LeBron James was in fine form against the Mavericks (Image credit: Getty)
The Los Angeles Lakers reached the double-digit win mark after defeating the Sacramento Kings, but it was far from easy.
Anthony Davies came up clutch with a huge block in the final seconds as the Lakers ran out 99-97 winners.
LeBron James carried the Lakers with 29 points and 11 assists. The King was helped by the likes of Alex Caruso and Kyle Kuzma scoring 10+ points off the bench.
The Atlanta Hawks are in LA for a double-header and were smoked 150-101 by the Clippers in their previous game.
They faced the wrath of Paul George as the former Thunder scored 37 points to lead the Clippers to victory.
Trae Young scored 20 points for the Hawks, but there wasn’t much to cheer from that huge loss.
James and Davis should be good enough to defeat the Hawks and there is more good news for the Lakers.
Kuzma seems to be doing well off the bench and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope scored 16 against the Kings too.
The Hawks need to near perfect against the Lakers, and it will be interesting to see how they react to the loss against the Clippers.
Caruso seems to be doing a good job off the bench and the LA star scored some important points in his previous outing.
The bulk of the scoring will be done from the other positions, but Caruso is a decent option for the team.
Most of the Hawks players aren’t that expensive and that allows for more big names from the Lakers.
Danny Green hasn’t always scored big since his move from Toronto, but the shooting guard is another decent option to have on the side.
The King, James, has to feature in this position. LeBron has been exceptional since the start of the campaign, and any Lakers Dream 11 game must have the multiple-time NBA champion.
De’Andre Hunter is the first Hawk to be in the side as he scored 12 points in the previous game.
He would be joined by his teammate Cam Reddish who bagged 12 points in the loss to the Clippers.
Davis had an off night in the previous game but still racked 17 points and five rebounds.
The former Pelicans star could have a big night against the Hawks, and should not be left out from the team.
Jabari Parker is the other option for this position and the Hawks star scored 11 points in his previous outing.
It makes sense to stick with a Lakers center and for this game, JaVale McGee just edges ahead of Dwight Howard.
James was the star in the previous game but Davis could be the best player for this clash.
This has a Lakers win written all over it, and unless something crazy happens in the clash, Atlanta shouldn’t trouble the side from LA.
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