At his best, Anthony Davis is a very, very high level interior player, capable of dominating in scoring and rebounding. But he is above all a finisher, with a career average of 2.4 assists.
This is changing since, after achieving his first triple-double points/rebounds/assists a few days ago, he almost did it again against the Mavericks. “AD” thus finished the match with 28 points at 12/17 shooting, 12 rebounds (including 5 offensive) and therefore 9 assists.
“I teach him how to pass the ball from the post” explains LeBron James with a smile. “He’s working on it and he’s great. Opponents will quickly stop taking double shots. As long as we put our shots behind. It’s our job to be in the right place, at the right time, when the double takes come his way.”
Against Dallas, Anthony Davis took advantage of very readable and fairly soft two-handed shots to easily find his teammates. It also served quite a bit as a launching pad for hand-to-hand combat.
“When the guys are open, we give them the ball and tell them to shoot” sums up the interior. “It’s not like we go on the field to be selfish. We take pleasure in doing and carrying out good deeds. »
Enough to reap a second consecutive victory and return to balance for the Lakers (21 wins – 21 losses), currently in 10th place in the Western Conference.
