ATLANTA (AP) – Kobe Bryant, mostly quiet through three quarters, scored nine straight fourth-quarter points to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to a 90-83 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Monday night.

Bryant scored 27 points, including 11 in the final period, as the Lakers swept the Hawks for the first time in seven years. The Lakers improved to 3-2 on their eight-game road trip with their second straight win.

Bryant wagged his index finger at Atlanta fans after his fourth straight jumper in his hot streak, which left the Lakers with a 77-71 lead.

The Hawks, who pulled within three points early in the period, came no closer than six the rest of the way.

Joe Johnson led Atlanta with 27 points but made only 10 of 26 shots. Josh Smith scored 20 points and Zaza Pachulia added 14.

Only two players joined Bryant in double figures for the Lakers. Lamar Odom had 15 points and 18 rebounds, and Andrew Bynum added another double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds.

The Lakers, who beat Atlanta 106-95 at home on Dec. 8, completed their first season sweep of the Hawks since the 1999-00 season. Even in recent seasons, when the Hawks bottomed out with 13- and 26-win totals, the Lakers managed no better than a split of the two games.

Lakers coach Phil Jackson said he was aware of his team’s inability to take advantage of poor Atlanta teams in recent years.

“This game is a little space in time,” Jackson said before the game. “I’m always concerned about Atlanta. We don’t play well here.”

The Lakers didn’t play their best early but still led almost from the start. Smith opened the game with a reverse jam – his first of four flashy slam dunks in the game – but the Lakers quickly pulled even on a tip by Bynum and never again trailed.

Bryant was held to nine points on 3-for-8 shooting in the first half, but the Lakers led 40-31 as Johnson was only 4-for-13 from the field for 10 points.

The Lakers, who held a big lead of 11 points late in the first half, led 55-45 in the third quarter before the Hawks answered with eight straight points, including a 3-pointer by Josh Childress.

Bryant hit a 3 late in the quarter as the Lakers led 62-57 entering the final period.

Notes: Courtside celebrities included actors Martin Lawrence and Tim Allen. … Lakers F Kwame Brown, from Glynn Academy in Brunswick, Ga., missed his 18th straight game with a left ankle sprain. … Atlanta made only four of nine free throws in the final period. The Lakers were 6-for-6.

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