Los Angeles Lakers at Atlanta Hawks
· National Basketball AssociationBanged-up Hawks roll to a 122-102 victory over the Lakers as Gueye scores a career-high 21 points
The Hawks led by 30 points despite playing without three of their five starters. All-Star Trae Young is sidelined with an MCL sprain. Nickeil Alexander-Walker, Nikola Durisic, Jalen Johnson and Kristaps Porzingis (rest) were also inactive.
Yet Atlanta led 37-20 after one quarter behind 11 points from Gueye, who made his second start of the season and also had seven rebounds and seven assists.
The Hawks kept momentum rolling in the second quarter, extending the lead to 62-47. Los Angeles cut it to 10 before Atlanta bounced back with a pair of 3-pointers, ending the half with a 68-54 lead.
By the third quarter, the Hawks were up 26 points — the franchise's largest third-quarter lead against the Lakers since 1959.
Daniels notched his 10th assist of the night and solidified a double-double just over four minutes into the third quarter. He also had a steal in his 62nd consecutive game, establishing a club record.
Atlanta held Lakers star Luka Doncic, averaging 40 points this season, to 17 points. He also had 11 assists, five rebounds and was 4 for 6 from the free throw line. Doncic was done for the night halfway through the third quarter.
Zaccharie Risacher, Onyeka Okongwu, Keaton Wallace, Daniels and Gueye started for the Hawks.
LeBron James, Christian Koloko , Chris Manon, Austin Reaves and Gabe Vincent were out for the Lakers. The Lakers are on a five-game road trip and head to Charlotte next.
Lakers: At Charlotte on Monday.
Regular Season Series
ATL leads series 1-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 102 - 122 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 102 - 122 |
| 4th 20.1 |  |
Asa Newell defensive rebound | 102 - 122 |
| 4th 23.0 |  |
Dalton Knecht misses 15-foot step back jumpshot | 102 - 122 |
| 4th 31.7 | |
Dalton Knecht defensive rebound | 102 - 122 |
Statistics
 LAL |
 ATL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 37-81 | FG | 48-93 |
| 46 | Field Goal % | 52 |
| 12-30 | 3PT | 16-39 |
| 40 | Three Point % | 41 |
| 16-20 | FT | 10-11 |
| 80 | Free Throw % | 91 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 13 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 34 | Defensive Rebounds | 30 |
| 23 | Assists | 37 |
| 8 | Steals | 13 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 20 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 36 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Fast Break Points | 22 |
| 46 | Points in Paint | 62 |
| 11 | Fouls | 14 |
| 1 | Largest Lead | 30 |
Atlanta Hawks Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Kingston Flemings, G | Day-To-Day | Nov 13 |
| Mouhamed Gueye, F | Out | Nov 12 |
| Keshon Gilbert, G | Out | Nov 12 |
| Asa Newell, F | Out | Nov 12 |
| Henri Veesaar, C | Out | Sep 21 |
Los Angeles Lakers Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Quentin Grimes, G | Day-To-Day | Nov 13 |
| Austin Reaves, G | Day-To-Day | Nov 13 |
| Luka Doncic, G | Day-To-Day | Nov 13 |
| Collin Sexton, G | Day-To-Day | Nov 11 |
Game Information
Location: Atlanta, GA
Attendance: 17,194 · Capacity:
2026-27 Pacific Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 LA Lakers |
11 | 2 | .846 | - | W7 |
 Golden State |
8 | 4 | .667 | 2.5 | L1 |
 Phoenix |
5 | 6 | .455 | 5 | W2 |
 LA Clippers |
2 | 8 | .200 | 7.5 | L1 |
 Sacramento |
1 | 10 | .091 | 9 | L4 |
2026-27 Southeast Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta |
- | 6 | L2 | 0.53846157 | 7 |
 Miami |
0.5 | 6 | W3 | 0.5 | 6 |
 Orlando |
1.5 | 7 | W3 | 0.41666666 | 5 |
 Charlotte |
2.5 | 8 | L1 | 0.33333334 | 4 |
 Washington |
3 | 9 | L6 | 0.30769232 | 4 |
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