ATLANTA -- The Los Angeles Lakers will get Luka Doncic back in the lineup Monday against the Atlanta Hawks but will not be at full strength with Austin Reaves (illness) and Quentin Grimes (sprained finger on right hand) both out, the team announced.
Reaves scored a season-high 43 points in Sunday's 121-116 win over the Detroit Pistons while Doncic was sidelined because of lower back tightness.
Doncic will resume his scorching-hot start to the season, with his 361 points so far representing the third-most points through nine games in NBA history.
Doncic, who leads the league with a 40.1 points-per-game average, has scored 40-plus points in four straight games.
Lakers coach JJ Redick said that with Reaves and Grimes sidelined, he planned to give early rotation minutes to rookie Cameron Carr, L.A.'s first-round pick.
The Lakers came into Monday on a five-game winning streak, while the Hawks have won four straight.