#LAKERS SCORE AND STATS SERIES#

The 'every other Davis' nickname has largely held true in the 2023 playoffs.įortunately for the Lakers, they got odd-numbered Davis on Saturday. However, in Games 2, 4 and 6 against the Grizzlies and Game 2 against the Warriors, he averaged 13 points and 10.3 rebounds. In Games 1, 3 and 5 against the Grizzlies and Game 1 against the Warriors, Davis averaged 28.5 points and 17.8 rebounds per game.

In odd-numbered games in their two playoff series, he has been spectacular. Here are the biggest takeaways from Game 3: Dominant DavisĪ particularly strange and frustrating trend has emerged for Anthony Davis this postseason. Considering their 11-30 road record this season and the Lakers' 4-0 home record in the playoffs, the odds will certainly be against them.

#LAKERS SCORE AND STATS SERIES#

On Monday, they'll attempt to tie this series at 2-2, and if they don't, they'll face a 3-1 deficit at the hands of a player in LeBron James who once overcame such a lead to defeat them in the 2016 Finals. Now all of the pressure is on the Warriors. The Lakers also got 21 first-half points out of D'Angelo Russell and another 21 points out of LeBron James after he failed to even attempt a shot in the first quarter for the first time in his playoff career. Davis helped hold the Warriors to their fewest points of the postseason by making it almost impossible for Golden State to score at the basket. He scored 25 points in the win, but it was his relentless defense that really won Los Angeles the game. They now lead the series 2-1.Īnthony Davis led the way for the Lakers. That allowed them to rest their starters for most of the fourth quarter and walk away with a comfortable 127-97 victory. After falling behind 30-23 in the first quarter, the Lakers won the second and third quarters by a combined margin of 63-38.

The Lakers returned the favor on Saturday with a thumping of their own. In the history of the NBA, teams with a 3-1 advance 95% of the time.The Golden State Warriors blew the Los Angeles Lakers out in Game 2 of their second-round series. It was LeBron who got the last laugh posting 22 points, 20 rebounds and 7 assists to send the Lakers to Memphis with a 3-1 lead. LeBron would take over in the OT session, and finish off the game with an and one lay up over Dillon Brooks who has been very vocal about LeBron and his defensive prowess in this series. LeBron, who had not hit 20 points yet, took the game in his hands and tied the game up with a strong drive to the rack dropping the lay up with 0.8 on the clock to send the game to overtime. Game 5: Wednesday 7:30 ETīane looked like he was on the verge of sealing the game after Ja Morant hit him in transition for a go ahead lay up with 6.1 on the clock. Memphis would keep the lead until midway through the fourth quarter when DeAngelo Russell ignited from downtown, hitting three straight threes scoring 9 of his 17 points in a flurry to give the Lakers a lead which would go back and forth for the final 3:30 of regulation. That someone was Bane who had 36 points and 7 rebounds in the Game 4 loss in LA. Ja Morant looked like his wrist was bothering him a little more than it did when he had 45 in the previous game, which meant someone else needed to have a big night. LA would build up a 15 point lead in the second quarter before Memphis went on a run before halftime and into the third quarter to jump ahead thanks to some brilliant play from Desmond Bane. With their two stars having sub par nights on the offensive end, LA would need their role players to step up and that’s exactly what they did.ĭavis would score just 4 point through the first three quarters and ended the night with 12, but Vanderbilt, DeAngelo Russell and Austin Reaves all stepped to the stage to carry their two stars until crunch time. Neither LeBron nor Anthony Davis would set the tone for the Lakers early on, instead it was Jared Vanderbilt who had 10 of the Lakers first 13 points. LA was up 24 in the first quarter on Saturday but Memphis put up a fight from start to finish on Monday night. The Lakers would have to work for this win in a stark contrast to the way Game 3 played out. LeBron James had the first 20-20 playoff game of his career in the 104-102 victory from the Arena. The Los Angeles Lakers needed extra basketball to defeat the Memphis Grizzlies and take a 3-1 lead on the road for Game 5.

Lakers score and stats