Post Game Thoughts: Lakers vs. Hawks

Even with the buoy of LeBron James and Anthony Davis keeping them afloat, there surely exists a limit of how poorly the Lakers can play in various areas of a game and still win. Those limits were tested against the Hawks on Sunday, but, alas, the Lakers still pulled out the victory, beating Atlanta 101-96 to win their 7th straight game overall and their 14th straight on the road.

You see, when LeBron scores 32 points, grabs 13 rebounds, and dishes 7 assists to go along with 3 blocks and a steal while Anthony Davis scores 27 points, grabs 13 rebounds, and hands out 3 assists while tallying 2 blocks and a steal, the Lakers are going to win a fair amount of games. It certainly mattered — a…