Game ID: 22500569
Atlanta Hawks @ Los Angeles Lakers
Tuesday, January 13, 2026 at 10:30 PM ET
Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, CA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
LAL 37 44 21 39 141ATL 30 30 26 30 116
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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 1/06 · 1 day's restOUT Reaves missed 4 since 12/28, out tonight
OUT Hachimura missed 3 since 12/30, out tonight
OUT Vincent missed 8 since 12/18, out tonight
OUT Kleber missed 2 since 1/02, out tonight
BACK Hayes back 12/30 after 2, 19 min since (103% of 18)
NEW LaRavia 24 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Vanderbilt 17 to 24 min over the last 5
NEW Smith Jr. 11 to 18 min over the last 4
LAL availability going into 1/07 · back-to-backOUT Reaves missed 5 since 12/28, out tonight
OUT Hachimura missed 4 since 12/30, out tonight
OUT Vincent missed 9 since 12/18, returns tonight: 18 min (94% of 19)
OUT Kleber missed 3 since 1/02, returns tonight: 12 min (119% of 10)
BACK Hayes back 12/30 after 2, 18 min since (100% of 18)
NEW LaRavia 24 to 34 min over the last 5
NEW Vanderbilt 17 to 24 min over the last 5
NEW Smith Jr. 11 to 16 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 1/09 · 1 day's restOUT Reaves missed 6 since 12/28, out tonight
OUT Hachimura missed 5 since 12/30, out tonight
BACK Vincent back 1/07 after 9, 18 min since (94% of 19)
BACK Hayes back 12/30 after 2, 18 min since (100% of 18)
BACK Kleber back 1/07 after 3, 12 min since (119% of 10)
NEW LaRavia 24 to 37 min over the last 5
NEW Vanderbilt 17 to 24 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 1/12 · 2 days' restOUT Reaves missed 7 since 12/28, out tonight
OUT Hachimura missed 6 since 12/30, out tonight
BACK Vincent back 1/07 after 9, 17 min since (87% of 19)
BACK Kleber back 1/07 after 3, 8 min since (76% of 10)
NEW LaRavia 24 to 36 min over the last 5
NEW Vanderbilt 17 to 23 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 1/13 · back-to-backOUT Reaves missed 8 since 12/28, out tonight
OUT Hachimura missed 7 since 12/30, returns tonight: 18 min (62% of 30)
BACK Vincent back 1/07 after 9, 17 min since (89% of 19)
BACK Kleber back 1/07 after 3, 6 min since (57% of 10)
NEW LaRavia 24 to 35 min over the last 5
NEW Vanderbilt 17 to 24 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 1/15 · 1 day's restOUT Reaves missed 9 since 12/28, out tonight
BACK Hachimura back 1/13 after 7, 18 min since (62% of 30)
BACK Vincent back 1/07 after 9, 16 min since (85% of 19)
BACK Kleber back 1/07 after 3, 6 min since (57% of 10)
NEW LaRavia 24 to 35 min over the last 5
NEW Vanderbilt 17 to 23 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 1/17 · 1 day's restOUT Reaves missed 10 since 12/28, out tonight
OUT Hayes missed 2 since 1/13, out tonight
OUT Kleber missed 2 since 1/13, returns tonight: 21 min (201% of 10)
BACK Hachimura back 1/13 after 7, 18 min since (60% of 30)
BACK Vincent back 1/07 after 9, 16 min since (84% of 19)
NEW LaRavia 24 to 35 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 1/18 · back-to-backOUT Reaves missed 11 since 12/28, out tonight
OUT Hayes missed 3 since 1/13, returns tonight: 13 min (72% of 18)
BACK Hachimura back 1/13 after 7, 18 min since (62% of 30)
BACK Kleber back 1/17 after 2, 21 min since (201% of 10)
NEW LaRavia 24 to 33 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 1/20 · 1 day's restOUT Reaves missed 12 since 12/28, out tonight
BACK Hachimura back 1/13 after 7, 19 min since (64% of 30)
BACK Hayes back 1/18 after 3, 13 min since (72% of 18)
BACK Kleber back 1/17 after 2, 21 min since (201% of 10)
NEW LaRavia 24 to 30 min over the last 5
ATL availability going into 1/05 · 1 day's restBACK Porziņģis back 12/31 after 10, 17 min since (71% of 24)
ATL availability going into 1/07 · 1 day's restBACK Porziņģis back 12/31 after 10, 18 min since (75% of 24)
NEW Krejčí 22 to 28 min over the last 5
ATL availability going into 1/09 · 1 day's restBACK Porziņģis back 12/31 after 10, 19 min since (79% of 24)
NEW Risacher 22 to 27 min over the last 5
ATL availability going into 1/11 · 1 day's restNEW Risacher 22 to 27 min over the last 4
ATL availability going into 1/13 · 1 day's restOUT Risacher missed 2 since 1/09, out tonight
ATL availability going into 1/15 · 1 day's restOUT Risacher missed 3 since 1/09, out tonight
NEW Gueye 15 to 20 min over the last 5
ATL availability going into 1/17 · 1 day's restOUT Risacher missed 4 since 1/09, out tonight
NEW Gueye 15 to 24 min over the last 5
ATL availability going into 1/19 · 1 day's restOUT Risacher missed 5 since 1/09, out tonight
NEW Gueye 15 to 21 min over the last 5
ATL availability going into 1/21 · 1 day's restOUT Risacher missed 6 since 1/09, out tonight
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 107 a night and allowing 111, shooting 46 percent and 30 from three, 25 free throws a game; Dončić at 34 and James at 26 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Reaves (8 straight), Hachimura (7 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Atlanta comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 110, shooting 46 percent and 39 from three, 17 free throws a game; Johnson at 23 and Alexander-Walker at 22 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Risacher (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Atlanta wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, Atlanta at 39 percent from three to the Lakers' 30 and the line, where the Lakers take 25 free throws a game to Atlanta's 17. Call it Atlanta 115, the Lakers 113, the Lakers keeping it close.
1/06 @ NOP 111-103 — LAL notes
LAL won 111-103. LAL shot 51% (43 of 85) to NOP's 44%, 11 of 31 from three. Dončić led with 30 (11 of 22, 3 of 10 from three, 5 of 9 at the line); James added 30, Ayton 18. The hinge was Q4, 32-17: LAL came in trailing by 7 and left it ahead by 8. LAL trailed 51-54 at the half and won the second half 60-49. Smart was the night's best plus/minus at +14.
1/07 @ SAS 91-107 — LAL notes
LAL lost 91-107. LAL shot 40% (34 of 86) to SAS's 49%, 9 of 39 from three, and got to the line 22 times to SAS's 28. Dončić led with 38 (13 of 26, 2 of 9 from three, 10 of 16 at the line); LaRavia added 16, Hayes 10. Q2 was theirs, 20-22, but the other 3 periods went 85-71 against them. Knecht's -15 in 19 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/09 vs MIL 101-105 — LAL notes
LAL lost 101-105. LAL took 12 more shots (91 to 79), fed by 15 offensive rebounds, but shot 43% to MIL's 48%, 15 of 36 from three, and got to the line 14 times to MIL's 22. James led with 26 (10 of 21, 2 of 7 from three, 4 of 6 at the line); Dončić added 24, LaRavia 13. Q4 was theirs, 24-19, the deficit cut from 9 to 4, but the other 3 periods went 86-77 against them. LaRavia's -15 in 34 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/12 @ SAC 112-124 — LAL notes
LAL lost 112-124. LAL shot 49% (41 of 84) to SAC's 59%, 8 of 36 from three, and went to the line 28 times to SAC's 14 — 22 points from the stripe to their 11. Dončić led with 42 (16 of 25, 2 of 9 from three, 8 of 8 at the line); L. James added 22, Ayton 13. Q4 was theirs, 29-29, but the other 3 periods went 95-83 against them. Smart's -20 in 31 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/13 vs ATL 141-116 — LAL notes
LAL won 141-116. LAL shot 58% (48 of 83) to ATL's 45%, 19 of 34 from three, and went to the line 30 times to ATL's 18 — 26 points from the stripe to their 13. LAL turned it over 14 times to ATL's 6, and ATL turned those into 11 steals. The glass went 47-32 for them. L. James led with 31 (12 of 20, 2 of 4 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); Dončić added 27, LaRavia 17. The hinge was Q2, 44-30: a lead of 7 became 21, and the lead reached 32. Smart was the night's best plus/minus at +32.
1/15 vs CHA — 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 111, shooting 48 percent and 35 from three, 23 free throws a game; Dončić at 32 and James at 27 a game. Without Reaves (9 straight). One day's rest. Charlotte comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 104, shooting 48 percent and 39 from three, 23 free throws a game; Ball at 21 and Knueppel at 16 a game. It has won the glass by 13 a night. Without Hall (2 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Charlotte wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Charlotte has been plus-13 a night and the Lakers plus-4 and the defense, Charlotte allowing 104 a night to the Lakers' 111. Call it Charlotte 115, the Lakers 113, the Lakers keeping it close.
1/17 @ POR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Portland comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 110, shooting 44 percent and 31 from three, 23 free throws a game; Avdija at 29 and Sharpe at 21 a game. Without Avdija (2 straight), Henderson (42 straight), Murray (5 straight). One day's rest. The Lakers come in 1-4 over their last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 117, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 23 free throws a game; Dončić at 34 and James at 27 a game. Without Reaves (10 straight), Hayes (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Portland wins, and the game turns on the defense, Portland allowing 110 a night to the Lakers' 117 and the arc, the Lakers at 36 percent from three to Portland's 31. Call it Portland 116, the Lakers 113, the Lakers keeping it close.
1/18 vs TOR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Lakers come in 1-4 over their last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 122, shooting 49 percent and 39 from three, 23 free throws a game; Dončić at 33 and James at 26 a game. Without Reaves (11 straight), Hayes (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Toronto comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 115, shooting 45 percent and 28 from three, 25 free throws a game; Barnes at 24 and Ingram at 22 a game. Without Quickley (2 straight), Barrett (4 straight), Poeltl (13 straight). One day's rest.
So: The Lakers win, and the game turns on the arc, the Lakers at 39 percent from three to Toronto's 28 and the defense, Toronto allowing 115 a night to the Lakers' 122. Call it the Lakers 117, Toronto 116, Toronto keeping it close.
1/20 @ DEN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Denver comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 111, shooting 46 percent and 36 from three, 25 free throws a game; Murray at 32 and Watson at 20 a game. It has lost the glass by 12 a night. Without Jokić (11 straight), Braun (5 straight), Johnson (14 straight). One day's rest. The Lakers come in 2-3 over their last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 120, shooting 50 percent and 39 from three, 24 free throws a game; Dončić at 33 and James at 25 a game. Without Reaves (12 straight). One day's rest.
So: Denver wins, and the game turns on the glass, where the Lakers have been minus-1 a night and Denver minus-12 and the defense, Denver allowing 111 a night to the Lakers' 120. Call it Denver 118, the Lakers 115, the Lakers keeping it close.
1/05 @ TOR 100-118 — ATL notes
ATL lost 100-118. ATL shot 39% (35 of 89) to TOR's 52%, 12 of 34 from three. Okongwu led with 17 (7 of 13, 2 of 3 from three); Risacher added 16, Alexander-Walker 14. Q3 was theirs, 24-25, but the other 3 periods went 93-76 against them. Johnson's -27 in 37 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/07 vs NOP 117-100 — ATL notes
ATL won 117-100. ATL shot 46% (44 of 95) to NOP's 44%, 18 of 47 from three, and got to the line 17 times to NOP's 25. Risacher led with 25 (8 of 13, 7 of 9 from three); Johnson added 19, Alexander-Walker 17. The hinge was Q1, 37-26: from level to 11 ahead, and the lead reached 25. Gueye was the night's best plus/minus at +27.
1/09 @ DEN 110-87 — ATL notes
ATL won 110-87. ATL shot 49% (46 of 94) to DEN's 42%, 16 of 43 from three, and got to the line 4 times to DEN's 20. ATL turned it over 6 times to DEN's 19. Johnson led with 29 (12 of 18, 5 of 6 from three); Alexander-Walker added 22, Daniels 17. The hinge was Q4, 36-12: ATL came in trailing by 1 and left it ahead by 23, and the lead reached 26. Okongwu was the night's best plus/minus at +32.
1/11 @ GSW 124-111 — ATL notes
ATL won 124-111. ATL shot 49% (46 of 94) to GSW's 47%, 15 of 39 from three. ATL turned it over 7 times to GSW's 15. Alexander-Walker led with 24 (9 of 18, 3 of 7 from three); Johnson added 23, Kennard 22. The hinge was Q3, 35-25: a lead of 6 became 16, and the lead reached 25. McCollum was the night's best plus/minus at +19.
1/13 @ LAL 116-141 — ATL notes
ATL lost 116-141. ATL took 17 more shots (100 to 83), fed by 12 offensive rebounds, but shot 45% to LAL's 58%, 13 of 46 from three, and got to the line 18 times to LAL's 30. ATL turned it over 6 times to LAL's 14. The glass went 32-47 against them. Alexander-Walker led with 26 (10 of 16, 5 of 9 from three); McCollum added 25, Kispert 19. Q3 was theirs, 26-21, the deficit cut from 21 to 16, but the other 3 periods went 120-90 against them. Alexander-Walker's -37 in 33 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/15 @ POR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Portland comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 113, shooting 46 percent and 33 from three, 22 free throws a game; Avdija at 30 and Sharpe at 22 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Grant (14 straight), Henderson (41 straight), Murray (4 straight). One day's rest. Atlanta comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 111, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 17 free throws a game; Alexander-Walker at 21 and Johnson at 19 a game. Without Risacher (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Portland wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, Portland giving it away 15 times a game to Atlanta's 10 and the line, where Portland takes 22 free throws a game to Atlanta's 17. Call it Portland 116, Atlanta 115, Atlanta keeping it close.
1/17 vs BOS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Atlanta comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 111, shooting 47 percent and 35 from three, 17 free throws a game; Alexander-Walker at 20 and Johnson at 19 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Risacher (4 straight). One day's rest. Boston comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 109, shooting 46 percent and 36 from three, 14 free throws a game; Brown at 28 and Simons at 18 a game. It has won the glass by 8 a night. Without Minott (6 straight). One day's rest.
So: Atlanta wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Boston has been plus-8 a night and Atlanta minus-5. Call it Atlanta 114, Boston 113, Boston keeping it close.
1/19 vs MIL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Atlanta comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 118, shooting 45 percent and 33 from three, 17 free throws a game; Alexander-Walker at 20 and Johnson at 18 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 9 a night. Without Risacher (5 straight). One day's rest. Milwaukee comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 117, shooting 47 percent and 38 from three, 19 free throws a game; Gia. Antetokounmpo at 26 and Porter Jr. at 12 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Prince (33 straight). 3 days' rest.
So: Atlanta wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, Milwaukee giving it away 14 times a game to Atlanta's 10 and the arc, Milwaukee at 38 percent from three to Atlanta's 33. Call it Atlanta 117, Milwaukee 112.
1/21 @ MEM — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Memphis comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 111, shooting 42 percent and 32 from three, 19 free throws a game; Jackson Jr. at 18 and Coward at 17 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without Morant (5 straight), Mashack (2 straight), Small (2 straight). 2 days' rest. Atlanta comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 123, shooting 43 percent and 32 from three, 21 free throws a game; Alexander-Walker at 22 and Johnson at 18 a game. That is 4 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Risacher (6 straight). One day's rest.
So: Memphis wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Memphis has been plus-7 a night and Atlanta minus-7 and the defense, Memphis allowing 111 a night to Atlanta's 123. Call it Memphis 117, Atlanta 113, Atlanta keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
LALBJ B. James
DA D. Ayton
DK D. Knecht
DT D. Timme
DO Doncic
GV G. Vincent
JL J. LaRavia
JV J. Vanderbilt
KB K. Bufkin
LD L. Dončić
LJ L. James
MS M. Smart
NS N. Smith Jr.
RH R. Hachimura
ATLAN A. Newell
CK C. Kispert
CM C. McCollum
DD D. Daniels
JJ J. Johnson
KW K. Wallace
KR Krejci
MG M. Gueye
NA N. Alexander-Walker
OO O. Okongwu
VK V. Krejčí
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 barely misses triple-double, Luka adds 27 in Lakers' skid-snapping 141-116 win over Hawks
LOS ANGELES -- — LeBron James had 31 points. 10 assists and nine rebounds, and the Los Angeles Lakers emphatically snapped their three-game skid with a 141-116 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday night.
Luka Doncic added 27 points and 12 assists for the Lakers, who jumped to a 32-point lead early in the second half and capably weathered the Hawks' big late rally. Los Angeles has lost four straight games only once since acquiring Doncic nearly a year ago.
While playing the second game of his first back-to-back appearances during his unprecedented 23rd NBA season, James fell just shy of his first triple-double since last Feb. 1 in New York — a day better remembered for the Lakers' seismic trade for Doncic later that night.
Nickeil Alexander-Walker scored 26 points and CJ McCollum had 25 for the Hawks, who had won on the first two stops of their West Coast road trip.
Corey Kispert scored 19 points while thriving alongside McCollum in both players' second game with Atlanta since being traded by Washington for Trae Young .
Jake LaRavia and Deandre Ayton scored 17 points apiece for the Lakers, who hit 19 3-pointers after going 8 for 36 from distance in their embarrassing loss at Sacramento on Monday.
Doncic, who played despite left groin soreness, hit 3-pointers on three consecutive possessions while leading the Lakers on a 17-0 run in the second quarter.
Los Angeles made nearly 62% of its shots while taking an 81-60 halftime lead with its highest-scoring half of the season. The Lakers blew it open with a 12-1 run after halftime, but Atlanta gradually trimmed its deficit to 11 points before LA pulled away for good.
Rui Hachimura scored seven points as a reserve on a minutes restriction in his return from a seven-game injury absence.
Kristaps Porzingis (Achilles tendon) and Zaccharie Risacher (knee) both haven’t played on the Hawks’ trip.