{"id":822,"date":"2023-03-02T09:17:47","date_gmt":"2023-03-02T01:17:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/qssjx.com\/?p=822"},"modified":"2023-03-02T09:17:47","modified_gmt":"2023-03-02T01:17:47","slug":"anthony-davis-unwinnable-fight-to-save-the-lakers-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/qssjx.com\/?p=822","title":{"rendered":"Anthony Davis\u2019 unwinnable fight to save the Lakers\u2019 season"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The\u00a0Los Angeles Lakers<\/a>\u00a0appeared to finally have things figured out entering the stretch run of the NBA season. L.A. was 4-1 since their major\u00a0NBA Trade Deadline<\/a>\u00a0acquisitions, bringing D\u2019Angelo Russell back in to the fold alongside Malik Beasley, Jarred Vanderbilt, and Mo Bamba to help bolster a roster that was fairly mundane around superstars LeBron James and Anthony Davis. Their sub-.500 regular season reflected that reality – as well as the intermittent availability of both James and Davis as a duo.<\/p>\n

The Lakers have played 62 games so far this season. LeBron and AD have shared the floor in 28 of them. That is, most certainly, not a recipe for L.A. championship aspirations. Davis is now set to miss the Lakers\u2019 next game, on Wednesday night vs. the Thunder,\u00a0according to Shams Charania<\/a>.<\/p>\n

But things were turning around! That is, until, LeBron heard a pop. And now\u00a0he will miss at least two weeks<\/a>, once again putting the Lakers without at least one of their two best players.<\/p>\n

But against the\u00a0Memphis Grizzlies<\/a>\u00a0on Tuesday night, at least for a short time, it appeared the Lakers would be able to weather the storm. Davis was dominant, taking advantage of an undersized Xavier Tillman Sr. and being a menace on the glass and around the rim. Players the likes of Austin Reaves and Lonnie Walker IV were providing scoring punch with both James and D\u2019Angelo Russell out, and the aforementioned Beasley and Vanderbilt were supplying their own sparks of offensive production and defensive\/rebounding tenacity, respectively.<\/p>\n

But a funny thing happened after the first half ended and as the second half began. Anthony Davis continued to be a force, finishing the game with 28 points (on 19 shots), 19 rebounds, and 5 blocks. But those that provided first-half support weren\u2019t able to match what the Memphis Grizzlies had in the greatness of Ja Morant…<\/p>\n

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Ja Morant. 28 points in the 3rd quarter. Was just AWESOME to watch. pic.twitter.com\/giozdk4ALB<\/a><\/p>\n

— Rob Edwards (@RobertDEdwards) March 1, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n