For many reasons, the Lakers’ Game 2 defeat to the Grizzlies was disappointing. Anthony Davis’ play was one of the most well-known ones. Davis had a dominant two-way game in Game 1, but in Game 2, he was largely ineffective offensively.
The big man had trouble getting going and only managed to shoot 4-14 for 13 points. It was a tough game of frustrating misses in the paint and several misses around the rim.
Even though a lot of factors contributed to the defeat, Davis took some of the blame at his press conference following the game.
“Clearly, I need to improve,” Davis remarked. “We can’t expect to win if we have a night like I had tonight.”
Davis’ degree of engagement and activity is a reliable source
I hope that turns out to be the case and Davis makes a significant recovery. If he does, the Lakers might have a big night with Rui Hachimura becoming #PlayoffRui and LeBron James getting called out by Dillon Brooks.
Anthony Davis is averaging 23.9 points per game for the Los Angeles Lakers through 24 games this season. That doesn’t seem impressive by his standards, especially considering that he scored two points more on average the previous season.
However, it appears that he has entered beast mode recently. In the last weekend’s in-season tournament championship, he finished with 41 points on 16 of 24 shots, 20 rebounds, five assists, and four blocked shots. He then went on to have consecutive games with 37 points, all the while maintaining a very good shooting percentage.
In fact, in his last two games, Davis has made three of his five shots from beyond the arc. This season, he has primarily avoided the 3-ball; on average, he has made the fewest tries from that distance in nine seasons.
He suffered a twisted ankle on Wednesday, which prevented him from playing in Los Angeles’ last game against the Spurs, a devastating 129-115 loss. But when he gets back into the lineup, one might probably anticipate him to be dominant once mor
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