When we saw him limping back to his bench in the first quarter, we thought bad luck had hit him again. But more fear than harm for Anthony Davis who came back into play, and fortunately!
The Lakers ended their losing streak, and Anthony Davis was exemplary from start to finish with his 30 points, 15 rebounds and 3 blocks. All at 10 of 18 on shots without venturing behind the 3-point line, and that may be key for the Lakers.
“I just tried to go into the game with the idea of ending this losing streak” explains Anthony Davis. “We had to play as if our backs were against the wall. We gave it our all and it was a great match for us against a team with a lot of shooters. “
Given the circumstances, we are satisfied with little at the Lakers, but Anthony Davis is right. His Lakers struggled to win. It was a tough game, with a lot of awkwardness and waste, and in the final stretch, it was AD who responded to Norman Powell’s heat stroke.
A small shoot at 4-5 meters, but also free throws, and offensive rebounds. In the “money time”, the Lakers recovered three possessions, and that’s huge in such a tight game.
11 points and 8 rebounds in the last quarter
“He had a few very big passages where he recovered rebounds in traffic” emphasizes Frank Vogel. “Tonight was all about mental toughness, and getting enough action and shots. It’s a crazy game from Anthony. “
To give an idea of the dominance of Anthony Davis, he scored 11 points and took 8 rebounds in the last quarter! It was only his 4th game since his return from injury, and he is the Laker who spends the most time on the field: 37 minutes. Be careful not to pull too much on the rope, especially since the Lakers are back-to-back to challenge the Clippers tonight. In the event of a victory, LeBron James’ teammates will pass 8th, ahead of… the Clippers.
Another concern is free throws. The Lakers missed 11, including several down the stretch. “We clearly have to improve in this category” concedes Anthony Davis. “Whatever your routine, you have to take your time, breathe well and concentrate. We know it can cost us games. We clearly need to be more focused on the free throw line. “
| Anthony Davis | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | party | Int | bp | CT | Points |
| 2012-13 | NOP | 64 | 29 | 51.6 | 0.0 | 75.1 | 2.6 | 5.6 | 8.2 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 13.5 |
| 2013-14 | NOP | 67 | 35 | 51.9 | 22.2 | 79.1 | 3.1 | 7.0 | 10.0 | 1.6 | 3.0 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 20.8 |
| 2014-15 | NOP | 68 | 36 | 53.5 | 8.3 | 80.5 | 2.5 | 7.7 | 10.2 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 2.9 | 24.4 |
| 2015-16 | NOP | 61 | 36 | 49.3 | 32.4 | 75.8 | 2.1 | 8.2 | 10.3 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 24.3 |
| 2016-17 | NOP | 75 | 36 | 50.5 | 29.9 | 80.2 | 2.3 | 9.5 | 11.8 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 28.0 |
| 2017-18 | NOP | 75 | 36 | 53.4 | 34.0 | 82.8 | 2.5 | 8.6 | 11.1 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 28.1 |
| 2018-19 | NOP | 56 | 33 | 51.7 | 33.1 | 79.4 | 3.1 | 8.9 | 12.0 | 3.9 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 25.9 |
| 2019-20 | ALL | 62 | 34 | 50.3 | 33.0 | 84.6 | 2.3 | 7.0 | 9.3 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 26.1 |
| 2020-21 | ALL | 36 | 32 | 49.1 | 26.0 | 73.8 | 1.7 | 6.2 | 7.9 | 3.1 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 21.8 |
| 2021-22 | ALL | 30 | 35 | 52.4 | 18.0 | 73.1 | 2.7 | 6.9 | 9.5 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 23.2 |
| Total | 594 | 34 | 51.4 | 30.4 | 79.6 | 2.5 | 7.7 | 10.2 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 23.8 | |
