(AP) – Los Angeles will try to keep its four-game road win streak alive when the Lakers take on the Atlanta Hawks.
The teams play Saturday for the first time this season. Atlanta is 1-3 at home, and Los Angeles is 4-0 on the road.
WHO: Los Angeles Lakers (7-2, second in the Western Conference) vs. Atlanta Hawks (4-5, ninth in the Eastern Conference)
WHERE/WHEN: Atlanta; Saturday, 8 p.m. EST
ON TV: Atlanta News First (channel 46.1 over the air) and Peachtree TV (channel 17.1 over the air). If you are on the Dish Network or DirecTV, tune into channel 17. If you have Xfinity or Spectrum, find us on channel 7. It will also air on Peachtree Sports Network across Georgia (Channel 17.2, Comcast Spectrum, or YouTubeTV).
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Lakers -3.5; over/under is 231.5
BOTTOM LINE: Atlanta finished 40-42 overall with a 21-19 record at home during the 2024-25 season. The Hawks gave up 119.3 points per game while committing 19.1 fouls last season.
Los Angeles went 50-32 overall last season while going 19-22 on the road. The Lakers averaged 113.4 points per game while allowing opponents to score 112.2 last season.
INJURIES: Hawks: Luke Kennard: day to day (illness), Trae Young: out (knee), Nikola Đurisic: day to day (elbow).
Lakers: Maxi Kleber: day to day (oblique), LeBron James: out (sciatica), Austin Reaves: out (groin), Gabe Vincent: out (ankle), Adou Thiero: out (knee).
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