Lakers pummel Hawks for fourth straight win

LeBron James returned from an illness to put up a team-high 25 points, four teammates joined him in double figures in the first half alone and the Los Angeles Lakers ran away from the visiting Atlanta Hawks early for a 130-114 triumph Friday night.

Kendrick Nunn (23) and Russell Westbrook (18) combined for 41 points off the bench for the Lakers, who won their fourth straight game and successfully closed out a two-game ho