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Atlanta Hawks at Los Angeles Lakers

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18-17, 8-10 Away
Final
102 - 119

20-14, 12-5 Home

LeBron James breaks Jordan's record for 30-point games in Lakers' 119-102 win over Hawks

Dyson Daniels snatches five steals, 13 points against Lakers

James hit an 18-foot jumper midway through the fourth quarter to secure the 563rd 30-point game of his 22-year career, breaking the record set in 2003 by his childhood idol.

James had nine points in the fourth quarter for the Lakers, who showed little fatigue while pulling away in the final minutes of their third home game in four nights..

Austin Reaves scored 20 points, and Anthony Davis had 18 points and 19 rebounds after sitting out the Lakers' 114-106 victory over Portland on Thursday night to rest his sprained left ankle.

Los Angeles has won seven of nine to move into fourth place in the Western Conference.

Trae Young had 33 points and nine assists for the Hawks, who lost their second straight at the midway point of a six-game trip. Jalen Johnson scored 19 points.

Bronny James played the final 1:41 in his first NBA action since Dec. 8.

Takeaways Hawks: They played active defense all night, but couldn't shoot. Zaccharie Risacher, Dyson Daniels, De'Andre Hunter, Bogdan Bogdanovic and Garrison Matthews combined to go 2-for-21 on 3-pointers.

Lakers: Even 18 turnovers couldn't stop Los Angeles' improved play since losing in overtime in Atlanta last month.

Key moment The Hawks were still hanging around until James hit back-to-back turnaround jumpers midway through the fourth quarter, making a couple of shots that resembled a key part of Jordan's repertoire.

Key stat James also played in his 1,523rd career regular-season game, passing Dirk Nowitzki for fourth in NBA history.

Up next The Hawks take the 110 freeway to the 91 to face the Clippers on Saturday. The Lakers are in Houston on Sunday to open a two-game Texas trip.

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 102 - 119
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 102 - 119
4th 5.1 shot clock turnover 102 - 119
4th 27.1 Shake Milton defensive rebound 102 - 119
4th 30.1 Dyson Daniels misses 26-foot three point jumper 102 - 119

Statistics

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41-100 FG 43-88
41 Field Goal % 49
6-34 3PT 13-30
18 Three Point % 43
14-18 FT 20-25
78 Free Throw % 80
39 Rebounds 56
13 Offensive Rebounds 17
26 Defensive Rebounds 39
22 Assists 28
10 Steals 4
3 Blocks 6
8 Turnovers 18
0 Team Turnovers 1
8 Total Turnovers 19
1 Technical Fouls 1
1 Total Technical Fouls 1
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
12 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 14
18 Fast Break Points 14
64 Points in Paint 46
22 Fouls 21
5 Largest Lead 17
Los Angeles Lakers Los Angeles Lakers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Jaxson Hayes, C Out Dec 25
Luka Doncic, G Day-To-Day Dec 25
Rui Hachimura, F Day-To-Day Dec 24
Gabe Vincent, G Out Dec 18
Atlanta Hawks Atlanta Hawks Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Mouhamed Gueye, F Day-To-Day Dec 23
Dyson Daniels, G Day-To-Day Dec 23
N'Faly Dante, C Out Dec 23
Eli John Ndiaye, C Out Dec 21
Kristaps Porzingis, C Out Dec 14

Game Information

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Location: Los Angeles, CA
Attendance: 18,997 · Capacity:

2025-26 Southeast Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Orlando 17 13 .567 - W1
Miami 15 15 .500 2 L3
Atlanta 15 16 .484 2.5 L4
Charlotte 10 20 .333 7 W1
Washington 5 23 .179 11 L2

2025-26 Pacific Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
LA Lakers 19 9 .679 - L2
Phoenix 16 13 .552 3.5 W1
Golden State 15 15 .500 5 W2
LA Clippers 8 21 .276 11.5 W2
Sacramento 7 23 .233 13 L1
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