Los Angeles Lakers Team Report - February 7

(Basketball News) - The Los Angeles Lakers visit the Atlanta Hawks on Monday at Philips Arena. The Lakers enter with consecutive losses since Rudy Tomjanovich resigned due to health reasons. Interim coach Frank Hamblen is holding down the fort for the Lakers until they find a full-time replacement.

The Lakers registered a 106-90 victory over the Hawks at the Staples Center on November 7th. Los Angeles has won nine of 13 and 15 of the last 20 meetings, including four of six in Atlanta.

Los Angeles’ recent struggles continued Sunday afternoon, as it fell 103-102 to the Houston Rockets at the Toyota Center. Lamar Odom paced the Lakers with 22 points and 12 rebounds, while Chucky Atkins added 21 and Jumaine Jones collected 18 points with 13 rebounds for the Lakers.

Caron Butler posted 14 points and Chris Mihm chipped in 11 points in the defeat. The Lakers shot 48.1 percent from the field, including 8-of-23 (.348) from three-point range. Los Angeles hit 18-of-23 (.783) from the free throw line.

Los Angeles, which is in the midst of a five-game road trip, is 7-11 in foreign buildings this season. The Lakers have dropped three of four and five of their seven road tilts.

The Lakers will visit the New Jersey Nets on Wednesday, Detroit on Thursday and the Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday. LA is 0-1 against the Nets, 1-0 against the Cavaliers and will be playing the Pistons for the first time this season.

Odom has scored in double-digits in five straight games and is averaging 18.8 points, 10.6 rebounds and 6.2 assists in that span. He has scored in double- digits in 40 of LA’s 45 contests this season. The 25-year-old forward is averaging 15.3 points and a team-high 10.2 rebounds per game.

Butler has scored in double-digits in 15 straight games. He is averaging 18 points, 5.5 rebounds and 2.9 assists in his last 10 contests.

The Lakers have posted a 5-6 mark without superstar guard Kobe Bryant in the lineup. Bryant is expected to be out until after the All-Star break due to a severely sprained ankle.