Anthony Davis dominated the primary quarter towards the Charlotte Hornets in historic trend earlier than ending with 42 factors and 23 rebounds.
The Los Angeles Lakers middle was pink sizzling from the opening tip-off, racking up 21 factors and 11 rebounds in simply the primary quarter.
Giannis Antetokounmpo (2023) is the one different participant to document a 20-10 quarter since 2000. Actually, it is just the second 20-10 quarter of all the play-by-play period (since 1996-97 season).
The Lakers defeated the Hornets 112-107 in a sport the place LaMelo Ball was compelled to go away within the second quarter with an ankle harm.
Record of gamers with 20/10 in 1 / 4 since 2000:
— Anthony Davis (tonight)— Giannis Antetokounmpo pic.twitter.com/llPXz0zMD7
— StatMuse (@statmuse) January 28, 2025
Davis First Quarter To Keep in mind
Matched up towards Hornets middle Mark Williams, Davis had all of it engaged on Monday evening.
The jumper was falling, he was getting out in transition for lobs, and ending on the pick-and-roll with ease. He made his first six subject objective makes an attempt and shot 9-for-12 within the quarter.
A warmth examine spinning fadeaway was most likely the spotlight encapsulating simply how a lot of a zone he was in.
ANTHONY DAVIS WITH A DOMINANT FIRST QUARTER ‼️
💪 21 PTS (9-12 FGM)💪 11 REB
Solely the SECOND 20-10 quarter of the play-by-play period! pic.twitter.com/Yt4WZoL6cm
— NBA (@NBA) January 28, 2025
AD In An Absolute Zone
During the last 4 video games, Davis is averaging 32.8 factors, 15.0 rebounds, 3.3 assists, and three.0 blocks. He has additionally shot at the very least 50 p.c or higher from the sphere in every of these video games.
Unsurprisingly, the Lakers have gained 4 in a row. At 26-18, they’re now fifth within the Western convention and only a sport behind the Denver Nuggets for dwelling court docket benefit within the playoffs.
Monday evening was the fifth time in his NBA profession that Davis recorded at the very least 40 factors and 20 rebounds in a sport.
“Locked in and dominant from begin to end,” LeBron James mentioned of Davis’ efficiency after the sport. “He carried us in our first sport on the East coast [road trip]. He had all of it going.”
