Tyson Chandler beat his chest and pumped his arms in the air again and again. Then he threw back his head and roared as LeBron James rushed over to throw his arms around Chandler.
The Lakers’ backup center had just blocked a shot attempt by Atlanta guard Trae Young at the buzzer to give the Lakers a 107-106 win. On the second night of a back-to-back, coming off a blowout win in Sacramento, the Lakers held on to hand Atlanta its fourth consecutive loss.
The Lakers took their first lead of the game with 6:04 left in the first quarter when Josh Hart hit a three-pointer to make the score 13-11.