A recap of the Hawks’ 100-87 win over the Lakers on Friday:
Noteworthy
* The Hawks are 10-1 on the season when scoring at least 100 points.
* The Hawks finished with 11 steals, including four by Kent Bazemore.
* Al Horford set a career best by scoring in double-figures in 22 consecutive games to open a season.
* Mike Scott’s 14 points was one off his season-high. He scored six in the fourth quarter.
* Bazemore and Scott combined to score 13 of the Hawks’ 28 fourth-quarter points.
* The Hawks held the Lakers to 36 first-half points, one game after holding the Raptors to 32 first-half points.
* The Lakers had 42 total rebounds, 15 coming on the offensive glass.
* Lou Williams led the Lakers with a game-high 18 points. The South Gwinnett High product was 6 of 13 from the field, including 3 of 6 from 3-point range.
* DeAngelo Russell had his first career double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds.
Key stat
13 of 27
The Lakers 3-point shooting total. Take away Kobe Bryant’s 2 of 10 shooting from long range and the Lakers were 11 of 17 (.647). The Lakers were 8 of 15 from 3-point range in the second half including Bryant’s 2 of 7 effort.
Quote of the game
“You hear it. We were expecting it especially what’s been happening in Philly and Washington and leading up to here. You kind of accept it and you just play. We briefly addressed it before the game. We said go out there and play our game and that’s what we did.” – Al Horford on dealing with pro-Kobe Bryant crowd
Report card
Offense: B
The Hawks hit the 100-point mark. They struggled offensively in the third quarter by scoring just 20 points. They committed 10 of their 17 turnovers in the period. They placed five scorers in double-figures and got 41 points from the bench.
Defense: C-plus
The Hawks were generally good against a poor-shooting Lakers team. The held a 19-point lead that was cut to just four points in the fourth quarter. They allowed the Lakers a 30-point third quarter.
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