The Los Angeles Lakers have lost three in a row after falling to the Atlanta Hawks, 129-121.
Both teams played little defense all throughout the game, and it didn’t take long for that to establish.
Los Angeles dropped 33 points in the first quarter and 38 in the second en route to a 71.4% field goal percentage at halftime. Malik Monk and Anthony Davis led the way for L.A. Monk, in particular, had 19 points on 7-of-8 shooting through two quarters.
The Lakers, as expected, cooled in the third quarter but caught fire again right at the end to take an 11-point lead. That’s when the collapse happened.
Atlanta stormed back and outscored L.A. 38-20 in the final quarter to win. Onyeka Okongwu made spectacular plays in the lob game that the Lakers couldn’t stop, and Trae Young hit the dagger.
Here is how the Lakers graded individually from the disappointing loss:
