The Lakers were walloped in Houston Monday, and had to turn around Tuesday to play the Hawks in Atlanta. This time, though, they'd take the floor without Anthony Davis, who had to miss the game after aggravating his hip/groin injury.

It didn't go well.

The Lakers were dominated by the Hawks, 138-122, a score that doesn't really capture how Atlanta controlled the game after the first seven minutes or so of the game. D'Angelo Russell played his worst game in a while -- bad timing considering he was up against Dejounte Murray, the Hawks guard rumored to be the apple of LA's eye in a trade that would send D'Lo... anywhere, really. Taurean Prince was... oof. Austin Reaves struggled to carry the load offensively while also checking Trae Young.

Save Jarred Vanderbilt (on offense at least) and Rui Hachimura, there wasn't much to cling to, here.

You even had Christian Wood possibly subtweeting Darvin Ham when he learned he wasn't starting. Wood denied it after the game... but I don't believe people are going to believe him.

LeBron James summed things up well after the game. The Lakers are capable of beating any team in the league on any night. They're also capable of getting their asses kicked by any team, on any night.

And now, are we back to Darvin Watch? After a brief uptick in performance, the Lakers are again regressing hard. Can they pull themselves out again?

HOSTS: Andy and Brian Kamenetzky

SEGMENT 1: The Lakers get waxed in Atlanta.

SEGMENT 2: Are we back on Darvin Watch?

SEGMENT 3: Did Murray pass his audition?

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