If Anthony Davis comes out the gate this aggressive, the Los Angeles Lakers will sleepwalk to the Western Conference Finals!
To put this in proper perspective to show how dominant Anthony Davis was in this game, you have to understand that all of these plays were in the first quarter. The Portland Trail Blazers have no answer for this guy on either end of the floor and for Terry Stotts, a big line up is a bigger waste of time than putting Garry Trent Jr. on LeBron in the post.
https://twitter.com/Lakers/status/1298080728232546306
Anthony Davis sat out the second half with back spasms. Will he play on Wednesday? We’ll see, but realize he put Portland to bed in the first quarter.
AD finished with 18 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 blocks. He had a plus/minus ratio of +37 in less than 18 minutes. He had 16 points in the first quarter along with 4 rebounds. The assists came when LeBron took over.
The bottom line here is this. When LeBron James and Anthony Davis come into a game looking to send messages, this team is tough to beat. If the shooters are knocking down shots, forget it because games like this happen!
Before you check out the next lesson, watch this clip with Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal. This is why Shaq was devastated the day Kobe passed. If you don’t shed a tear, you are not a Los Angeles Lakers fan.
Kobe and Shaq’s bond was bigger than basketball. pic.twitter.com/wwEfF8nVmk
— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) August 24, 2020