Forward Anthony Davis showed his 2020 title-winning form in the Lakers' Game 1 win over Memphis. They will need more of it in Game 2 on Wednesday.
, this version of Davis did everything for his team’s defense, helping smother guards such as Damian Lillard, Russell Westbrook, James Harden and Jamal Murray, forward Jimmy Butler and center Nikola Jokic.
Grizzlies big man Jaren Jackson Jr. — the same kind of do-everything defender — earned the NBA’s defensive player of the year award Monday. Davis, despite making four NBA All-Defensive teams, has never won that award. “On the offensive end, for him, people are double teaming him. And he always makes the right decision and always tries to find the right man or the open man,” Schroder told The Times after Tuesday’s practice. “But on the defensive end, he’s our anchor. He does so much for us.”That job has increasingly included Davis getting after teammates when there’s a defensive breakdown.
As Davis discovered that he has a large “ownership” on the team’s fortunes, something his teammates have sensed, his on-court demeanor has changed. He has been more forceful, more willing to verbalize disappointment with blown coverages and mistakes. With the Lakers having better communication over the last two months, it has helped the team accelerate the learning curve from a lack of continuity.
“It’s difficult,” Lakers guard Austin Reaves said of not knowing about Morant‘s availability. “It’s so big of a question mark you don’t know if he’s going to play, if he’s not going to play. We just take care of our work and prepare for everything, every possible outcome, both ways. So that’s really the plan going forward.”Lakers forward Rui Hachimura got the “green light” Sunday from LeBron James and Anthony Davis, tying a club record with 29 points off the bench.
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