Mouhamed Gueye and Zaccharie Risacher combined for 40 points to help the short-handed Atlanta Hawks take a 122-102 victory over the visiting Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday.

Gueye scored a career-high 21 points on 8-for-12 shooting and Risacher scored 19, hitting 7 of 14, to set the pace early as the Hawks ended the Lakers' five-game winning streak. It is the third straight year the Hawks have beaten the Lakers in Atlanta.

The Hawks were playing without four starters: Nickeil Alexander-Walker (lower back strain), Jalen Johnson (right quad contusion), Kristaps Porzingis (illness management) and Trae Young (right MCL sprain), as well as Luke Kennard (flu-like symptoms).

Atlanta had seven scorers in double figures, including rookie Asa Newell with a career-high 17 points and four steals and

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