With 26 points from Trae Young, who made his first six 3-pointers, the Atlanta Hawks defeated LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers 138-122, their second consecutive double-digit loss.

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Tuesday night, the Atlanta Hawks handed LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers their second consecutive double-digit loss, 138-122, behind 26 points from Trae Young, who made six of his seven 3-point tries.

The Hawks took command of the game early in the second half, scoring three baskets in a row to increase their advantage to 17 points and force the Lakers to take a short timeout.

It was ineffective. In a game between clubs that had reportedly been in talks ahead of next week’s trade deadline, Atlanta increased their lead to 20 points, and the Lakers never got any closer than 10 the rest of the way.

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After losing 135-119 to Houston on Monday, the Lakers, who were without Anthony Davis, dropped back below.500 at 24-25. Before a standing-room only crowd, Austin Reaves scored 28 points and James added 20 in a dismal performance.

Midway through the fourth quarter, Dejounte Murray, who finished with 24 points for the Hawks, made three consecutive mid-range jumpers to put an end to any notions of a Lakers comeback.

The Hawks guard has been linked to a possible trade, even though his team is only seven games below.500 after winning two straight.

For the Hawks, Jalen Johnson had 19 points, Bogdan Bogdanovic and Saddiq Bey each had 18. Atlanta concluded with a 52% field goal percentage, 16 of 38 makes from beyond the arc, and seven players with double-figure scoring.

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The Lakers reported that Davis was sidelined for his third game of the season due to problems with his left hip and Achilles tendon. Starting in his place, Jaxson Hayes finished with six points and six rebounds.

Compared to Davis’ output, which consists of an average of 24.9 points and 12.1 rebounds per game, that was a long cry.

Regarding whether the 39-year-old James would perform on successive nights, there were also doubts. However, he completed his warm-up exercises and was named in the starting lineup.

For the first time since December 20, Hawks forward De’Andre Hunter made his debut, scoring six points in 16 minutes off the bench. Due to tendinitis in his right knee, he missed 19 games.

Next up

Lakers: Play Boston on Thursday night to finish the six-game trip.

Hawks: This Friday night, they host Phoenix.