Miami (AFP) – The Los Angeles Lakers this Monday became the first team to reach ten wins in the 2026-27 NBA season, while the Charlotte Hornets broke a six-game losing streak against the Cleveland Cavaliers.

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Below are the most relevant scenes of the day:

Luka returns

The Lakers won 124-114 over the Atlanta Hawks in the return of Slovenian Luka Doncic, who was absent on Sunday against the Detroit Pistons due to back discomfort.

Doncic, in his third season with the Los Angeles team, was close to a triple double with a line of 32 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta.

The victory for JJ Reddick's team was built from the bench, where Georgian Sandro Mamukelashvili (23) and guard Collin Sexton (18) combined for 41 points.

"You always trust that you can compete with the best, you must always believe that you can achieve your goals," said Sandro Mamukelashvili at the end of the match.

"We have great players, excellent leaders and we are all in tune with the coach's idea."

Bronny James, son of LeBron and who made headlines for getting into an altercation with a fan on Sunday, was available but stayed on the bench during the match.

It is the seventh consecutive victory for the Lakers, who with a 10-2 record become the first team in the NBA to reach ten victories this season and remain in the lead of the Western Conference.

40 for Wemby

Frenchman Victor Wembanyama dazzled again by posting a performance of 40 points, 11 rebounds and eight blocks in the San Antonio Spurs' resounding 122-96 victory over the Phoenix Suns.

Wembanyama, 22, scored his third game with at least 40 points, all in the last six appearances of the Texan team.

"I'm having a lot of fun because we're playing as a team," Wembanyama said.

"Our rivals are working very hard in front of us, we must continue to trust the coaches."

The Spurs extended the number of consecutive wins to nine in the best streak in the NBA currently.

The defense of the defending champions in the West was essential to achieve their ninth victory, limiting the Suns at the Mortgage Matchup Center (Phoenix) to less than 30 points in the four periods.

San Antonio will look to extend its winning streak to ten on Wednesday when it visits Brazilian Thiago Splitter's Chicago Bulls.

Charlotte strong at home

The Charlotte Hornets ended a six-game losing streak this Monday by beating the Cleveland Cavaliers 124-112, in one of their strongest performances of the season.

Power forward Naz Reid completed a monumental double-double of 25 points and 13 rebounds, while guard Grayson Allen hit six triples en route to 27 points as the leading scorer.

"We must continue with our process," Allen said. "We have had difficulties but today we have made better use of some of our opportunities."

"We feel when our defense works as it should, offensively we know what we are capable of, so far the key is not to lose the ball frequently."

Three of Charlotte's four victories came at the Spectrum Center (Charlotte), where they connected on 23 of their 46 attempts from three-point range.

For the Cavs, Maleek Thomas was the top scorer with 18 points in a night to be forgotten by Donovan Mitchell with just 11 points in 23 minutes.

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