Luka Doncic returned to the Los Angeles Lakers line-up and scored 32 points as the Lakers beat the Atlanta Hawks 124-114 on Monday night, extending their winning streak to six games and their record to 10-2 at the top of the Western Conference.
Doncic, who had missed Sunday’s 121-116 win at Detroit with lower-back tightness, finished with 32 points, eight rebounds, 10 assists, five steals and two blocks on 11-of-22 shooting, according to the Associated Press via theScore. It was his eighth consecutive 30-point game, and he fell just two rebounds short of a triple-double.
The Lakers did it without Austin Reaves, who was out through illness a day after scoring a season-high 43 points at Detroit. Walker Kessler had 21 points and 10 rebounds, and Sandro Mamukelashvili scored a season-high 23 points off the bench, hitting five three-pointers.
Hawks pushed them late
Atlanta, whose four-game winning streak was snapped, refused to go away. The Hawks cut the Lakers’ lead to 115-111 on a Dyson Daniels basket with 3:30 to play, but a 6-0 burst from Los Angeles put the game out of reach, according to the Associated Press.
Doncic also made Lakers history in the process, becoming the first player in franchise history to record multiple games with at least 30 points, five assists, five steals and two blocks, according to Yardbarker. He had earlier been named the Western Conference player of the week after averaging 45 points.
What comes next
The Lakers visit Dallas on Sunday night in a game that will pit Doncic against his former club’s new star, Cooper Flagg — who scored 43 points on Monday. The Hawks, 7-5, visit Chicago on Friday. Doncic’s league-leading scoring average of 40.1 points per game is the number every defence in the league is now game-planning around.
Sources: theScore (Nov 10, 2026); NBC Sports (Nov 10, 2026); RealGM (Nov 10, 2026); KTIK (Nov 9, 2026).
