Transparent for two matches, Anthony Davis took advantage of his return to New Orleans to make up for it. Not Pelicans fans, but his teammates, whom he felt had abandoned against the Knicks. After two matches at 8 and 17 points, the interior of the Lakers released the great game in this meeting which counted double: 35 points and 17 rebounds at 11 of 18 on shots and 12 of 13 on free throws.
A perf ‘which allows the Lakers to win 123-107 on the floor of the Pelicans, to return to the height of the Thunder and the Mavericks with a record of 34 wins for 35 losses. And if this victory counts “double”, it is because the Lakers ensure the “tie-breaker” on the Pelicans in the event of a tie at the end of the regular season.
“I felt responsible for the loss to the Knicks, and it was very important for us, just for the standings, in case of a tie,” confirms Davis. ” I just wanted to be very aggressive tonight, given the importance of the game. Everyone has been. We played the right way, being good in defence, sharing the ball in attack and playing together. We gave up a bit in the second half, but overall it was a very good game. »
“We are masters of our destiny”
The Lakers mostly took the game by the right end with a 14-0, and Davis squarely scored the first eight points of the game with first a basket with the fault, a 3-pointer from the corner, then a shot at six meters. We’ve been playing for less than two minutes, and Davis has already made his mark on the game. In his wake, and that of Malik Beasley, the Lakers even set a franchise record with 15 3-pointers in a half.
“AD took it upon himself to show the way” confirms Darvin Ham. “But everyone was focused, and everyone was productive. » When Davis is aggressive from the start, it opens up gaps for all his teammates. And vice versa since the address of his teammates allowed him to find himself in a one-on-one position, with limited help.
Now it’s about not letting go and clinging to this “play-in”, or even better. ” We are masters of our destiny. We are fine right now. I don’t know what happened tonight, and where we are in the standings. I don’t know if we won places or if we are still the same. But we control our destiny. »
To master it to the end, it will start with a victory tonight in Houston. But it will be without Davis, banned from back-to-back…
| Anthony Davis | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Crew | 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 | 40 | 35 | 53.2 | 18.6 | 71.3 | 2.7 | 7.2 | 9.9 | 3.1 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 23.2 |
| 2022-23 | ALL | 43 | 34 | 56.0 | 26.2 | 80.1 | 3.4 | 9.1 | 12.5 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 25.9 |
| Total | 647 | 34 | 51.8 | 30.0 | 79.4 | 2.6 | 7.8 | 10.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 24.0 | |
