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Atlanta 118 44.8 13-36 19-27 29 54 0 3 15
L.A. Lakers 134 49.5 17-41 17-19 37 47 4 14 8
Upcoming Games
  • L.A. Lakers will play their next game at home against Memphis. The Lakers have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .550 after a loss.
  • Atlanta will play their next game on the road against L.A. Clippers. The Hawks have a W/L % of .444 after a win and .450 after a loss.