Los Angeles Lakers vs Atlanta Hawks Prediction, 11/9/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Los Angeles Lakers vs Atlanta Hawks

Date: Monday, November 9, 2026

Location: State Farm Arena in Atlanta, GA

TV: WANF

State Farm Arena is the location where the Atlanta Hawks (6-4) will take on the Los Angeles Lakers (8-2) on Monday.

The Lakers faced off with the Trail Blazers and went home with a win by a final score of 124-118 in their last contest. Regarding fouls, the Lakers ended up finishing with 29 while the Trail Blazers totaled 31 fouls. They also converted 19 of 43 attempts from beyond the perimeter. Portland ended up shooting 73.0% when shooting free throws by burying 27 of 37 tries. Furthermore, Portland totaled 37 boards (8 offensive, 29 defensive) and added 1 block. Portland totaled 29 dimes and had 7 steals for the contest. When talking about the defense, Los Angeles allowed the other team to go 51.4% from the field on 36 out of 70 shooting. They also recorded 17 dimes for the matchup as well as forcing the other team into 24 turnovers and getting 15 steals. Regarding hauling in rebounds, they earned 40 with 17 of them being of the offensive variety. At the charity stripe, the Lakers converted 29 of 37 tries for a rate of 78.4%. Los Angeles walked away from the contest with a 45.2% FG percentage (42 out of 93) and converted 11 out of their 37 shots from beyond the arc.

Luka Doncic is one guy who was a major contributor in this matchup. Doncic walked away from this one shooting 51.5% from the field and also dished out 5 assists. He was on the court for 38 minutes and also snagged 5 rebounds. He racked up 53 points on 17 of 33 shooting.

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Los Angeles heads into this matchup with a win-loss record of 8-2 for the season. They lose possession by turning the ball over 17.0 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 24.3 personal fouls every game. As a unit, Los Angeles is collecting 39.9 rebounds per game and is sitting with 240 assists for the season, which ranks 10th in basketball in terms of passing. The Lakers are shooting 37.9% from downtown (142 of 375) and 79.9% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 122.0 points per game (1st in the NBA) on 50.5% from the floor.

On defense, the Lakers are able to force 19.0 turnovers per contest while drawing 24.5 personal fouls. They are giving up 37.3% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 18th in basketball in PPG allowed (114.3). The Lakers are allowing a FG percentage of 45.7% (389 of 851) and they surrender 40.9 rebounds per game as a team. They currently rank 28th in the NBA in giving up assists with 271 surrendered so far this year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Hawks walked away with a victory by a final of 139-132 against the Wizards. When discussing cleaning the glass, Atlanta allowed Washington to grab 41 overall (14 on the offensive side). They finished shooting 52.9% from distance by shooting 18 out of 34 and ended up going 22 of 24 from the free throw line (91.7%). The Hawks allowed the Wizards to convert 46 out of their 91 tries from the field which had them at 50.5% in this game. When the final whistle was blown, the Hawks went 52 for 98 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 53.1%. When it comes to 3-point attempts, Atlanta converted 16 of their 37 tries (43.2%). They were able to bury 19 of those for a clip of 95.0%. The Wizards were called for 16 personal fouls for this contest which got the Hawks to the free throw line for a total of 20 attempts. They also gave up possession 16 times, while earning 11 steals for this game. The Hawks snagged 29 defensive rebounds and 14 offensive rebounds totaling 43 for the game.

Nickeil Alexander-Walker was important for the Hawks for the game. Alexander racked up 28 points in his 33 minutes of playing time and totaled 2 assists in this matchup. He knocked down 7 out of 20 for the game giving him a field goal percentage of 35.0%, and tallied 2 rebounds.

Atlanta has a win-loss mark of 6-4 this year. On the offensive side of the court, the Hawks are shooting 45.4% from the field, which is 20th in basketball. Atlanta has tallied 1,181 pts for the year (118.1 per game) and they collect 44.5 boards per game. They are assisting teammates 31.7 times per game (1st in the NBA) and they turn the ball over 14.9 times per game. The Hawks are committing 22.6 personal fouls per contest and they hit 77.2% from the charity stripe.

The Hawks on defense are ranked 21st in the league in PPG allowed with 114.9. They are able to force 18.2 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 48.3% from the floor (25th in the league). The Atlanta defense allows 32.5% on 3-point attempts (109 of 335) and their opponents are making 80.5% of their free throw shots. They concede 27.3 assists and 44.9 boards every game, which is ranked 24th and 20th in the NBA.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Atlanta

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