Johnson Scores 25 to Lead Hawks Past Lakers 109-92

Johnson break through storm

On April 1, Los Angeles Lakers continues road trip to challenge the eastern upstart Atlanta Hawks. For eagle on the defending champion is a dangerous opponent, the Lakers over the past two seasons lost to hawks in the road. The home win over the Hawks this season, the Lakers Kobe Bryant scored 41 points, and today also need to come up with a good condition.

Eagles (48-26) had two game winning streak.Tthe longest in 13 years home to nine game winning streak. Joe Johnson scored 25 points and 8 assists, about even Smith and Mike Bibby 12 points each. Off the bench Maurice Evans got 18 points.Jamal Crawford 14. Hawks first round home court advantage be made.

Lakers (54-21) two-game losing streak. Kobe Bryant scored 28 points. Pau Gasol 16 points and 11 rebounds.Ron Artest 15 points.Jordan Farmar added 16 points.

The recent attitude of doubt the Lakers.Today Lakers met Eastern Eagles and they could not discuss the cheaper. When first meeting this season, Kobe Bryant scored 41 points and Andrew Bynum got 21 points. Kobe Bryant scored today is still easy, but less Bynum, the Lakers appear stretched.

Two teams is having a tough section in the first quarter. Eagles 13-8 start, and Pau Gasol with a fine cast also even with three points, the Lakers launched a wave of rate of 10-2, 18-15 in one fell swoop in order to overtake, Artest got in this wave of attacks in 5 minutes. Hawks quickly regain advantage after the first section, they lead to 29-25.

Bryant won 6 points in the first section and he strengthen his attack in the second quarter,and single scored 14 points, but his teammates failed to provide much help,so the Lakers still they strive. In 3 minutes 18 seconds, Artest backward shooting, the Lakers will score tracking into a 42-45, then the Lakers hit only one ball, an eagle to end a wave of 10-3 in this section, at one stroke to 55-45 double-digit advantage.

In the second half, the Lakers failed to organize an effective counterattack. Artest after the start of this section hit 3 pointers, the gap narrowed to 7 points, Johnson is also still in third immediately, one person with his 5 points, continues to lead the Hawks to 62-50. This section also 3 minutes 44 seconds, Jordan Farmar hit a record one-third, but only on the drop in the bucket, more ferocious counterattack Hawks, Horford Bulan succeeded Evans in field goal, Eagles to 75-58 get 17 points advantage. 3 After the Lakers to 64-80 behind.

Lakers finally catch in the fourth quarter tied the score became 75-87, but Johnson shot twice, including a record one-third, Hawks again scored 17 points advantage.

Pointer with 4 minutes 8 seconds, after hitting third in Evans, Bryant has 3 pointers, behind Eagle 87-100. After the two teams since then have missed, Johnson popped up again, yet another thorn in the Lakers record third Lengshe heart. Lakers disarray, Jordan Farmar then errors Crawford scored again, breaking the Lakers the last hope.