His little “floater” rolls around the circle without returning, so he lowers his head, annoyed, and returns to defense. Anthony Davis just missed the opportunity to bring his Lakers to five points on the Jazz floor, two minutes from the end. But it’s definitely not the evening inside Los Angeles…
“ I missed shots », he simply blurted out to the journalists who asked him to come back to his match. He actually missed a bunch of shots. Hindered several times in the circle, by Lauri Markkanen and the others, too insistent with a failing left hand, struggling with his mid-range shot despite good positions… “AD” finished with 15 points on a sad 5/21 to the shots.
Obviously his worst evening of address of the season, which came on a night when the Lakers needed him a little more: LeBron James was on the bench in civilian clothes due to a sprained ankle. “ Everyone did their job except me. LeBron absent, everyone must do more. The guys did it, except me. So this defeat is for me “, he blames himself, looking serious.
The interior had started well by reading the game. Faced with two-man attacks, he found his shooters. Like D'Angelo Russell in great form (39 points on 15/26 on shots). Anthony Davis fed his teammates so well, to compensate for his clumsiness, that he set a new career record: 11 assists.
The same results as last year
Coupled with his 15 rebounds captured, this gives a triple-double, only his second in his career. A line that does nothing to make him smile. Because the All-Star, also author of 4 blocks, cites his six lost balls which the Jazz took advantage of. “ They made us pay », he says, thinking of the 27 points scored by Collin Sexton and his troupe, twice as many as Los Angeles.
This new defeat, the 12th in 17 outings, places the Lakers in an uncomfortable position: while the Jazz are well on their way to rising in the standings, the Californians only occupy 11th place in the West with 19 wins for 21 losses. . Exactly the same results and ranking as last year at the same stage (after 40 matches).
“ I don't remember this milestone. I believe we are not in a bad situation at the moment. It could be worse. The injuries have piled up over time, when some guys come back, others are on the sidelines. It's the most complicated, but we always have enough (of players) to win a match », he judges, including, according to him, when LeBron James is not playing.
Anthony Davis adds: “ We must continue to move forward. 40 games, 42 remaining… We have to do something about the next games, five or six home games (editor’s note: Thunder, Mavs, Nets and Blazers)it will be an important series for us. »
| Anthony Davis | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | L.F. | Off | Def | Early | Pd | Party | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 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 | LAL | 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 | LAL | 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 | LAL | 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 | LAL | 56 | 34 | 56.3 | 25.7 | 78.4 | 3.5 | 9.1 | 12.5 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 25.9 |
| 2023-24 | LAL | 37 | 36 | 56.2 | 34.1 | 81.0 | 3.1 | 8.9 | 12.0 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 25.3 |
| Total | 697 | 35 | 52.1 | 30.1 | 79.4 | 2.6 | 7.9 | 10.5 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 24.1 | |
How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Successful shots / Attempted shots; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def=defensive rebound; Tot = Total rebounds; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost balls; Ct: Against; Pts = Points.
