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03/19 00:38 CDT LeBron scores 25, D'Angelo Russell ties Lakers 3-pointers
record in LA's 136-105 win over Hawks
LeBron scores 25, D'Angelo Russell ties Lakers 3-pointers record in LA's
136-105 win over Hawks
By GREG BEACHAM
AP Sports Writer
LOS ANGELES (AP) --- LeBron James had 25 points, 10 assists and seven rebounds,
and D'Angelo Russell scored 27 points while tying the Lakers' single-season
record for 3-pointers in a 136-105 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Monday
night.
Russell's six 3-pointers against the Hawks gave him 183 this season, passing
Kobe Bryant's 180 in the 2005-06 season and tying Nick Van Exel's franchise
record set in 1994-95. Russell's latest standout shooting display was
highlighted by a beautiful 3-pointer at the third-quarter buzzer followed by
two more early in the fourth to tie the record before the Lakers emptied their
bench.
"That's really cool, honestly," Russell said. "Just to get credit for your game
and what you work to do and showcase it every night, and then to get credit for
something like this, it's just really cool."
Russell also had 10 assists, while Anthony Davis had 22 points and 15 rebounds
as the Lakers snapped a two-game skid with their 13th win in 20 games since
losing in Atlanta in late January.
Davis left Saturday's loss to Golden State early with a scratched cornea in his
left eye, but the All-Star big man recovered quickly enough from the resulting
blurry vision to play a full game against the Hawks. Davis said he chose not to
wear goggles.
"I've been through that phase in high school," said a grinning Davis, who wore
prescription glasses and goggles at times while growing up in Chicago before he
got corrective eye surgery several years ago. "I'm out of that phase. Obviously
(I would have) if the doctors had told me I needed it, but I didn't need it."
Los Angeles, which hasn't lost three straight games since early January, also
moved back up to ninth place in the Western Conference standings with this win
and Golden State's loss to New York. While Russell had another prolific game
and Davis looked sharp down low, James produced another outstanding effort,
giving him 65 points on 25-of-37 shooting in the past two games.
"Bron is Bron, and it's that time of the year," Davis said. "He's shooting the
ball extremely well. He's been in attack mode, finding guys. He's been locking
in defensively."
Jalen Johnson scored 25 points and Bogdan Bogdanovic had 17 for the Hawks, who
have lost four of five overall and three of four on their West Coast road trip.
"I thought we were ready to play, (but) there's two Hall of Fame players that
were unselfish, and I thought they played really well," Atlanta coach Quin
Snyder said. "It's hard to sustain a defensive effort against a team that's
playing the way they are offensively. When the ball isn't going in, it's even
harder. They made us pay for any mistake we made."
Johnson went down in obvious pain after rolling his ankle while landing with
6:47 to play. Johnson, who only returned two games ago from a sprained ankle,
was able to leave the court moments later under his own power. Snyder wasn't
sure about the severity of the new injury.
Atlanta's Onyeka Okongwu had 11 points and four rebounds while playing 19
minutes in his return from a 13-game injury absence due to a sprained left toe.
Okongwu, a Los Angeles-area native who starred at USC, hadn't played since Feb.
12, shortly before the All-Star break.
Trae Young missed his 12th straight game following hand surgery. He scored 26
points with six 3-pointers while the Hawks racked up 138 points in their
victory over the Lakers in January.
Los Angeles gradually pulled away from the Hawks all night, hitting 60% of its
shots in the first half while moving the ball smoothly. Russell beat the buzzer
with his fourth 3-pointer to boost the Lakers' lead to 111-86 heading to the
fourth.
UP NEXT
Hawks: At Phoenix on Thursday.
Lakers: Host Philadelphia on Friday.
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