Los Angeles at Atlanta

Austin Reaves scored 43 points in Sunday's 121-116 win at Detroit, the Lakers' fifth straight. Los Angeles led by 26, and the Pistons had it down to one in the fourth quarter. Luka Doncic sat that game with lower-back tightness, and ESPN lists him out again for this one. Los Angeles is 9-2 and Atlanta is 7-4. The Hawks last played Saturday, when Jalen Johnson came back from three missed games with 30 points in a 124-121 comeback win over Brooklyn. That leaves Atlanta a night more rested and at home against a Lakers team playing its second game in two nights. Doncic scores 40.1 points a game, and the Lakers have to replace that production with Reaves and the players around him. At Detroit, Walker Kessler and Ziaire Williams combined for 29 points. Reaves took 27 shots and went to the line 11 times for his 43, and he has to carry that workload again on tired legs with thin scoring beside him. I expect an offense that leans on one guard for a second straight night to produce fewer points, which pulls the game total down and keeps Atlanta in range at home. Take Atlanta ATS and the UNDER tonight.