{"id":2986,"date":"2024-12-07T00:50:45","date_gmt":"2024-12-07T08:50:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/los-angeles\/?p=2986"},"modified":"2024-12-07T00:50:45","modified_gmt":"2024-12-07T08:50:45","slug":"lakers-mistakes-prove-costly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/los-angeles\/lakers-mistakes-prove-costly\/","title":{"rendered":"Lakers&#8217; Mistakes Prove Costly"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Hawks Edge Lakers in Thrilling Overtime Thriller<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Game Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Trae Young hit a 3-pointer with 7.4 seconds left in overtime and the Atlanta Hawks held on for their sixth straight win, beating the slumping Los Angeles Lakers 134-132 on Friday.<\/p>\n<p><strong>James and Davis&#8217; Big Nights Not Enough<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>LeBron James scored 39 points and Anthony Davis had 38, but it wasn&#8217;t enough to prevent Los Angeles from taking its third straight loss and seventh defeat in nine games.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dramatic Finish<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>James had a chance to win it for the Lakers, but his long 3-pointer clanked off the rim. The score was tied at 119 with the final possession of regulation, and Young&#8217;s 3-pointer was blocked by Max Christie and James collided with Davis going for the loose ball, sending the 39-year-old to a knee in pain.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Takeaways<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Lakers: James &amp; Co. could at least take solace from putting up a competitive effort. They had lost their two previous games by a combined 70 points \u2013 the worst back-to-back showing in franchise history.<\/li>\n<li>Hawks: Atlanta is on a roll, putting together its longest win streak since a seven-game run from Jan. 17-30, 2022.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Key Moment<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dyson Daniels came up with two huge defensive plays for the Hawks in the final minute of overtime. A steal didn&#8217;t result in points \u2013 James made a huge block \u2013 but Daniels then tied up Davis for a jump ball. Davis won the tip, but James knocked the ball out of bounds battling for it with De&#8217;Andre Hunter. That set up Young&#8217;s winning shot.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Key Stats<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Led by Hunter with 26 points and Bogdan Bogdanovic with 20, Atlanta&#8217;s reserves outscored their Lakers&#8217; counterparts 65-17.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Up Next<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Lakers: Return home Sunday night to face the Portland Trail Blazers.<\/li>\n<li>Hawks: Host the Denver Nuggets on Sunday night.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Hawks&#8217; bench proved to be the difference-maker in this game, outscoring the Lakers&#8217; bench 65-17. Young&#8217;s 31 points led the way, but it was the reserve players who provided the spark. The Hawks&#8217; winning streak is their longest since January 2022, while the Lakers are struggling to find their footing after a tough stretch.<\/p>\n<p><strong>FAQs<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Q: What was the final score in the game?<br \/>\nA: 134-132 in favor of the Atlanta Hawks.<\/p>\n<p>Q: How many points did LeBron James score?<br \/>\nA: 39 points.<\/p>\n<p>Q: Who made the game-winning shot?<br \/>\nA: Trae Young hit a 3-pointer with 7.4 seconds left in overtime.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hawks Edge Lakers in Thrilling Overtime Thriller Game Summary Trae Young hit a 3-pointer with 7.4 seconds left in overtime and the Atlanta Hawks held on for their sixth straight win, beating the slumping Los Angeles Lakers 134-132 on Friday. James and Davis&#8217; Big Nights Not Enough LeBron James scored 39 points and Anthony Davis [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2987,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rank_math_lock_modified_date":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-2986","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/media.nbclosangeles.com\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-2187997644.jpg?quality=85&strip=all&resize=1200%2C675&w=1200&resize=1200,675&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/los-angeles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2986"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/los-angeles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/los-angeles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/los-angeles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/los-angeles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2986"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/los-angeles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2986\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2988,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/los-angeles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2986\/revisions\/2988"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/los-angeles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2987"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/los-angeles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2986"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/los-angeles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2986"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/los-angeles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2986"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}