Game ID: 22400477
Atlanta Hawks @ Los Angeles Lakers
Friday, January 3, 2025 at 10:30 PM ET
Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, CA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
LAL 31 34 31 23 119ATL 28 29 29 16 102
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Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
LAL availability going into 12/25 · 1 day's restOUT Hayes missed 12 since 11/27, out tonight
OUT Vanderbilt missed 23 since 11/04, out tonight
BACK James back 12/15 after 2, 34 min since (98% of 35)
BACK Reaves back 12/13 after 5, 35 min since (98% of 35)
LAL availability going into 12/28 · 2 days' restOUT Hayes missed 13 since 11/27, out tonight
OUT Vanderbilt missed 24 since 11/04, out tonight
BACK James back 12/15 after 2, 35 min since (99% of 35)
LAL availability going into 12/31 · 2 days' restOUT Hayes missed 14 since 11/27, out tonight
OUT Vanderbilt missed 25 since 11/04, out tonight
LAL availability going into 1/02 · 1 day's restOUT Hayes missed 15 since 11/27, returns tonight: 18 min (96% of 19)
OUT Vanderbilt missed 26 since 11/04, out tonight
LAL availability going into 1/03 · back-to-backOUT Vincent missed 2 since 12/31, out tonight
OUT Vanderbilt missed 27 since 11/04, out tonight
BACK Hayes back 1/02 after 15, 18 min since (96% of 19)
NEW Christie 25 to 32 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 1/05 · 1 day's restOUT Vincent missed 3 since 12/31, out tonight
OUT Vanderbilt missed 28 since 11/04, out tonight
BACK Hayes back 1/02 after 15, 14 min since (76% of 19)
NEW Christie 25 to 32 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 1/07 · 1 day's restOUT Vincent missed 4 since 12/31, returns tonight: 24 min (114% of 21)
OUT Vanderbilt missed 29 since 11/04, out tonight
BACK Hayes back 1/02 after 15, 12 min since (61% of 19)
NEW Christie 25 to 33 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 1/13 · 5 days' restOUT Vanderbilt missed 30 since 11/04, out tonight
BACK Vincent back 1/07 after 4, 24 min since (114% of 21)
BACK Hayes back 1/02 after 15, 12 min since (62% of 19)
NEW Christie 25 to 32 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 1/15 · 1 day's restOUT Vanderbilt missed 31 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Milton missed 2 since 1/07, returns tonight: 6 min (52% of 11)
BACK Vincent back 1/07 after 4, 21 min since (98% of 21)
BACK Hayes back 1/02 after 15, 12 min since (63% of 19)
NEW Christie 25 to 33 min over the last 5
ATL availability going into 12/26 · 2 days' restOUT Okongwu missed 3 since 12/19, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 22 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 5 since 12/11, out tonight
BACK Nance Jr. back 12/19 after 2, 26 min since (132% of 19)
BACK Mathews back 12/21 after 3, 16 min since (91% of 18)
BACK Wallace back 12/21 after 14, 12 min since (76% of 16)
BACK Roddy back 12/21 after 3, 5 min since (41% of 13)
BACK Barlow back 12/21 after 20, 5 min since (50% of 11)
ATL availability going into 12/28 · 1 day's restOUT Okongwu missed 4 since 12/19, out tonight
OUT Bogdanović missed 2 since 12/23, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 23 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 6 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT Barlow missed 2 since 12/23, out tonight
BACK Nance Jr. back 12/19 after 2, 25 min since (129% of 19)
BACK Mathews back 12/21 after 3, 17 min since (96% of 18)
BACK Wallace back 12/21 after 14, 12 min since (76% of 16)
BACK Roddy back 12/21 after 3, 5 min since (41% of 13)
ATL availability going into 12/29 · back-to-backOUT Okongwu missed 5 since 12/19, returns tonight: 18 min (65% of 28)
OUT Bogdanović missed 3 since 12/23, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 24 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Roddy missed 2 since 12/26, returns tonight: 9 min (73% of 13)
OUT Bufkin missed 7 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT Barlow missed 3 since 12/23, returns tonight: 3 min (31% of 11)
BACK Nance Jr. back 12/19 after 2, 25 min since (131% of 19)
BACK Mathews back 12/21 after 3, 19 min since (110% of 18)
BACK Wallace back 12/21 after 14, 13 min since (79% of 16)
ATL availability going into 1/01 · 2 days' restOUT Daniels missed 2 since 12/28, returns tonight: 30 min (89% of 34)
OUT Bogdanović missed 4 since 12/23, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 25 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 8 since 12/11, out tonight
BACK Okongwu back 12/29 after 5, 18 min since (65% of 28)
BACK Mathews back 12/21 after 3, 20 min since (114% of 18)
BACK Wallace back 12/21 after 14, 13 min since (83% of 16)
BACK Roddy back 12/21 after 3, 7 min since (52% of 13)
BACK Barlow back 12/21 after 20, 4 min since (41% of 11)
ATL availability going into 1/03 · 1 day's restOUT Bogdanović missed 5 since 12/23, returns tonight: 23 min (93% of 25)
OUT Nance Jr. missed 2 since 12/29, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 26 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 9 since 12/11, out tonight
BACK Daniels back 1/01 after 2, 30 min since (89% of 34)
BACK Okongwu back 12/29 after 5, 21 min since (76% of 28)
BACK Roddy back 12/29 after 2, 13 min since (103% of 13)
BACK Barlow back 12/29 after 3, 4 min since (34% of 11)
NEW Mathews 18 to 25 min over the last 5
ATL availability going into 1/04 · back-to-backOUT Nance Jr. missed 3 since 12/29, out tonight
OUT Wallace missed 2 since 1/01, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 27 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 10 since 12/11, out tonight
BACK Daniels back 1/01 after 2, 30 min since (90% of 34)
BACK Okongwu back 12/29 after 5, 22 min since (79% of 28)
BACK Bogdanović back 1/03 after 5, 23 min since (93% of 25)
BACK Roddy back 12/29 after 2, 9 min since (73% of 13)
BACK Barlow back 12/29 after 3, 3 min since (28% of 11)
ATL availability going into 1/07 · 2 days' restOUT Nance Jr. missed 4 since 12/29, out tonight
OUT Wallace missed 3 since 1/01, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 28 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 11 since 12/11, out tonight
BACK Daniels back 1/01 after 2, 30 min since (89% of 34)
BACK Okongwu back 12/29 after 5, 23 min since (81% of 28)
BACK Bogdanović back 1/03 after 5, 23 min since (93% of 25)
BACK Roddy back 12/29 after 2, 12 min since (90% of 13)
BACK Barlow back 12/29 after 3, 4 min since (33% of 11)
NEW Krejčí 20 to 27 min over the last 4
NEW Mathews 18 to 24 min over the last 5
ATL availability going into 1/09 · 1 day's restOUT Johnson missed 2 since 1/04, out tonight
OUT Nance Jr. missed 5 since 12/29, out tonight
OUT Wallace missed 4 since 1/01, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 29 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 12 since 12/11, out tonight
BACK Daniels back 1/01 after 2, 31 min since (93% of 34)
BACK Okongwu back 12/29 after 5, 23 min since (81% of 28)
BACK Bogdanović back 1/03 after 5, 26 min since (103% of 25)
BACK Roddy back 12/29 after 2, 12 min since (90% of 13)
BACK Barlow back 12/29 after 3, 4 min since (33% of 11)
NEW Krejčí 20 to 27 min over the last 4
ATL availability going into 1/14 · 4 days' restOUT Johnson missed 3 since 1/04, out tonight
OUT Nance Jr. missed 6 since 12/29, out tonight
OUT Wallace missed 5 since 1/01, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 30 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 13 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT Barlow missed 2 since 1/07, out tonight
BACK Daniels back 1/01 after 2, 32 min since (96% of 34)
BACK Bogdanović back 1/03 after 5, 26 min since (106% of 25)
NEW Krejčí 20 to 26 min over the last 4
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Lakers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 116, shooting 49 percent and 38 from three, 22 free throws a game; James at 30 and Reaves at 23 a game. Without Vincent (2 straight), Vanderbilt (27 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Atlanta comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 127 a night and allowing 119, shooting 50 percent and 40 from three, 28 free throws a game; Young at 26 and Johnson at 22 a game. Without Bogdanović (5 straight), Nance Jr. (2 straight), Gueye (26 straight). One day's rest.
So: Atlanta wins, on the road, and the game turns on the line, where Atlanta takes 28 free throws a game to the Lakers' 22. Call it Atlanta 118, the Lakers 117, the Lakers keeping it close.
12/25 @ GSW 115-113 — LAL notes
LAL won 115-113. LAL shot 45% (41 of 91) to GSW's 46%, 15 of 42 from three. James led with 31 (12 of 22, 2 of 4 from three); Reaves added 26, Hachimura 18. The hinge was Q3, 29-24: a lead of 3 became 8. Knecht was the night's best plus/minus at +13.
12/28 vs SAC 132-122 — LAL notes
LAL won 132-122. LAL shot 60% (46 of 77) to SAC's 51%, 14 of 26 from three, and went to the line 33 times to SAC's 15 — 26 points from the stripe to their 11. Davis led with 36 (12 of 16, 11 of 13 at the line); Reaves added 26, Hachimura 21. The hinge was Q3, 42-24: LAL came in trailing by 1 and left it ahead by 17, and the lead reached 20. LAL trailed 65-66 at the half and won the second half 67-56. Davis was the night's best plus/minus at +21.
12/31 vs CLE 110-122 — LAL notes
LAL lost 110-122. LAL shot 44% (42 of 95) to CLE's 48%, 9 of 35 from three. Reaves led with 35 (11 of 20, 1 of 4 from three, 12 of 13 at the line); Davis added 28, James 23. Q2 was theirs, 23-24, but the other 3 periods went 98-87 against them. Hachimura's -17 in 30 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/02 vs POR 114-106 — LAL notes
LAL won 114-106. LAL shot 46% (43 of 94) to POR's 50%, 15 of 43 from three, and got to the line 14 times to POR's 21. LAL turned it over 12 times to POR's 18. James led with 38 (15 of 25, 7 of 10 from three); Christie added 28, Reaves 15. The hinge was Q2, 33-20: LAL came in trailing by 4 and left it ahead by 9, and the lead reached 15. Finney-Smith was the night's best plus/minus at +11.
1/03 vs ATL 119-102 — LAL notes
LAL won 119-102. LAL shot 49% (43 of 88) to ATL's 41%, 13 of 30 from three, and went to the line 25 times to ATL's 18 — 20 points from the stripe to their 14. LAL turned it over 18 times to ATL's 8, and ATL turned those into 10 steals. The glass went 56-39 for them. L. James led with 30 (13 of 20, 2 of 5 from three); Reaves added 20, Davis 18. The hinge was Q4, 23-16: a lead of 10 became 17. Reaves was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
1/05 @ HOU — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Houston comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 107, shooting 44 percent and 33 from three, 18 free throws a game; Green at 22 and Sengun at 21 a game. Without Thompson (2 straight), Eason (8 straight). One day's rest. The Lakers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 113, shooting 48 percent and 38 from three, 22 free throws a game; James at 30 and Reaves at 24 a game. Without Vincent (3 straight), Vanderbilt (28 straight). One day's rest.
So: Houston wins, and the game turns on the arc, the Lakers at 38 percent from three to Houston's 33. Call it Houston 113, the Lakers 109, the Lakers keeping it close.
1/07 @ DAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Dallas comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 120, shooting 45 percent and 36 from three, 23 free throws a game; Washington at 16 and Grimes at 16 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Irving (2 straight), Edwards (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. The Lakers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 114, shooting 49 percent and 39 from three, 24 free throws a game; Davis at 28 and James at 28 a game. Without Vincent (4 straight), Vanderbilt (29 straight). One day's rest.
So: The Lakers win, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where the Lakers have been minus-1 a night and Dallas minus-5 and the turnovers, Dallas giving it away 15 times a game to the Lakers' 12. Call it the Lakers 115, Dallas 114, Dallas keeping it close.
1/13 vs SAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Lakers come in 2-3 over their last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 113, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 22 free throws a game; James at 26 and Davis at 24 a game. Without Vanderbilt (30 straight). 5 days' rest. San Antonio comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 111, shooting 44 percent and 31 from three, 16 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 23 and Johnson at 16 a game. That is 3 straight losses. 4 days' rest.
So: The Lakers win, and the game turns on the glass, where San Antonio has been plus-4 a night and the Lakers minus-2 and the arc, the Lakers at 36 percent from three to San Antonio's 31. Call it the Lakers 113, San Antonio 111, San Antonio keeping it close.
1/15 vs MIA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Lakers come in 2-3 over their last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 114, shooting 47 percent and 37 from three, 21 free throws a game; James at 25 and Davis at 25 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Vanderbilt (31 straight). One day's rest. Miami comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 104, shooting 43 percent and 34 from three, 19 free throws a game; Herro at 25 and Adebayo at 16 a game. Without Butler III (6 straight), Richardson (25 straight). One day's rest.
So: Miami wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Miami allowing 104 a night to the Lakers' 114. Call it Miami 111, the Lakers 110, the Lakers keeping it close.
12/26 vs CHI 141-133 — ATL notes
ATL won 141-133. ATL shot 52% (46 of 89) to CHI's 54%, 17 of 45 from three, and went to the line 34 times to CHI's 6 — 32 points from the stripe to their 5. Johnson led with 30 (11 of 16, 8 of 9 at the line); Young added 27, Hunter 25. The hinge was Q4, 50-25: ATL came in trailing by 17 and left it ahead by 8. ATL trailed 53-64 at the half and won the second half 88-69. Capela was the night's best plus/minus at +23.
12/28 vs MIA 120-110 — ATL notes
ATL won 120-110. ATL shot 51% (44 of 86) to MIA's 44%, 15 of 37 from three. Johnson led with 28 (13 of 20, 2 of 3 from three); Hunter added 26, Mathews 18. The hinge was Q1, 35-28: from level to 7 ahead. Johnson was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
12/29 @ TOR 136-107 — ATL notes
ATL won 136-107. ATL shot 48% (46 of 95) to TOR's 45%, 18 of 45 from three, and went to the line 35 times to TOR's 27 — 26 points from the stripe to their 24. ATL turned it over 14 times to TOR's 31. The glass went 40-52 against them. Young led with 34 (10 of 21, 7 of 13 from three, 7 of 7 at the line); Hunter added 22, Johnson 15. The hinge was Q3, 40-24: a lead of 6 became 22, and the lead reached 31. Young was the night's best plus/minus at +39.
1/01 @ DEN 120-139 — ATL notes
ATL lost 120-139. ATL shot 45% (45 of 100) to DEN's 56%, 16 of 46 from three. Young led with 30 (8 of 17, 4 of 10 from three, 10 of 12 at the line); Hunter added 20, Krejčí 14. Q2 was theirs, 38-34, the deficit cut from 7 to 3, but the other 3 periods went 105-82 against them. Young's -25 in 30 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/03 @ LAL 102-119 — ATL notes
ATL lost 102-119. ATL took 12 more shots (100 to 88), fed by 13 offensive rebounds, but shot 41% to LAL's 49%, 6 of 34 from three, and got to the line 18 times to LAL's 25. ATL turned it over 8 times to LAL's 18. The glass went 39-56 against them. Young led with 33 (10 of 22, 3 of 9 from three, 10 of 12 at the line); Johnson added 19, Okongwu 14. Q3 was theirs, 29-31, but the other 3 periods went 88-73 against them. Daniels's -19 in 31 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/04 @ LAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Clippers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 103 a night and allowing 111, shooting 45 percent and 32 from three, 21 free throws a game; Powell at 22 and Harden at 21 a game. Without Mann (11 straight). One day's rest. Atlanta comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 122, shooting 47 percent and 35 from three, 26 free throws a game; Young at 27 and Johnson at 23 a game. Without Nance Jr. (3 straight), Wallace (2 straight), Gueye (27 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: The Clippers win, and the game turns on the turnovers, the Clippers giving it away 17 times a game to Atlanta's 12 and the defense, the Clippers allowing 111 a night to Atlanta's 122. Call it the Clippers 115, Atlanta 113, Atlanta keeping it close.
1/07 @ UTA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Utah comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 111, shooting 48 percent and 35 from three, 17 free throws a game; Sexton at 21 and Sensabaugh at 18 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Hendricks (31 straight), Williams (3 straight), Tshiebwe (16 straight). One day's rest. Atlanta comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 121, shooting 46 percent and 34 from three, 23 free throws a game; Young at 26 and Johnson at 21 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Nance Jr. (4 straight), Wallace (3 straight), Gueye (28 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Utah wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Utah has been plus-6 a night and Atlanta minus-6 and the defense, Utah allowing 111 a night to Atlanta's 121. Call it Utah 118, Atlanta 115, Atlanta keeping it close.
1/09 @ PHX — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Phoenix comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 113, shooting 46 percent and 33 from three, 21 free throws a game; Durant at 27 and Booker at 21 a game. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. Without O'Neale (4 straight). One day's rest. Atlanta comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 123, shooting 45 percent and 34 from three, 21 free throws a game; Young at 28 and Hunter at 16 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Johnson (2 straight), Nance Jr. (5 straight), Wallace (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: Phoenix wins, and the game turns on the defense, Phoenix allowing 113 a night to Atlanta's 123. Call it Phoenix 117, Atlanta 114, Atlanta keeping it close.
1/14 vs PHX — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Atlanta comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 127, shooting 45 percent and 35 from three, 18 free throws a game; Young at 26 and Hunter at 14 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Johnson (3 straight), Nance Jr. (6 straight), Wallace (5 straight). 4 days' rest. Phoenix comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 110, shooting 50 percent and 37 from three, 19 free throws a game; Booker at 27 and Durant at 25 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Nurkić (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Phoenix wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Phoenix allowing 110 a night to Atlanta's 127. Call it Phoenix 117, Atlanta 115, Atlanta keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
LALAD A. Davis
AR A. Reaves
BJ B. James
CR C. Reddish
DF D. Finney-Smith
DK D. Knecht
JH J. Hayes
LJ L. James
MC M. Christie
RH R. Hachimura
SM S. Milton
ATLBB B. Bogdanović
BO Bogdanovic
CC C. Capela
DB D. Barlow
DD D. Daniels
DH D. Hunter
DR D. Roddy
GM G. Mathews
JJ J. Johnson
OO O. Okongwu
TY T. Young
ZR Z. Risacher
LAL/ATL the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
LeBron James breaks Jordan's record for 30-point games in Lakers' 119-102 win over Hawks
LOS ANGELES -- — LeBron James scored 30 points to become the NBA's career leader in 30-point games, surpassing Michael Jordan's record during the Los Angeles Lakers ' 119-102 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Friday night.
James hit an 18-foot jumper midway through the fourth quarter to secure the 563rd 30-point game of his 22-year career, breaking the record set in 2003 by his childhood idol.
James had nine points in the fourth quarter for the Lakers, who showed little fatigue while pulling away in the final minutes of their third home game in four nights..
Austin Reaves scored 20 points, and Anthony Davis had 18 points and 19 rebounds after sitting out the Lakers' 114-106 victory over Portland on Thursday night to rest his sprained left ankle.
Los Angeles has won seven of nine to move into fourth place in the Western Conference.
Trae Young had 33 points and nine assists for the Hawks, who lost their second straight at the midway point of a six-game trip. Jalen Johnson scored 19 points.
Bronny James played the final 1:41 in his first NBA action since Dec. 8.
Takeaways Hawks: They played active defense all night, but couldn't shoot. Zaccharie Risacher , Dyson Daniels , De'Andre Hunter , Bogdan Bogdanovic and Garrison Matthews combined to go 2-for-21 on 3-pointers.
Lakers: Even 18 turnovers couldn't stop Los Angeles' improved play since losing in overtime in Atlanta last month.
Key moment The Hawks were still hanging around until James hit back-to-back turnaround jumpers midway through the fourth quarter, making a couple of shots that resembled a key part of Jordan's repertoire.
Key stat James also played in his 1,523rd career regular-season game, passing Dirk Nowitzki for fourth in NBA history.
Up next The Hawks take the 110 freeway to the 91 to face the Clippers on Saturday. The Lakers are in Houston on Sunday to open a two-game Texas trip.