![]() Sizzling like Migos' "Stir Fry," Ball has hit 6 of 9 3-pointers and has a total of 22 points, 14 rebounds and 11 assists in limited minutes over his past two games.Īnd in five of his past seven games (with the long absence included), Ball has hit three or more 3-pointers and is shooting as confidently as he has all season. One of Ball's treys came in transition, and as he ran back along the high-priced seats in the front row at Philips Arena, one of his top-five rappers, Quavo, stood up out of his half-court seat to congratulate him. 25, 2004, according to ESPN Stats and Information research. The guard become the first Lakers rookie to make all his shots and dish five assists in a game since Luke Walton on Feb. ![]() In just 24 minutes while playing under a minutes limit, Ball did a little of everything, finishing with 13 points, seven rebounds, five assists and three steals. He finished with 13 points and showed how he can push the pace and score with his teammates.Īnd Thomas is logging more minutes alongside Ball, who continues to impress in his second game back from recovering from a sprained left MCL.Īfter returning against Dallas on Friday but sitting out the victory in Sacramento for precautionary reasons due to it being a back-to-back, Ball buried all four of his shots, including three 3-pointers, in Atlanta. Thomas is still working his way back from a hip injury while adjusting to his new surroundings. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope followed up a 34-point explosion on Saturday at the Sacramento Kingswith 10 points, 14 rebounds and two steals. Randle has come out of the All-Star break on fire, including registering a triple-double on Friday at home against the Dallas Mavericks. Randle continued his superb season and collected his third double-double in a row with 19 points and 10 rebounds. 7, 1987, when Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, James Worthy, Byron Scott, Michael Cooper, Kurt Rambis, Billy Thompson and Adrian Branch did so against the Denver Nuggets.Ītlanta, which dropped to 18-43, might as well have felt like it was trying to stop the '87 Lakers. Ingram looked every bit like the best player on the floor on Monday, and that was with nine Lakers scoring in double-figures - something that hasn't happened since Jan. The second-year player continues to show off his versatility, joining Bryant, Gasol and O'Neal as the only Lakers to post 21 points, 10 rebounds, six assists and three blocks in a game. Start with Ingram, who is flourishing while starting at point guard. ![]() The Lakers continue to look like a bunch of young powerful mutants who are just starting to figure out their powers and limits in a Marvel movie. And we came in every single day and worked at our game and then we started to figure it out." I think guys came in and we worked extra hard, whether it was individually, whether it was as a team, we just thought we could figure it out sooner or later. "I mean, the camaraderie we had this year from last year is a lot better. "We've gotten better over these last months as a team, coming into every single game thinking defense first. "I think we can say we've gotten better," Ingram said of the Lakers from a season ago. The streaky Lakers have now won seven of their past 10 games and 15 of their previous 22 despite injuries and a rotation-altering trade. Last season, they registered their 26th win in their penultimate game of the campaign and needed a five-game winning streak to do so. At times the Lakers looked dominant offensively in winning their third straight game and reaching 26 wins in their 60th game of the season. While the Hawks are locked in a competitive tanking race with seven other teams, the Lakers are trying to win as many games as they can while developing their green talent. ![]() Julius Randle continued to flex and bully his way in the paint, Isaiah Thomas smiled after scoring on a nifty underhanded rainbow teardrop and Lonzo Ball couldn't miss - while also receiving a high-five from one of his favorite rappers, Quavo, after drilling a 3-pointer.Īlthough they were sloppy, committing 23 turnovers and 23 personal fouls, the Lakers thoroughly enjoyed themselves in Atlanta on Monday and provided yet another reminder of how far they have come, as they matched last season's win total (26 wins) with a 123-104 thrashing of the sinking Hawks. ATLANTA - Brandon Ingram used his elastic-like arms in a variety of ways to score repeatedly and do something that only Kobe Bryant, Shaquille O'Neal and Pau Gasol have done as Los Angeles Lakers.
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