The Los Angeles Lakers looked to continue their winning streak when they kicked off their road trip against a shorthanded Atlanta Hawks squad on Saturday night.
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The Los Angeles Lakers had momentum going into their road trip, riding a five-game winning streak prior to their matchup against the Atlanta Hawks. While
The Los Angeles Lakers have started the season with a 7-3 record despite a number of key players missing time due to injury. LeBron James has yet to make his season debut, while Luka Doncic has missed four games and Austin Reaves missing three.
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The Los Angeles Lakers continue to roll during the early part of the 2025-26 season despite missing players like LeBron James and Austin Reaves. While James has yet to suit up this season as he works his way back from a sciatica issue, Reaves has missed the Lakers’ past three games due to a groin injury.
“I’ll be honest with you, I did have one moment in that first half when we had a few possessions we couldn’t score against the zone, it’d be great to have LeBron just to throw it to in the high post,” JJ Redick had said after the Lakers’ opening loss to the Warriors, and he might be feeling the same again tonight.
Turns out the Lakers won’t be going 80-2 this season. Even if their win streak wasn’t going to last forever, there were more ceremonious ways for it to end.
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Before the Los Angeles Lakers’ road tilt in Atlanta, JJ Redick told reporters he likes where the defense sits through nine games, even with LeBron James sidelined, and circled two fixes for this trip.
The severely undermanned Atlanta Hawks shockingly took down the Los Angeles Lakers 122-102 at State Farm Arena on Saturday. This was easily the Lakers’ worst performance of the season, and Deandre Ayton was asked postgame about why the team didn’t play with the kind of effort that we had typically seen from them so far.
The Los Angeles Lakers just got run out of the building in Atlanta. Despite entering Thursday night with a five-game win streak (and the return of Maxi Kleber), the purple and gold came crashing back down to earth in a 122 to 102 blowout loss to the Hawks.
The Los Angeles Lakers saw their five-game winning streak crash to a halt in a humbling 102-122 defeat against the Atlanta Hawks, a performance marked by defensive breakdowns, turnover issues, and inconsistent energy across the board.
The Los Angeles Lakers’ five-game winning streak unraveled in a decisive 102-122 setback against the Atlanta Hawks. From the opening turnover that gifted Zaccharie Risacher an uncontested layup, Los Angeles played from behind and never found its footing on either end.
Mouhamed Gueye and Zaccharie Risacher combined for 40 points to help the short-handed Atlanta Hawks take a 122-102 victory over the visiting Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday.
The Lakers’ five-game win streak was halted in a blowout 122-102 loss to the Atlanta Hawks on Saturday night. Luka Dončić ended with 22 points, five rebounds and 11 assists but shot 7-17 from the field.
As the Los Angeles Lakers (7-2) prepare to begin their five-game road trip with a matchup against the Atlanta Hawks (4-5) on Saturday, veteran forward Maxi Kleber reflected on Luka Doncic’s renewed happiness since joining the team last season.
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