Luka Doncic scored 32 points, grabbed eight rebounds and handed out 10 assists on his return from injury as the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Atlanta Hawks 124-114 on Monday night for a sixth straight win.

The Lakers improved to 10-2 for the season and kept their place at the top of the Western Conference, while the defeat ended Atlanta's four-game winning run. It was also the eighth game in a row in which Doncic has scored at least 30 points.

Doncic shot 11 of 22 from the field and made all seven of his free throws in 39 minutes, adding five steals and two blocked shots in a complete all-round performance at State Farm Arena in Atlanta.

Doncic back after one-game absence

Doncic had missed Sunday's win over the Detroit Pistons with low back tightness, and he showed no sign of rust on his return for the second night of a back-to-back. He scored nine points in the first quarter as the Lakers went on a 23-5 run to take control, leading 31-22 after the opening period.

The Slovenian entered the game averaging a league-leading 40.1 points per game, and although this was his lowest scoring night of the season so far, he still finished two rebounds short of a triple-double. He scored 18 of his 32 points after half-time, helping Los Angeles withstand a late Atlanta rally before pulling away in the closing minutes.

Los Angeles took a 95-90 lead into the fourth quarter and then outscored the Hawks 29-24 in the final period to close out the win.

Bench steps up without Reaves

The Lakers were without Austin Reaves, who was sidelined by illness one day after scoring a season-high 43 points in the win over Detroit. With the league's number 11 scorer unavailable, the supporting cast filled the gap.

Sandro Mamukelashvili led the way off the bench with a season-high 23 points, shooting 7 of 13 from the field and 5 of 8 from three-point range. His scoring gave the Lakers a second threat alongside Doncic and kept the pressure on Atlanta throughout the night.

Head coach JJ Redick had praised Doncic's competitiveness before the game, saying the guard's first priority on the court is to try to win and that he works out night by night what is needed to get the result. On Monday, that meant playmaking as much as scoring, with 10 assists to go with his 32 points.

Hawks' winning run ends

The defeat ended Atlanta's four-game winning streak and also ended the Hawks' three-game home winning streak against the Lakers. Onyeka Okongwu led the home side's effort with 16 points and nine rebounds, but Atlanta could not find an answer for Doncic in the closing stages.

The Lakers now travel to Milwaukee to play the Bucks on Wednesday night, while the Hawks are next in action at Chicago on Friday.