On November 16 Beijing time, the Lakers defeated the kings 99-97 at home. Anthony Davis scored 17 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists and 4 blocks in 5 of 12 shots. Although he was depressed on the offensive end today, his key blocks saved the victory for the Lakers in the last round of the game.
Davis returned to the starting line today after a truce due to rib discomfort. The Lakers kept hitting the iron on the outside at the beginning. Davis failed to score three points in the test shot. It was not until 8:57 that he received LeBron's pass and cut into the inside dunk. No three points made the Lakers more difficult on the offensive end. Fortunately, Zhan Huang led the team to open in the second half of the quarter, and the Lakers tied the score.
However, when LeBron came off, the Lakers were in trouble again. Davis was not in good shape. He played 12 minutes in the first quarter, but only scored 4 points for 1 of 3. In the second quarter, the Lakers let Davis rest for a long time, and the Lakers, led by LeBron, were still close to the score. When he returned in 4:41, he was only one point away.
After 2 minutes and 54 seconds, he made two free throws after Holmes fouled, and the Lakers finally tied. He only got 6 points and 2 rebounds for 1 of 3 shots in the first half, which can be said to be very abnormal. At the beginning of the third quarter, the Lakers played 9-3. Davis and McGee were very active under the basket. He first completed the air contact with Caruso, and then pulled out the restricted area to hit the jump shot in 8 minutes and 38 seconds.
When LeBron served as point guard, Davis played a more open role and actively created opportunities for his teammates. 3 minutes and 35 seconds, he broke through with the ball on his back, lost his balance, still layup and scored, resulting in a foul.
During Davis' rest in the last quarter, LeBron played the dominant rhythm and opened the score for a time, but the king continued to succeed in the interior after the suspension. The Lakers replaced Davis in 6 minutes and 48 seconds, hoping that he could help the team stop bleeding with defense.
With him on the inside, the king really became more afraid. Pope found his hand in time and let the Lakers focus on creating opportunities for him. Both Davis and LeBron sent key assists. In 2:46 seconds, after LeBron grabbed King's free throw, Davis connected with him to dunk, giving the Lakers a 5-point advantage.
However, Bogdanovich then scored five points in a row. The Lakers were only two points ahead in the last minute, with 40 seconds left. Davis withdrew after opening the singles, and Bogdanovich broke through the layup again.
LeBron made two fouls and made two free throws at the critical moment, but Dalglish still had a chance to kill or send the game into extra time. In the last 2.3 seconds, in the king's last attack, Davis waited under the basket for Barnes to break through, succeeded in the big hat opponent and directly ended the game.