"Also, checking the stat sheet before the game, the Lakers were listed as one of the worst three-point shooting teams and one of the worst defensive shooting percentage teams in the league. Well, Luka played and LeBron played and the Lakers shot lights-out from three-point range and were solid across the board on defense while i rolling over the Hawks 141-116 at Crypto.com Arena."
"Coming into the game, opponents were shooting 48.8% from the field and 37.4% from three against the Lakers, ranking them 28th and 26th, respectively, in the NBA. All of the above made for a bad recipe for the Lakers entering the game. But when the game started, none of that mattered to the Lakers, who held the Hawks to 45% shooting and 28.3% from three-point range. The Lakers shot 55.9% (19 for 34) from three-point range."
Luka Doncic and LeBron James were listed questionable but both played, with Doncic scoring 27 points, 12 assists and five rebounds and James nearly posting a triple-double with 31 points, 10 assists and nine rebounds. The Lakers entered with poor defensive and three-point metrics, allowing opponents 48.8% shooting and 37.4% from three, but they held the Hawks to 45% shooting and 28.3% from three while shooting 55.9% from long range (19 of 34). A late surge with back-to-back threes extended the lead and secured a 141-116 win.
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