Is Anthony Davis Playing Tonight vs Nuggets? Lakers Issue Availability Report as They Prepare to Take on Nikola Jokic and Co

Lakers will take on The Joker’s Nuggets to avoid their 4th straight defeat, and Anthony Davis, if playing, must lead the team on both offense and defense

Most types of trouble the Los Angeles Lakers went through last season, await them this season as well.

Russell Westbrook continues his drastic dip, nobody in the franchise is shooting anywhere close to 35% from the 3-point line, and Anthony Davis’ jumper is still among the worst in the league.

Even after finishing their 2021-22 outside the Playoffs contention, the Purple and Gold team was considering itself among the contenders in the West before the start of this season.

Also read: Is Russell Westbrook Playing Tonight vs Nuggets? Lakers’ Star’s Availability Update Following a Three-Game Losing Streak

But the way The Brow and Brodie have been playing, they aren’t going any further than last year. Will AD up his ante against Jokic and show us why he was one of the most unstoppable players in the league when healthy?

Anthony Davis is listed as “Probable” for the game against Denver Nuggets

Before their last outing against the Portland Trail Blazers, all of AD, LeBron, and Russ were listed in the Probable column, yet they started the game and played regular minutes.

Davis is still among the probable as Nikola Jokic and the Nuggets welcome the Lakers Wednesday night in the Ball Arena.

Here’s the full #Lakers injury report for tomorrow night against the Nuggets: pic.twitter.com/fOo1BdYDQq

— Daniel Starkand (@DStarkand) October 25, 2022

This is not the ideal team to play against when you’re desperately looking to get the first win of the season. Having Jamal Murray and MPJ back on his side, the Serbian big man is stronger than ever.

Adding former Laker, KCP, to that wonderful offensive mix, they have gotten stronger defensively. They won’t let the Lakers have it easy, how much ever determined LeBron James and his team might be for their first win.

Also read: Is LeBron James Playing Tonight vs Nuggets? Lakers Release Injury Report For the 4x NBA champion

Can AD be dominant against The Joker?

As bad as this LA team has been on the offense (#30 in the league), they have played great on the defensive side of the ball. And Davis is responsible for both those things.

Averaging well over 24 points and 8 rebounds he has blocked just over 7 shots in three games, six of which came against the Blazers.

With this massive surge, everyone would be expecting him to dominate the 2x reigning MVP. Doing that will not just take the chances of the Lakers winning the game higher, but also help him in reinstating his stardom in the league.

But that’s going to be the toughest job for him thus far because The Joker is not an ordinary big of the new generation who has a good jumper, he is an elite playmaker as well who could impact the game in many other ways than just scoring.

Also read: “Everybody should be on the table”: LeBron James, Anthony Davis, and Russell Westbrook Should All be Traded Away, Says J Will

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Akash Murty

An Electrical and Electronics Engineer by degree, Akash Murty is an NBA Editor at The SportsRush. Previously a Software Engineer, Murty couldn’t keep himself away from sports, and his knack for writing and putting his opinion forward brought him to the TSR. A big Soccer enthusiast, his interest in basketball developed late, as he got access to a hoop for the first time at 17. Following this, he started watching basketball at the 2012 Olympics, which transitioned to NBA, and he became a fan of the game as he watched LeBron James dominate the league. Him being an avid learner of the game and ritually following the league for around a decade, he now writes articles ranging from throwbacks, and live game reports, to gossip. LA Lakers are his favourite basketball team, while Chelsea has his heart in football. He also likes travelling, reading fiction, and sometimes cooking.

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