“I can’t afford to go four, five or six minutes without taking a shot, whether I’m hot or not. » Anthony Davis made this observation after the loss to Utah. He had just taken only four shots in the second half. However, he had been very good in the first act, with 20 points.
We therefore expected a reaction against the Cavaliers. We especially had a recurrence of the meeting against the Jazz. The interior started perfectly with 9 points in the first quarter and 17 in total at the break. Then, in the second half, nothing more…
“It’s obvious that it starts with Davis and he has to touch more balls”admits LeBron James to ESPN. “Our priority is, and must always be, to make sure he touches balls during possessions, quarter-times and halves. »
Who should start the movement: Davis, the players or the coach?
Anthony Davis only took two shots after the break and therefore scored two small points, while the Lakers attack was in great difficulty, registering only 36 points in 24 minutes.
“He has my green light to shout, to ask for the ball”, assures Darvin Ham. “We try to serve him, pick-and-roll with LeBron James. It’s not like we don’t try. Sometimes the game moves elsewhere. They made the gap and we tried to play faster and score even more. There are variables that explain this. It’s really not like no system was called for Davis. This is not the case. »
The Lakers and their coach would therefore like to serve the former New Orleans, who finished with 19 points in the loss to the Cavaliers. But, obviously, it’s not so clear in Russell Westbrook’s mind.
“To tell the truth, I don’t know who the main job depends on”wonders the replacement playmaker, when it comes to feeding his interior. “I leave it up to the coaches to find the best solution to use Davis. When I do, I do my best to read the situations, make it easy for her. »
Should Darvin Ham be more explicit with his players when he gives his instructions to serve “AD”? “These players are not rookies”recalls the coach. “We have a playbook, with systems, some of which are for Davis. You just have to be organized. »
| 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 | 7 | 36 | 52.4 | 23.1 | 81.3 | 3.1 | 7.9 | 11.0 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 23.0 |
| Total | 611 | 35 | 51.5 | 30.2 | 79.4 | 2.5 | 7.7 | 10.2 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 23.8 | |
