“The Lakers franchise … has always had dominant big men, dominant guys that have been a force at the rim. That’s why their jerseys are in the rafters,” LeBron James said of Anthony Davis' performance. “And AD’s will be up there when he’s done.”
became the fifth Laker to have a 30-point, 20-rebound game while dominating in the paint. The others? Elgin Baylor, Wilt Chamberlain, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Shaquille O’Neal.
Davis finished with 30 points and 23 rebounds, James had 22 and 11 and Schroder and D’Angelo Russell each scored 19.“It’s history,” coach Darvin Ham said of Davis’ game. “But that’s what we expect of him. It’s what he’s capable of.”On the road in the series opener, the Lakers found themselves under pressure, forced to survive a stretch in which they went scoreless for 4½ minutes late in the fourth quarter while the defending champions authored a comeback.
In the 48-hour build-up to the series opener, the only real given was just how different the challenges would be for both teams after their first-round matchups.The Lakers were going to need to move their defense from the inside out to try to deter the Warriors’ elite shooters. They were going to need to chase more than fight through beefy screens like those the Memphis Grizzlies set in their first-round series.
The only cracks in the interior showed up when Kevon Looney, a premiere offensive rebounder, was able to create second and third chances for Golden State. Davis made nine of his first 10 shots as he helped the Lakers weather the early three-point barrage from Golden State. He relentlessly attacked Looney or anyone else the Warriors tried to put in front of him.
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