D’Angelo Russell’s outstanding effort against the Atlanta Hawks propelled him to the top of the Los Angeles Lakers’ single-season 3-point list. After a boring first half that left no impression, D’Angelo Russell began to get hotter in the second, third, and fourth rounds. The 1996-born pitcher made two 3-pointers every 12 minutes to complete the game with 6-10 3PT, totaling 25 points and 10 assists in 30 minutes. This performance by D’Lo not only led the Los Angeles Lakers to a thrilling victory over the Atlanta Hawks, but it also propelled Russell to the top of the team’s list of players with the most 3-pointers in a season.

D’Angelo Russell surpasses Kobe Bryant, equaling legendary Nick Van Exel’s record for the overall number of successful 3-pointers made in a season by the Los Angeles Lakers. D’Angelo Russell made 6 3-pointers against the Atlanta Hawks on March 19, bringing his season total to 183 successful long-range shots. He outperformed the late icon Kobe Bryant (180 hits in 80 games, 2005-06 season) and shared the top spot with the famous Nick Van Exel (183 hits in 80 games, 1994-95 season). Unlike Kobe Bryant and Van Exel, who needed 80 games to reach 180 and 183 successful 3-point shots, respectively, D’Lo needed only 64 games to hit 183 long shots into the basket. With 13 games remaining in the regular season for the Los Angeles Lakers, D’Angelo Russell is very guaranteed to monopolize the purple-and-yellow team’s long-throw record.

This season, D’Angelo Russell is averaging 17.9 points and 6.3 assists while shooting 41.9% from three (a career high). The biggest highlight of the 136-105 win over the Atlanta Hawks was D’Angelo Russell tying the Los Angeles Lakers’ 3-point record. The entire Lakers starting lineup scored in the double digits, including Russell, LeBron James, and Anthony Davis, who all scored more than 22 points. The whole Los Angeles team made 15 3-pointers and had 39 assists, making the game the second most assists of the season (behind 41 assists in the 133-112 victory over the Charlotte Hornets).

This result pushed the Los Angeles Lakers back to ninth position in the Western rankings with a total record of 37-32, surpassing the Golden State Warriors (35-32) who had lost to the New York Knicks on the same day. LeBron James and his colleagues will face the Philadelphia 76ers at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, March 23, at Crypto.com Arena. This is one of three matchups in five days featuring three Eastern Conference powerhouses: the Sixers, Pacers, and Bucks.