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Twice in one evening, Lakers coach Luke Walton found a pretty neat response to LaVar Ball’s goading all the way from Lithuania. Walton watched his Lakers snap a nine-game losing streak on Sunday night against the admittedly-terrible Atlanta Hawks at Staples Center. “It was the kind of night that the Lakers envisioned when they drafted Lonzo Ball second overall this summer,” the report on the team’s official website read. The Lakers generated 42 points off of fast breaks, Joey Ramirez noted. The Lakers’ offensive explosion and the return of Lonzo Ball from a shoulder injury coincided happily. Ball put up a solid stat line against the Hawks, with 13 points, ten rebounds and six assists. The Lakers Continue to Article

January 08, 2018 9:41:am EST

To be fair, the Atlanta Hawks squandered this game in heroic fashion down the stretch. The critical sequence in Tuesday night’s game between the Atlanta Hawks and Phoenix Suns came with 12 seconds to go and the Suns leading by one point, 102-101. Devin Booker had just made three free throws, and the Hawks called a timeout. Continue to Article

January 03, 2018 2:02:am EST

Stephen Curry returned to lead reigning NBA champions the Golden State Warriors to a 141-128 win over the Memphis Grizzlies. Curry had been sidelined with an ankle injury since December 4 but he was back on the court on Saturday, scoring 38 points on Continue to Article

December 30, 2017 11:30:pm EST

The Wizards did something on Wednesday night they often do, they lost to a team with a record much worse than theirs. With a 113-99 loss to the Hawks, the Wizards now have more losses to sub-.500 teams (10) than they did all of last season, despite the fact they have played just 35 games. It has happened enough to produce a familiar refrain and the Wizards have become conscious of repeating themselves. Continue to Article

December 28, 2017 12:20:am EST

After beating the first-place Boston Celtics on Christmas Day, Wednesday offered a unique test for a Wizards team that has made a habit of playing down to lesser opponents. The Wizards failed that test. After netting arguably their best win of the season, the Wizards followed it up with one of their worst defeats. Continue to Article

December 27, 2017 8:08:pm EST