On February 6, Beijing time, the Lakers experienced overtime at home to win 122-115 over the visiting Knicks, after this game the Lakers will improve their record to 26 wins and 28 losses, of course, this is not an ideal record, but for the Lakers who have suffered from injuries and chemical problems so far this season, it is still a good result. After all, a whopping 21 points is also the Lakers' highest reversal score since the Game against the Nuggets on December 23, 2015.
Compared with the past period of games, the biggest difference between the Lakers and the Knicks is the return of LeBron James, and James can also get a triple-double performance of 29 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists in the whole game. However, after the whole game, Anthony Davis's dominant performance at both ends of the attack and defense is also the key to the Lakers' victory.
In this game, Anthony Davis, who played as a starting center, had 28 points, 17 rebounds, 3 steals and 4 blocks on 19-of-13 shooting in 41 minutes, including up to 7 frontcourt rebounds in rebounds.
In fact, Anthony Davis has been in very good shape since his comeback some time ago. In the past six games, Anthony Davis has averaged 29.2 points, 13.2 rebounds, 2.4 assists, 1.8 steals and 2.8 blocks for the Lakers, and has won 23 frontcourt rebounds and 18 blocks in these six games.
The simultaneous statistic performance of at least 25 points and 15 rebounds in three consecutive games also made Anthony Davis the first player in Lakers history to play this level of statistic since Shaquille O'Neal in 2001.
So since his comeback, Anthony Davis can be said to be regaining the state performance he did when he led the Lakers to the championship trophy in 2020, so the question before the Lakers now is whether the team will push for a deal involving Russell Westbrook before the trade deadline when leBron James and Anthony Davis can have such a state performance? Or continue to reinforce role players who can help James and Davis on the court?
Truth be told, only if lakers management can make the right decisions and build a good enough lineup before the trade deadline, and that premise may be to get rid of Russell Westbrook, because from the performance so far this season, Westbrook is not the player for James and Davis. So only after sending Westbrook away can the team make better use of the james and Davis title window.