Giant Davis: The Lakers, more alive than ever

So yes: Forget about the unfortunate victory over the Knicks Lakersin the Crypto Arena and against a team that came from Turn back, and overwhelm the Pelicans with an unquestionable show. A very important victory against a major rival (both came to this duel with 33-35) that allows the Los Angeles team to join, which is again located in positions playing in (tenths, 34-35) And he has a great chance of getting to 50% with his visit to Houston tomorrow. And they have the same track record as Mavs and Thunder, who hold positions ahead of the Angels: 13 matches before it, 13 absolute finals and more than one direct duel for the team led by Darvin HammWho continues to offer a great defense after the market closes and adds a lot without LeBron James, he is still injured, but what we see every time is closer to return. Before the Pelicans, he was playing before the match, although his loss was confirmed in advance. Still, a good sign.

The Lakers ruled the game comfortable: a 35-point lead (40-75) with 15 of 27 on threes. franchise record and only 3 of 18 caps in a half in NBA history. So, Angelinos shoot over 55% on field goals and triples. They have 31 rebounds and have already distributed 19 assists. And Malik Beasley assisted 7 times, equaling the top of the entity in the hands of Kobe Bryant. All the data was completely positive for a team that had a lot of fun and dedicated the second part to keeping score and managing the minutes of the most popular players well. Good manners, great behavior, familiarity, chemistry, and blind faith in purposeThose qualifiers where they have a team where almost anything can happen.

On the Pelican, nothing worked. The secrecy and absence of returning Zion Williamson ended up dismantling a franchise that in December was in first place in the Western Conference And now he has serious risks of being excluded even from playing in. They were put under their opponent’s momentum at the start (down 30% on shots and 5 of 27 on three-pointers) and reacted a bit after that, but without ever feeling like they could overcome a difference that is, ultimately, impossible to overcome. tracer. They had 13 points (94-107) with less than 5 minutes remaining, but it was just a mirage and the Lakers controlled the last few minutes well. Herbert Jones scored 20 points, the same number recorded by Trey Murphy while Brandon Ingram went 22, with 6 rebounds and 6 assists. 13, with 9 assists to CJ McCollum, 10 + 6 until Jonas Valanciunas who was completely overtaken by Davis, played less than 16 minutes…a little bit of everything and a lot of nothing. Oh, and 0 min from Willy Hernangómez in a game where his presence was more than relevant, considering the scoring and the very poor moment his team had. In any case.

Davis was the champion of the Lakers and the game: he scored his first 8 points for his team, had 20 points and 8 rebounds in the first half. And he went as far as 35, with 17 rebounds, in the end, plus 11 of 18 shots from the field, 1 of 2 on triples and 12 of 13 from personal.. With an absolutely commanding stance and shooting range that allows him to shoot from almost anywhere, plus the best rebounding mark of his career (over 12.5 rebounds per game) we’re talking about the extraordinary Davis. And we’ll see who can stop him while he’s healthy. For the rest, you already know: 24 by Malik Beasley (7 of 12 in triples), 17+5+3 by D’Angelo Russell, 14+4+5 by versatile Austin Reaves, 12 by Rui Hachimura Sloppy work from Troy Brown and Jared Vanderbilt and even good minutes from Wendell Gabriel, with 6 goals and 8 rebounds (5 offensive) in less than 15 minutes. Great team, great game. And continue.