Anthony Davis performed for the Lakers on Tuesday evening towards the Brooklyn Nets, the primary time he’s been out there in 17 video games.
“He’s in,” Lakers coach Frank Vogel mentioned earlier than the sport.
Davis suffered a sprained knee towards the Minnesota Timberwolves on Dec. 17. The Lakers had been 7-10 with out him.
“I believe we might all hoped to have been higher,” Vogel mentioned. “I believe that’s one of many causes that we went out to get [Russell Westbrook] is to deal with a type of guys being out higher than we did final 12 months. So, 7-10 is one thing the place we want we might’ve finished higher.”
Davis returns because the Lakers attain the center hump of their six-game highway journey, the workforce hovering round .500 with their trio of stars — Davis, Westbrook and LeBron James — having performed solely 15 video games collectively.
“To fast-track it, I believe they must spend as a lot time on the ground collectively as they will,” Vogel mentioned. “There’s not going to be numerous apply time so the communication and movie classes will likely be very important. And clearly, the communication throughout the video games, speaking to one another. It’s actually going to return all the way down to getting as many minutes collectively on the ground as potential.”
In 27 video games this season, Davis is averaging 23.8 factors, 10.2 rebounds and a pair of.0 blocks.
“He’s among the finest two-way gamers within the sport,” Vogel mentioned. “I see him impacting each side of the ball. We’ve missed his defensive versatility, his size on the basket, skill to protect on the perimeter and clearly, the whole lot he does offensively.”
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