At noon on January 8, Beijing time, the Lakers hosted the Hawks, the Lakers once led by 19 points in the second quarter, the Hawks chased only 3 points, the Lakers once again established a double-digit advantage in the third quarter, James performed strongly in the fourth quarter, and the Lakers took the Hawks 134-118 lightly.
In the first quarter, the Eagles 6-5. Bradley scored three points, James scored 2+1, Munch scored seven straight points, and the Lakers built an 18-6 advantage. The Eagles chased six points in a row. Bradley played 2+1. The two sides come and go, and the difference is tug-of-war. Bogdanovic made three points, Okonwu took in the air and the Eagles trailed by four points. Anthony three-pointers. Okonwu made a basket. The Lakers scored three straight points. Hult responded with three points. Anthony hit from the outside. Wright threw in and the Hawks finished the first quarter 28-34.
In the second quarter, Gallinari hit a three-pointer to give the Hawks 31-34. Then the roller coaster opened, Munch scored 8 points, the Lakers sharp performance on the offensive end, played a 19-3 attack wave, and the Lakers established a 19-point advantage at 53-34. Trae Young responded immediately, leading the team to a 14-3 wave of attacks that chased the single-digit point difference. James Munch scored consecutive points as the Lakers maintained an advantage of 64-53. The Hawks chased the points 8-0 and ended the first half 61-64.
In the third quarter, Munch scored two three-pointers, Johnson scored 2+1, and the Lakers once again established a double-digit advantage of 9-0. The Hawks paused back, and after a wave of 8-0, chased 69-73. The Lakers came back from a timeout and went on a 6-0 run to open up a 10-point gap again. Since then, the difference between the two sides has been about 10 points, and the Eagles have chased a difference of 7 points. The Lakers built consecutive lethal scores to build a 13-point advantage. The Hawks chased points, and Anthony scored consecutive points at the end of the quarter, and the Lakers were 101-84. Okon played 2+1 and the Hawks ended the third quarter 87-101.
In the fourth quarter, the Lakers scored four consecutive points to lead by 16 points. Gallinari three-pointers. James scored consecutive points as the Lakers led by 19 points. Collins' strong score helped the Hawks chase points. James scored consecutive points for the Lakers to maintain the advantage. Gallinari made three points and Collins made two free throws, bringing the point difference to 10 points. Bradley countered the basket. Gallinari served and scored two points. Anthony Bradley scored three points, James scored four straight points, Munch made up for the deduction, and the point difference reached 20 points. The game lost suspense as the Lakers took the Hawks 134-118.
For the Hawks, Collins had 21 points and eight rebounds, Capela had nine points and 11 rebounds, Bogdanovic had 15 points, Trae Young had 25 points, nine rebounds, 14 assists and nine turnovers, Hult 16 points and Gallinari 13 points.
For the Lakers, James had 32 points, 8 rebounds and 9 assists, Bradley 21 points and 6 rebounds, Westbrook 9 points, 11 rebounds and 13 assists, Munch 29 points, Tucker 21 points and 5 assists, and Anthony 17 points and 7 rebounds.