Luka Doncic scored 32 points with 10 assists and eight rebounds as the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Atlanta Hawks 124-114 at State Farm Arena on Monday night, according to the Associated Press. The win is the Lakers' sixth in a row.
Doncic was back in the line-up after sitting out Sunday's win over the Detroit Pistons with lower back tightness, according to the Associated Press. He scored 18 of his 32 points after half-time, according to NBC Sports, helping Los Angeles withstand a late Atlanta rally. He also had five steals and two blocks in 39 minutes.
The Lakers did it without Austin Reaves, who was out with an illness one night after scoring a season-high 43 points against Detroit, according to the Associated Press. Walker Kessler had 21 points and 10 rebounds, Collin Sexton had 18 points and six assists off the bench, and Sandro Mamukelashvili added 23 points, according to the Associated Press and Legion Report.
Atlanta cut the lead to 115-111 on a Dyson Daniels basket with 3:30 to play, according to the Associated Press, but a 6-0 Lakers burst put the game out of reach. CJ McCollum had 21 points for the Hawks, whose four-game winning streak came to an end.
The win lifts the Lakers to 10-2, the best record in the NBA for the night, according to Bleacher Report and The Sporting Tribune. Los Angeles next visits Milwaukee on Wednesday, while Atlanta will look to start a new winning run in its next outing.