Luka Dončić had 32 points (14 in the third quarter, on 2 3-pointers, a floater, 2 jumpers and 2 free throws), 10 assists and 5 steals, and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Atlanta Hawks 124-114 for their sixth straight win.
The Lakers took control with a 26-5 run bridging the first and second quarters and led by as many as 20.
The Hawks got within 100-98 on Aaron Wiggins’ 3-pointer with 8:55 to play, but Sandro Mamukelashvili answered with a floater, and the Hawks got no closer than 106-103.
During clutch time, the Lakers outscored the Hawks 7-0.
Mamukelashvili had 23 points and 8 rebounds off the bench, and Walker Kessler added 21 points (16 in the paint) and 10 rebounds on 8 for 12 shooting. The Lakers had 3 20-point scorers.
For the Hawks, CJ McCollum scored 21 points off the bench, and Nickeil Alexander-Walker added 20 points but shot 6 for 19. Dyson Daniels had 10 points, 8 assists and 4 steals. Daniels made both of his floaters. He has taken 522 floaters since 2024-25, the third-most in the NBA, and made 49.8% of them (the league: 45.0%).
The Lakers shot 52.9% from the field and 42.9% from 3 to the Hawks’ 45.5% and 38.6%. They took 38 of their 85 shots at the rim (45%), the highest share of their season. They had averaged 26%. The Hawks turned it over 20 times, about 5 more than usual for this many possessions. The Hawks’ starters outscored the Lakers 34-22 in 13 minutes together.