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Los Angeles Lakers vs. Atlanta Hawks

January 13, 2026 · 2025-26 season

The Lakers beat the Hawks 141-116 on 2026-01-13 at home. The Lakers started LeBron James, Marcus Smart, Deandre Ayton, Luka Dončić, and Jake LaRavia. The Hawks started Nickeil Alexander-Walker, Onyeka Okongwu, Vít Krejčí, Jalen Johnson, and Dyson Daniels. Jalen Johnson (Hawks) scored 27 points (10/17) in his matchups, with LeBron James as his primary defender. Luka Dončić (Lakers) scored 17 points (5/19) in his matchups, with Dyson Daniels as his primary defender.

Box score

In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.

LAL
Los Angeles Lakers
Los Angeles Lakers 141

Player MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF FG 3PT FT +/-
Jake LaRavia GS 35:36 17 4 3 1 0 2 3 6-10 3-4 2-2 +13
Luka Dončić GS 33:17 27 5 12 0 1 7 4 7-16 5-9 8-10 +27
LeBron James GS 32:35 31 9 10 1 1 4 1 12-20 2-4 5-6 +17
Deandre Ayton GS 30:51 17 18 1 0 0 0 3 7-9 0-0 3-3 +31
Marcus Smart GS 29:25 16 5 4 0 1 0 3 4-5 2-3 6-6 +32
Rui Hachimura 18:20 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 3-7 1-3 0-0 -1
Jarred Vanderbilt 15:33 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 1-2 0-1 1-2 -6
Dalton Knecht 15:15 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1-3 0-2 0-0 +4
Gabe Vincent 14:10 10 1 1 0 0 0 1 3-6 3-5 1-1 +8
Kobe Bufkin 3:45 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 1-1 1-1 0-0 0
Nick Smith Jr. 3:45 6 0 2 0 0 1 0 2-2 2-2 0-0 0
Drew Timme 3:45 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0
Bronny James 3:43 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0
Totals 141 47 36 2 3 14 17 48-83 19-34 26-30

Did not play: Maxi Kleber (DNP - Coach's Decision)

ATL
Atlanta Hawks
Atlanta Hawks 116

Player MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF FG 3PT FT +/-
Onyeka Okongwu GS 33:16 7 8 4 0 1 1 4 3-8 0-3 1-2 -22
Nickeil Alexander-Walker GS 33:03 26 4 3 0 0 0 3 10-16 5-9 1-1 -37
Dyson Daniels GS 32:59 8 8 5 2 0 0 1 4-6 0-0 0-0 -9
Jalen Johnson GS 30:26 13 3 6 1 0 0 4 5-17 1-7 2-2 -23
Vít Krejčí GS 21:22 11 2 4 1 0 1 3 4-11 1-7 2-2 -21
CJ McCollum 27:13 25 1 3 1 0 2 2 11-23 2-8 1-3 +2
Corey Kispert 25:38 19 0 1 0 0 2 2 6-11 3-7 4-6 -10
Mouhamed Gueye 22:14 5 4 1 5 0 0 2 1-4 1-2 2-2 +4
Asa Newell 10:04 0 1 2 1 0 0 2 0-1 0-1 0-0 -9
Keaton Wallace 3:45 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1-3 0-2 0-0 0
Totals 116 32 30 11 1 6 23 45-100 13-46 13-18

Did not play: Luke Kennard (DND - Injury/Illness), Zaccharie Risacher (DND - Injury/Illness)

Lineups

LAL
Los Angeles Lakers
Los Angeles Lakers

Starting lineup

The 5 most-used lineups:

ATL
Atlanta Hawks
Atlanta Hawks

Starting lineup

The 5 most-used lineups:

Who guarded whom

Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.

Lakers defense

Defender Guarded most
Luka Dončić Dyson Daniels: 37 poss., 8 pts (2/4) · Nickeil Alexander-Walker: 9 poss., 13 pts (4/5)
Jake LaRavia Vít Krejčí: 19 poss., 3 pts (1/3) · Jalen Johnson: 12 poss., 7 pts (3/3)
LeBron James Jalen Johnson: 22 poss., 14 pts (5/8) · Dyson Daniels: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Deandre Ayton Onyeka Okongwu: 21 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Dyson Daniels: 8 poss., 6 pts (3/3)
Marcus Smart Nickeil Alexander-Walker: 22 poss., 5 pts (1/1) · CJ McCollum: 14 poss., 3 pts (1/1)
Rui Hachimura Jalen Johnson: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Corey Kispert: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Dalton Knecht Corey Kispert: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · CJ McCollum: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Jarred Vanderbilt Onyeka Okongwu: 16 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · CJ McCollum: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Gabe Vincent CJ McCollum: 11 poss., 3 pts (1/3) · Nickeil Alexander-Walker: 7 poss., 6 pts (2/2)
Kobe Bufkin Keaton Wallace: 5 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Vít Krejčí: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Drew Timme Mouhamed Gueye: 4 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Corey Kispert: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Nick Smith Jr. Vít Krejčí: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Corey Kispert: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Bronny James Asa Newell: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Corey Kispert: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0)

Hawks defense

Defender Guarded most
Dyson Daniels Luka Dončić: 19 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Jake LaRavia: 13 poss., 2 pts (1/1)
Nickeil Alexander-Walker Marcus Smart: 19 poss., 3 pts (1/3) · Jake LaRavia: 12 poss., 6 pts (2/2)
Onyeka Okongwu Deandre Ayton: 26 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Jarred Vanderbilt: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Jalen Johnson Jake LaRavia: 16 poss., 4 pts (2/5) · LeBron James: 13 poss., 2 pts (1/2)
Corey Kispert Dalton Knecht: 12 poss., 2 pts (0/0) · Gabe Vincent: 8 poss., 5 pts (1/1)
CJ McCollum Marcus Smart: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Gabe Vincent: 9 poss., 5 pts (2/3)
Mouhamed Gueye LeBron James: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Deandre Ayton: 7 poss., 3 pts (1/2)
Vít Krejčí Luka Dončić: 13 poss., 2 pts (0/2) · Jake LaRavia: 9 poss., 2 pts (1/4)
Asa Newell Deandre Ayton: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Bronny James: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Keaton Wallace Kobe Bufkin: 6 poss., 2 pts (1/3) · Drew Timme: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0)