Lakers beat Hawks 124-114 for sixth straight win

The Los Angeles Lakers beat the Atlanta Hawks 124-114 on Monday, extending their winning streak to six games despite playing without Austin Reaves. Luka Dončić led the Lakers with 32 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds, while Sandro Mamukelashvili scored 23 points off the bench and Walker Kessler added 21.

Reaves missed the game because of an illness, a day after scoring a season-high 43 points in the Lakers’ win over Detroit. Dončić returned after sitting out that game with lower-back tightness. He also recorded five steals, helping the Lakers maintain their advantage as Atlanta mounted a second-half challenge.

Los Angeles built a lead that reached 20 points in the second quarter, but Atlanta cut the deficit to four in the fourth. The Hawks’ CJ McCollum scored from the lane and beyond the arc during the rally. Dončić responded with a basket and then set up Jake LaRavia for a dunk, while Collin Sexton’s late three-pointer helped steady the Lakers. Sexton finished with 18 points and six assists.

Kessler had 10 rebounds to go with his 21 points, and Mamukelashvili added eight rebounds. The Lakers’ contributions helped offset the absence of Reaves and Quentin Grimes, who left the...