In their March 6 loss to the Sacramento Kings, the Los Angeles Lakers committed a plethora of errors, which are magnified by the agony of defeat.
Several variables were highlighted by Lakers star LeBron James, including the Kings’ standout De’Aaron Fox having the Lakers’ number, the early second foul picked up by Anthony Davis in the first quarter, and the presence of former teammate Malik Monk.
Even if the foul was questionable, Davis brought attention to a more serious problem.”We reаlly needed thаt gаme….” With every оunce оf оur being, we emerged frоm the оther side оf the flооr. The secоnd quаrter wаs the deciding fаctоr in the gаme. Becаuse оf оur defensive missteps, De’ааrоn Fоx аnd Mаlik Mоnk were аble tо scоre аs mаny pоints аs they wаnted аnd dоminаte in the pаint. If I оffer my аssistаnce, [Dоmаntаs] Sаbоnis will be cоmpletely free.
“They were quite skilled at influencing our actions.”
The referee calls were questionable, according to Davis. It’s not easy to be in foul trouble when playing. You should avoid purchasing inexpensive ones. However, when I’m playing defense, our team is completely different.
The team’s head coach, Darvin Ham, has taken heat for not making any changes during games. Although Davis refrained from confronting his coach directly, he made it apparent that he was unhappy with the gameplan and the lack of modifications. He did not elaborate on whether appealing the call would have had any impact.
Sabonis had a triple-double—16 points, 20 rebounds, 12 assists, and two steals—as the Kings’ social media team took aim at Anthony Davis of the Lakers. Davis recorded 14 points, 11 boards, 3 assists, and 1 block in the game’s final tally. However, he had trouble shooting from the field, going 5-for-13 (38.5%).
However, when Sabonis has been on the other side, Davis’s presence has been mostly irrelevant.
A further point of criticism was his winless record vs Sabonis, which stretches back to when both players were on the Oklahoma City Thunder and the New Orleans Pelicans, respectively.
