Up next for the Lakers: Wednesday at Atlanta

Kobe Bryant and the Lakers look to continue their climb in the Western Conference standings in Atlanta on Wednesday after defeating the Orlando Magic, 106-97, on Tuesday.

By Mike Bresnahan

March 12, 2013 12 AM PT

When: 4:30 PDT.

Where: Philips Arena.

On the air: TV: TWC SportsNet, TWC Deportes; Radio: 710, 1330.

Records: Lakers 34-31; Hawks 34-29.

Record vs. Hawks: 1-0.

Update: The Lakers beat the Hawks earlier this month, 99-98, with Kobe Bryant’s one-on-five dunk serving as the down-the-stretch highlight. The Hawks have slipped lately, losing three in a row and dropping into a sixth-place tie with Boston in the Eastern Conference.

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Mike Bresnahan

Mike Bresnahan previously covered the Lakers for the Los Angeles Times. He started the beat in 2004, a month after Shaquille O’Neal was traded, and covered several seasons of mediocrity before the Lakers won back-to-back championships in 2009 and 2010. Now they’re back to mediocrity. Bresnahan is from Los Angeles, started with The Times after graduating the University of Wisconsin in 1994, and has also covered the L.A. Kings, pro beach volleyball and numerous colleges and high schools. He left The Times in 2016.

Up next for the Lakers: Wednesday at Atlanta

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