For whatever reason, the Lakers just didn't have it on Saturday against the Hawks, and forward Jake LaRavia said the starters didn't bring it early.

The Los Angeles Lakers came out flat against the Atlanta Hawks on Saturday and paid the price with a blowout loss.

Deandre Ayton admitted the Los Angeles Lakers may have underestimated the Atlanta Hawks due to all of their injuries.

The Lakers were missing guard Austin Reaves, who has been off to a tremendous start this season, and forward LeBron James, who has been out the entirety of the season with a sciatica injury. Otherwise, they were well-positioned to take advantage of a banged-up Bucks team, with Luka Doncic set to lead the way.

Atlanta (5-5) defeated Los Angeles (7-3), 122-102, Saturday at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia. Former Vol Dalton Knecht totaled 14 points, four rebounds and one assist in 25 minutes for the Lakers. He converted 5-of-11 field goal attempts, 2-of-5 three-point attempts and 2-of-2 free throw attempts.

JJ Redick never leaves reporters guessing about how he’s feeling. The Los Angeles Lakers head coach stormed out of his press conference following the team’s ignominious 122-102 road loss to the Atlanta Hawks at State Farm Arena on Saturday night.

The Atlanta Hawks beat the Los Angeles Lakers 122-102 at home on Saturday night. Mouhamed Gueye scored a career-high 21 points, and Dyson Daniels notched a double-double.

The Los Angeles Lakers just got run out of the building in Atlanta. Despite entering Thursday night with a five-game win streak (and the return of Maxi Kleber), the purple and gold came crashing back down to earth in a 122 to 102 blowout loss to the Hawks.

The Atlanta Hawks dug deep to pull out a blowout win against the Lakers last night without three of their usual starters. Nickeil Alexander-Walker, Jalen Johnso

The Lakers took a shorthanded Hawks squad for granted as an automatic loss, and instead had the tables turned on them.