# Magic Johnson toasts Lakers for being ‘mentally and physically tougher’ than last season

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1 outlet covering · First listed: Yahoo Sports, Nov 10, 2026, 11:50 PM · Read it: <https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/magic-johnson-toasts-lakers-being-055000422.html>

The Los Angeles Lakers have won 10 of their first 12 games in the 2026-27 season, and on Monday, it took a resilient effort for the Lakers to hold on for a 124-114 victory over the Atlanta Hawks . What made this victory even more noteworthy was that they were on the second night of a back-to-back, and they beat another strong Eastern Conference

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- Nov 10, 2026, 11:50 PM: [Magic Johnson toasts Lakers for being ‘mentally and physically tougher’ than last season](<https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/magic-johnson-toasts-lakers-being-055000422.html>) — Yahoo Sports (Sports, United States)
  The Los Angeles Lakers have won 10 of their first 12 games in the 2026-27 season, and on Monday, it took a resilient effort for the Lakers to hold on for a 124-114 victory over the Atlanta Hawks . What made this victory even more noteworthy was that they were on the second night of a back-to-back, and they beat another strong Eastern Conference
