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Mon Feb 7, 2005 · 8:30 PM
Los Angeles LakersLakers
125
away
Chemistry Hot
Atlanta HawksHawks
113
home
Chemistry Tense

Box Score

TEAM Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 FINAL
Los Angeles LakersLakers 37 35 36 17 125
Atlanta HawksHawks 16 26 33 38 113

After Action Report

In Atlanta, the Lakers pulled away from the Hawks 125-113. Shots fell that probably shouldn't have, and the Lakers cashed in. Lakers' high-flyers tilted the pace and the rim; Lakers' Lockdown identity stifled the opposing offense. Whispers of a Hawks locker-room rift aren't helping.

What tipped it

  • Hawks · Ice Cold On a 4+ game losing streak — shots aren't falling.
  • Hawks · Locker-Room Rift Tension in the locker room — poor ball movement and streaky play.
  • Lakers · Rim Wreckers A trio of high-flyers run, dunk, and tilt the pace.