Los Angeles — After their down-to-the-wire, 107-106 home win over the Atlanta Hawks on Sunday night, the Los Angeles Lakers (7-6) have a winning record for the first time since Nov. 22, 2016. As has been the norm this season, they did not make things easy on themselves, blowing a 15-point lead in the fourth quarter before ultimately holding on to prevail.
But style points don’t count in the standings, and after starting 2-5, the Lakers have learned to take victories where they can get them.
“It was not a pretty win for us tonight, but a win is a win,” said Lakers head coach Luke Walton.