Luka Dončić scores 32 in return as Lakers win sixth straight

Luka Dončić returned from a one-game absence with 32 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds as the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Atlanta Hawks 124-114 on Monday. The win was the Lakers’ sixth straight.

The Hawks cut a 20-point deficit to four with 3:30 to play. Dončić scored on a drive and set up another basket during a 6-0 Lakers run that pushed the lead back to double digits.

Sandro Mamukelashvili added 23 points, hitting five of his eight 3-point attempts, and Walker Kessler had 21 points and 10 rebounds. The Lakers improved to 10-2. The loss ended Atlanta’s four-game winning streak.

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