! Anthony Davis, an All-Star center for the Los Angeles Lakers, showed off his defensive prowess by defending the rim against Detroit Pistons guard Jaden Ivey in a three-on-one break on Tuesday, prior to the start of the All-Star break, in the eventual 125-111 victory over the Pistons.
After the session, The Forehead’s kindred Los Angeles Top pick, combo forward LeBron James, pondered the occasion, per The Los Angeles Times’ Dan Woike.
“We [were] testing him,” James deadpanned. ” We turned the ball over and afterward totally no one got back. We were testing to see if he is the Defensive Player of the Year, and it was a three-on-one situation. He also displayed it. He showed why.”
In a meager 28:23, Davis scored 20 points on 6-of-12 shooting (6-of-3 from long range), 7-of-7 shooting (7-of-7 from the free throw line), 14 rebounds (6 blocks), and 4 assists. On the whole, six Lakers would complete in twofold digit scoring: each of the five starters (point watch D’Angelo Russell had 21 focuses, shooting monitor Austin Reaves scored 15, James had 25, power forward Rui Hachimura had 15), and hold large man Christian Wood had 11 focuses shortly.
It would be their second win a column, and the Lakers would proceed to win their next challenge the resulting night, a 138-122 victory of the Utah Jazz.
Does Davis have a genuine shot at Cautious Player of the Year praises this year? LA is 30-26 and simply the 10th seed in the Western Gathering. On the off chance that the club wraps up inside the play-in section (for example anyplace from a 7-10 seed), notwithstanding Davis’ singular greatness, it appears to be possible he’ll get disregarded for the DPOY honor. Yet, he ought to have the option to arrive in his fifth All-Guarded Group this year easily.
