The Los Angeles Lakers have enjoyed their recent homestand, collecting wins over the Sacramento Kings and Portland Trail Blazers to put themselves in a position to climb up the standings.
The Lakers hosted the Atlanta Hawks before hitting the road again and it presented an opportunity to avenge their loss earlier this season. Previously, Atlanta beat Los Angeles after Trae Young nailed a 3-pointer in overtime so the latter had extra motivation to pull out a win.
The Lakers didn’t mess around as they beat the Hawks handily, winning 119-102 and moving up to fourth place in the Western Conference.