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Anthony Davis endured the pain of the team, the Los Angeles Lakers won the "most important game of the season"

Published:2023-04-01 By Việt Long(Meta Sports) Comments
Both Anthony Davis and coach Darvin Ham called it the most important win of the season for the Los Angeles Lakers, coming back from an 11-point lead over Minnesota.

It seemed that the Los Angeles Lakers fans would have a nightmare when their team was far ahead, and Anthony Davis was on the field because of an injury. But the bigman born in 1993 suppressed the pain to continue playing, then had one of the best matches from the beginning of the season.

The moment that made the Los Angeles Lakers fans' hearts flutter when Anthony Davis lay on the field due to injury

In 37 minutes on the court, Anthony Davis dominated the area under the basket with 38 points, 17 rebounds, 1 steals and 2 blocks. AD's finishing performance reaches 15-26 FG, besides it is 8-10 FT.

It's hard to believe this is the stat of a player who flipped his ankle mid-game and was lying on the pitch in great pain. From Rudy Gobert and then Karl Anthony Towns, no one could stop Anthony Davis from glowing inside the 3-second zone.

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However, not only Anthony Davis, the Los Angeles Lakers also dominated Minnesota with an extremely uncomfortable defense and a more effective attack.

After letting the opponent lead by 11 points in the first half, the Lakers "strangled" the Timberwolves in the third and fourth quarters (the halftime scores were 35-18 and 33-28, respectively). Just like that, the comeback was completed with the final victory of 123-111 for the army of coach Darvin Ham.

Anthony Davis led the Lakers with 38 points and 17 rebounds. Behind him are five other Lakers players with over 10 points, led by LeBron James (18 points, 10 rebounds, 6 assists) and D'Angelo Russell (12 points, 10 assists).

"I know for sure that I will have to stay on the field again. I don't want to sit out because of injury at this point," Anthony Davis shared. "The result is the most important win of our tournament".

Highlights Anthony Davis' 38 points 17 rebounds performance against the Minnesota Timberwolves

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This victory helped the Los Angeles Lakers have more wins than losses for the first time this season, reaching a total of 39-38 and climbing to 7th place in the Western rankings.

Meanwhile, the Minnesota Timberwolves were overtaken by the LA Lakers themselves and dropped to 7th. Mike Conley and Karl-Anthony Towns led with 25 and 23 points, respectively. The other outstanding name is Kyle Anderson with 17 points, 6 assists, 3 blocks and 2 steals.

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