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Lakers VS Hawks Season 2

Posted on November 22, 2012 at 09:27 AM.

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Atlanta Hawks at Los Angeles Lakers
Jan 17, 2014	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Atlanta (14-24)	20	24	27	27	98
Los Angeles (18-21)	20	32	30	26	108

Atlanta Hawks
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Paul Millsap	35	4-8	0-0	2-3	10	2	0	0	0	10
Kawhi Leonard	34	6-12	0-0	1-1	4	3	0	0	2	13
Al Horford	32	4-6	0-0	1-2	8	0	0	1	1	9
Devin Harris	32	7-12	0-3	0-1	2	7	2	0	1	14
Lou Williams	29	7-22	2-7	1-1	3	5	1	0	1	17
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Chase Budinger	16	4-9	1-5	2-2	6	2	0	0	0	11
J.J. Redick	10	4-5	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	8
Mike Moser	9	0-3	0-0	0-0	5	2	0	0	0	0
Gary Forbes	8	5-6	0-1	1-1	1	0	0	0	0	11
Darius Morris	8	0-0	0-0	1-2	1	4	0	0	1	1
DeShawn Stevenson	6	2-4	0-1	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	4
Jamaal Tinsley	5	0-2	0-2	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0
TEAM TOTALS		43-89	3-19	9-13	43	28	3	1	6	98

Los Angeles Lakers
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Kyle Lowry	31	5-10	0-3	3-3	6	5	1	0	3	13
Jordan Hill	33	2-3	0-0	2-6	11	2	0	0	0	6
Earl Clark	32	1-4	0-1	0-0	5	0	1	1	0	2
Kobe Bryant	30	17-24	0-2	4-4	3	6	2	1	0	38
Pau Gasol	29	7-13	0-0	1-1	7	0	1	1	1	15
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Jodie Meeks	16	5-11	2-5	1-1	2	0	0	0	1	13
Rasual Butler	12	3-4	3-4	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	9
Chris Duhon	11	0-5	0-2	0-0	2	3	0	0	1	0
Dan Gadzuric	10	1-2	0-0	0-1	4	0	0	0	0	2
Matt Carroll	8	3-4	2-3	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	8
Eddy Curry	8	1-2	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	2
Jawad Williams	5	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0
TEAM TOTALS		45-82	7-20	11-16	43	17	6	3	6	108

The NBA game of the week headlines two teams that have not met the expectations set for them. The Lakers a year ago had a vision of an NBA Championship. Those dreams crashed along with Steve Nash's career. Nash was injured for the season and retired at that moment. The team continued fighting though. They played great and made it to the Western Conference Finals and took the NBA champion OKC Thunder to 7 games. After the rough loss the troubles continued. Dwight Howard would leave in Free Agency to sign with a younger up and coming Rockets team. Also, Metta World Peace would have a falling out and sign with cross-state rival Sacramento Kings, where he would mentor Demarcus Cousins who is dealing with mental issues as well. The Lakers missed out in free agency and were able to sign vet shooters to min contracts. They then gave up 2 1st round picks to attain a scoring point guard in Kyle Lowry. The team is still sitting in a mediocre standing. At least Kobe looked like the Kobe of old pouring in 38 pts. The Hawks struggled with the size of the Lakers and were unable to guard Bryant, Lowry, and Gasol. Jodie Meeks also provided a much needed spark for LA with 13 pts.

The Hawks rebuilding has been tough after trading Josh Smith for Kawhi Leonard and picks to the Spurs. But, they are showing flashes of competitiveness. They had a good off season signing key pieces in Millsap and Budinger. The results have yet to be pleasant and a lot of pressure is being put unto the coaching staff. They have a nice prospect in Mike Moser who was taken with the 11th pick in the draft. Millsap leads the team with 17.7 pts and 9.9 Reb. But, he was locked down by Laker big men Gasol and Hill. Lou Williams struggled but kept shooting. He finished with 17 pts. Budinger and Forbes provided excellent transition scoring for the Hawks off the bench and continue to fight to earn more min in this rotation.

Overall Kobe was too much for the Hawks, and the Lakers will continue to fight to try to work their way into a low playoff seed. They are 9th in the conference and 3 games behind the rising New Orleans Hornets. Lets hope the 1 year rental of Kyle Lowry will be enough for the Lakers to remain relevant.