Lakers post 81-point first half, trounce Hawks

LeBron James scored 31 points with 10 assists and nine rebounds, Luka Doncic added 27 points with 12 assists and the Los Angeles Lakers ended a three-game losing streak with a 141-116 victory Tuesday over the visiting Atlanta Hawks.

Deandre Ayton scored 17 points with a season-high 18 rebounds, Jake LaRavia also had 17 points and Marcus Smart added 16 as the Lakers shot 60.5% from the floor in a dominating first half and 57.8% in the game.

The Lakers shot 19 of 34 (55.9%) from 3-point...