Lakers vs Hawks Game Breakdown

Get ready to soar with the Hawks and shoot hoops with the Lakers as the NBA playoffs heat up with a sizzling first-round clash at State Farm Arena tonight! Both squads are neck-and-neck in their respective conferences, with the Lakers just a dribble behind in the West and the Hawks swooping in close in the East. With the stakes sky-high and the score lines from their last games showing a mix of triumph and defeat, tonight’s battle on the hardwood is set to recalibrate the playoff scales. Tipoff is at 8:30 PM EST, and with the over/under teasing a high-flying score of 229.5, fans are in for some serious basket-balling action. So, as the Hawks aim to keep flying high and the Lakers look to light up the scoreboard, brace yourself for a game where feathers will fly and stars will shine!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: December 06, 2024 08:30PM EST

Location: State Farm Arena, Atlanta

Vegas Odds

	LAL ML	ATL ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+140	-165	231.0	3.5/-3.5
Recent	+140	-165	229.5	5.0/-5.0
Difference	0	0	-1.5	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

4W-6L

AWAY

21W-27L

41.7% Win Probability

LAST 10

6W-4L

HOME

26W-23L

58.3% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final	O/U
03/18/24	Atlanta Hawks ATL	28	31	27	19	105	Over
03/18/24	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	38	35	38	25	136	Over
01/30/24	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	29	27	32	34	122	Over
01/30/24	Atlanta Hawks ATL	36	31	36	35	138	Over
01/06/23	Atlanta Hawks ATL	28	21	33	32	114	Over
01/06/23	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	37	33	28	32	130	Over
12/30/22	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	23	39	36	32	130	Over
12/30/22	Atlanta Hawks ATL	33	34	28	26	121	Over
01/30/22	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	33	38	30	20	121	Over
01/30/22	Atlanta Hawks ATL	34	28	29	38	129	Over
01/07/22	Atlanta Hawks ATL	28	33	26	31	118	Over
01/07/22	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	34	30	37	33	134	Over

Lakers Vs Over/Under

Hawks Vs Over/Under

Lakers Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
12/04	vs MIA	93-134L	36	29	13	88
12/02	vs MIN	80-109L	39	19	20	79
12/01	vs UTA	105-104W	42	23	5	88
11/29	@ OKL	93-101L	47	25	17	73
11/26	vs PHX	100-127L	42	25	12	85
11/23	@ DEN	102-127L	32	27	15	88
11/21	@ ORL	118-119L	36	21	10	87
11/19	@ UTA	124-118W	34	30	14	76
11/16	vs NOP	104-99W	43	24	11	89
11/15	vs SAS	120-115W	41	27	10	88

Hawks Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
12/04	vs MIL	119-104W	55	29	11	103
12/02	@ NOP	124-112W	51	30	18	96
11/30	vs CHA	107-104W	49	27	20	78
11/29	@ CLE	117-101W	53	33	18	85
11/25	@ DAL	119-129L	39	32	14	101
11/22	vs CHI	122-136L	42	32	11	107
11/20	vs GSW	97-120L	65	27	17	105
11/18	vs SAC	109-108W	37	34	14	83
11/17	vs POR	110-114L	47	30	25	85
11/15	@ WAS	129-117W	55	28	16	98

Starting Lineups

Los Angeles Lakers	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Anthony Davis C	53.0	44.7	51.6	100%	52.0
Rui Hachimura SF	27.0	21.3	25.2	100%	25.4
LeBron James PF	48.0	39.4	48.7	100%	49.0
Dalton Knecht SG	24.0	17.5	18.5	45%	25.2
D’Angelo Russell PG	34.0	26.7	26.4	67%	28.3

Atlanta Hawks	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Clint Capela C	34.0	32.6	29.1	100%	29.4
Dyson Daniels SG	27.0	29.0	27.2	67%	32.3
Jalen Johnson PF	40.0	46.1	42.9	100%	42.5
Zaccharie Risacher SF	20.0	19.4	21.0	90%	22.6
Trae Young PG	42.0	38.1	42.3	100%	42.6

Lakers Notable Injuries

Austin Reaves (PG/SG): Avg: 16.1pts, 4.2reb, 5.3ast, 32.5 minutes. Last game: 11/29/24. Impact: 4.8
Jaxson Hayes (C): Avg: 4.5pts, 3.2reb, 0.5ast, 13.0 minutes. Last game: 11/26/24. Impact: 2.4
Gabe Vincent OUT (PG/SG): Avg: 3.4pts, 1.2reb, 1.1ast, 18.4 minutes. Last game: 12/04/24. Impact: 1.7
Jalen Hood-Schifino (PG): Avg: 1.7pts, 0.6reb, 0.4ast, 5.4 minutes. Last game: 12/01/24. Impact: 0.4
Maxwell Lewis (PF): Avg: 0.4pts, 0.1reb, 0.2ast, 3.3 minutes. Last game: 12/04/24. Impact: 0.3

Hawks Notable Injuries

David Roddy (PF): Avg: 6.3pts, 3.1reb, 1.2ast, 17.2 minutes. Last game: 11/29/24. Impact: 1.4
Vit Krejci (SG): Avg: 5.4pts, 1.9reb, 1.8ast, 20.6 minutes. Last game: 11/30/24. Impact: 1.3
Garrison Mathews (SG/SF): Avg: 5.6pts, 1.4reb, 0.7ast, 15.5 minutes. Last game: 11/30/24. Impact: 1.7

Top Player Props

This article, published more than 6 hours prior to game time, focuses exclusively on Over prop bets due to the propensity for NBA teams to make last-minute injury adjustments. For the most current prop bets, including any updates closer to tip-off, please refer to the link provided below the table.

		Stat				Over %				Opposing Defense/Game
Player	Team	Prop	Line	Proj	Diff	L5	L10	L15	L30	Opp	Stat	Rank
Clint Capela	ATL	Pts	9.5	12.8	+3.3	20%	50%	53%	53%	LAL	+0.4	#16
LeBron James	LAL	Pts	22.5	23.5	+1.0	40%	40%	47%	47%	ATL	+3.6	#29
Anthony Davis	LAL	Reb	11.5	12.5	+1.0	40%	50%	47%	47%	ATL	-0.0	#16
D’Angelo Russell	LAL	Ast	5.5	6.0	+0.5	0%	30%	27%	27%	ATL	-0.1	#15

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Lakers Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#16	#27	#30	#25	5.9%
PF	#27	#11	#21	#23	3.6%
PG	#6	#4	#21	#8	-3.4%
SF	#14	#28	#28	#24	5.4%
SG	#21	#10	#27	#23	2.7%

Hawks Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#11	#11	#7	#10	-5.2%
PF	#13	#16	#23	#17	1.8%
PG	#29	#24	#22	#26	8.4%
SF	#29	#22	#18	#30	11.9%
SG	#25	#16	#15	#24	3.8%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

115.5

115.4

Rebounds per Game

42.5

45.0

Assists per Game

27.1

29.1

Steals per Game

6.9

9.3

Blocks per Game

4.9

Shots per Game

86.3

91.5

3-Pointers Made per Game

12.1

13.3

2-Pt Percentage per Game

56.3

54.1

3-Pt Percentage per Game

35.9

Turnovers per Game

13.4

14.5

Fouls per Game

15.3

19.5

Recent Trends

Max Christie (SF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 46.7% to 26.0, 17.7 min average previous 3 games.
Cam Reddish (SF/PF): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 38.0% to 13.2, 21.2 min average previous 3 games.
Jarred Vanderbilt (PF/C): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 47.1% to 16.4, 31.0 min average previous 3 games.
Gabe Vincent (PG/SG): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 84.4% to 26.1, 14.1 min average previous 3 games.
Keaton Wallace (PG): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 64.4% to 21.2, 12.9 min average previous 3 games.