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
141
Did not play: Maxi Kleber (DNP - Coach's Decision)
ATL
Atlanta Hawks
116
Did not play: Luke Kennard (DND - Injury/Illness), Zaccharie Risacher (DND - Injury/Illness)
Lineups
LAL
Los Angeles Lakers
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- LeBron James · Marcus Smart · Deandre Ayton · Luka Dončić · Jake LaRavia Starter 13.5 min
- Marcus Smart · Deandre Ayton · Luka Dončić · Rui Hachimura · Jake LaRavia 4.0 min
- Drew Timme · Kobe Bufkin · Nick Smith Jr. · Dalton Knecht · Bronny James 3.7 min
- Marcus Smart · Deandre Ayton · Luka Dončić · Gabe Vincent · Jake LaRavia 3.4 min
- LeBron James · Jarred Vanderbilt · Rui Hachimura · Gabe Vincent · Dalton Knecht 3.1 min
ATL
Atlanta Hawks
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Nickeil Alexander-Walker · Onyeka Okongwu · Vít Krejčí · Jalen Johnson · Dyson Daniels Starter 9.9 min
- CJ McCollum · Nickeil Alexander-Walker · Onyeka Okongwu · Jalen Johnson · Dyson Daniels 8.2 min
- CJ McCollum · Nickeil Alexander-Walker · Onyeka Okongwu · Corey Kispert · Mouhamed Gueye 8.1 min
- Vít Krejčí · Corey Kispert · Keaton Wallace · Mouhamed Gueye · Asa Newell 3.8 min
- CJ McCollum · Vít Krejčí · Jalen Johnson · Dyson Daniels · Mouhamed Gueye 3.4 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Lakers defense
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Jalen Johnson 27 pts (10/17) in 63 possessions
Guarded by: LeBron James (35 %, 14 pts) · Jake LaRavia (19 %, 7 pts) · Rui Hachimura (15 %, 0 pts)
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CJ McCollum 10 pts (3/5) in 52 possessions
Guarded by: Marcus Smart (27 %, 3 pts) · Gabe Vincent (21 %, 3 pts) · Dalton Knecht (11 %, 0 pts)
| 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
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Luka Dončić 17 pts (5/19) in 66 possessions
Guarded by: Dyson Daniels (29 %, 2 pts) · Vít Krejčí (19 %, 2 pts) · Jalen Johnson (12 %, 5 pts)
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LeBron James 12 pts (5/11) in 61 possessions
Guarded by: Jalen Johnson (21 %, 2 pts) · Mouhamed Gueye (21 %, 0 pts) · Dyson Daniels (15 %, 0 pts)
| 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) |