Doncic returns in a big way in the Lakers’ victory against the Hawks

Luka Doncic touched the triple-double (32-8-10) this Monday in his return to the Lakers’ starting fivewho beat the Atlanta Hawks 114-124, the sixth consecutive victory for the Angelenos, owners of the West.

The Slovenian was sidelined due to lower back discomfort on Sunday in Detroit, in the Lakers’ 116-121 victory against the Pistons.

In his absence, Austin Reaves led the Lakers with 42 points. But with Doncic’s return, it was Arkansas who rested, missing the game in Atlanta due to illness.

But just like in Detroit, just 24 hours later in Atlanta they overcame the loss of one of their two stars and dominated the Hawks from the first quarter until the end of the game.

Doncic finished with 32 points, 8 rebounds and 10 assists, getting closer to his first triple-double of the season. He was accompanied by Walker Kessler with 21 points and 10 rebounds, and Sandro Mamukelashvili with 23 points and 8 rebounds. Collin Sexton contributed 18 points.

For the Hawks, CJ McCollum scored 21 points starting the game on the bench and Nickeil Alexander-Walker added 20.

The 19 losses of the Hawks were key, which led to 29 points for the Lakers, compared to the 15 that Atlanta scored after the 14 turnovers of the Angelenos.

With a balance of 10 wins and only 2 losses, the Lakers are first in the Western Conferencechased by teams with similar winning streaks such as the Oklahoma City Thunder, the San Antonio Spurs or the Golden State Warriors.

For their part, the Hawks are fourth in the East, with a balance of 7-5.

In other games of the day, the San Antonio Spurs and the Golden State Warriors scored victories against the Phoenix Suns and the New Orleans Pelicans, respectively, thus extending the best streaks in the league.

Since the Spurs (9-2) lost the first two games of the season, they have done nothing but win. This Monday they beat the Suns 96-122 with 40 points from Victor Wembanyama, who had 11 rebounds and 9 blocks.

It is the ninth consecutive victory for Spurs who right now have the best streak in the league.

For ‘Wemby’, Phoenix’s performance was a stellar performance a few days after his 52 points and 24 rebounds against the Dallas Maverics. The Frenchman, with an average of 30.1 points, is determined to battle with Doncic, who averages 39.3 points, the ‘MVP’.

Warriors beatdown

The Warriors (8-3), exceeding all expectations, achieved their eighth consecutive victory this Monday after overwhelmingly defeating the Pelicans 138-87. Like the Spurs, the Warriors have done nothing but win after their first three losses.

Stephen Curry and Brandin Podziemski each scored 25 pointswhile the ‘rookie’ Yaxel Lendeborg, international with the Dominican Republic, finished with 23, establishing himself as the great revelation of the season.

In addition to these matches, The Dallas Mavericks (7-4) defeated the Indiana Pacers 125-122 with 43 points and 10 rebounds from Cooper Flagg and another 35 points from Kyrie Irving. Santi Aldama contributed 10 points from the bench.

The Houston Rockets beat the Denver Nuggets 110-100 despite Jamal Murray’s 38 points and Nikola Jokic’s 25 points, 16 rebounds and 9 assists. For Housto, Kevin Durant scored 23 and Alperen Sengun 20.

The Detroit Pistons beat the Washington Wizards 122-111surpassing Anthony Davis’ 44 points and 13 rebounds, and broke a two-game losing streak. John Collins contributed 24 points, while Duncan Robinson and Daniss Jenkins added 22 each.

In Charlotte, the Hornets defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers 124-112 with 27 points from Grayson Allen and 25 from Naz Reid, while the Memphis Grizzlies beat the Raptors 102-118 in Toronto with 27 points from Ty Jerome.