Anthony Davis was on fire tonight. His 55-point eruption is the highest single-game score this season. He was at his explosive best and fans are starting to remark on his brilliance. AD was the man tonight. Magic Johnson is giving his seal of approval.
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The Los Angeles Lakers are back to their winning best. The NBA is back to normal. The Lakers have been 8-2 in their last 10 and there is a glimmer of hope.
After being a defense-first team for the first 2 months, LA has pivoted to producing some great offense. The last few games have been a joy to watch and tonight felt like the culmination of all of that. AD was at the center of it all.
Magic Johnson thinks Anthony Davis should be the MVP frontrunner
And Magic Johnson, a Laker legend thinks AD should be the front-runner for MVP? While AD’s performance has been scintillating, he should be in the conversation, not leading it.
With his 55 point and 17 rebound performance tonight, Anthony Davis leads the NBA MVP race!
— Earvin Magic Johnson (@MagicJohnson) December 5, 2022
Coach Ham has been ecstatic to talk about Davis every time he gets the chance. And he has been relishing the dominant play from Davis.
“It’s been a joy to watch and he deserves it”@Lakers Head Coach Darvin Ham on Anthony Davis’ stretch of HOT play. pic.twitter.com/laiDIG93VY
— NBA (@NBA) December 5, 2022
Laker Nation should rejoice this eruption from AD
You don’t put up 55 points every day, even if you are Anthony Davis. And this performance should be the benchmark of what to expect from this stacked Lakers side. They are finally starting to show their caliber.
Anthony Davis’ last 10 games:
34.2 PPG
15.4 RPG
2.9 BPG
63.3 FG%
8-2 record#LakeShow pic.twitter.com/MfQdKXZOFV
— ’ (@_Talkin_NBA) December 5, 2022
Anthony Davis tonight:
55 PTS
17 REB
3 BLK
22-30 FGThe first Laker with a 50/15 game on 70 FG% since Wilt in 1969. pic.twitter.com/P5bOPDoGP7
— StatMuse (@statmuse) December 5, 2022
AD also joined Kobe Bryant’s company with tonight’s game.
Anthony Davis has made 40 FG over his last 2 games, tied for the most by any player over a 2-game span in the last 20 seasons, joining Kobe Bryant.
Bryant recorded 2 such instances, making 40 FG over a 2-game span on March 16 & 18, 2007 and January 20 & 22, 2006. pic.twitter.com/0bEeFe8L2K
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) December 5, 2022
The Lakers are now 10-12 after starting the season horrendously. There is a lot you can expect going forward and we for one hope that this wasn’t a one-off performance.
