Here is a by-the-numbers look at the Lakers’ 114-109 victory over the Atlanta Hawks.
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Minutes left when Jeremy Lin missed his first shot. Lin went 6-for-7 from the field to score 15 points in his first game since going just 0-for-2 against Golden State on Sunday. He also added 10 assists for his first double-double in purple and gold.
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Rebounds from Carlos Boozer. The first-year Laker also dropped 20 points on 10-for-14 shooting to complement Lin’s double-double with one of his own. Prior to this game, Jordan Hill was the only Laker to record a double-double this season.
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Points scored by Nick Young. After sitting out the team’s first 10 games with a torn ligament in his right thumb, Young set a season-high for scoring by a Laker off the bench by shooting 6-for-10 in his season debut.
“He’s a great player,” Kobe Bryant said. “He can create. He can shoot pull-ups. He can post. He can knock down the 3. It felt good to have him out there. The defense really has to pay attention to him.”
67
First-half points scored by the Lakers, which eclipsed the previous season-high of 56. L.A. shot 27-for-44 (61.4 percent) in the first two quarters to take a 15-point halftime lead.
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Points scored by Bryant in his career. Bryant hit a 20-foot fadeaway while being fouled with 70 seconds left in the game to become the fourth player to reach the 32,000 mark. He drained the subsequent free throw to finish the game with a team-high 28 points on a 10-for-28 clip from the field.
“When we really needed him to step up, he was able to do that as usual,” head coach Byron Scott said. “(He) made some big shots for us and also made some key passes, I thought.”