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The Atlanta Hawks perform at their best when Trae Young is distributing the ball, orchestrating for his teammates and occasionally taking his shot. In the closing moments of the game, Young attempted two isolation 3-pointers but both missed their mark, leading to overtime against the Lakers. It may be more beneficial for the team if Young focuses on setting up his teammates before looking for his own shot.

In the final seconds of overtime, Young drew the defenders to him, gave it up to De'Andre Hunter, both Lakers defenders slid to Hunter, who passed it back to an open Young, and he wasn't missing another game-winner.

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LeBron had a shot at a three to give the Lakers the win but it hit the back of the rim and bounced out, and that was the ballgame.

The Hawks won 134-132, and Young finished the night with 31 points and 20 assists. Atlanta's bench won them this game, with Hunter finishing with 26 points (including going 5-of-7 from 3) and Bogdan Bogdanovic adding 20.

This was a much better outing from the Lakers than their previous two outings, even if the ultimate result was another loss. LeBron James is fully out of his shooting slump and recorded his seventh triple-double of the season with 39 points (including six made 3-pointers), 10 rebounds, and 11 assists. Anthony Davis added 38 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists. There just wasn't enough around the stars on this night.

If the Lakers play with this energy Sunday night against Portland, they will end this short losing streak.