The Atlanta Hawks faced the Los Angeles Lakers in an injury-riddled Saturday night game, where the Hawks won 122-102. The Hawks were missing four of their six best players: Trae Young, Jalen Johnson, Kristaps Porzingis, and Nickeil Alexander-Walker, while the Lakers were missing stars Austin Reaves and LeBron James.
This left Keaton Wallace, Dyson Daniels, Zaccharie Risacher, Mouhamed Gueye, and Onyeka Okongwu as Atlanta’s starters. As you would expect, the result was a game marked by unproven players and unforced errors, particularly from Los Angeles. While the Hawks were missing a greater number of key players, the teams were pretty evenly matched in terms of talent.