Anthony Davis is (almost) back! Absent for more than a month, the Unibrow should make its return at the end of the week. He could find the floors for the reception of the Pelicans this Friday or for the coming to town of the Nuggets this Sunday. And if it was him, the savior of the Lakers to win a place for the play-in tournament? Frank Vogel’s troupe is in total perdition, so AD, it’s now or never.
Absent since his ankle turned badly against the Jazz on February 16, giving rise to a nasty sprain, Anthony Davis is on the way to being fully recovered. Remember, the stoppage was brutal. He had only been back for three weeks from his sprained knee. Frankly, Unibrow is not spoiled this season, but that’s it, AD is back! And he was pretty good in his boots from the end of January until his fall in mid-February. Over this period, he averaged 22.6 points, 9.3 rebounds and just over 3 blocks per game. The interior of the Lakers has brought a lot to the court this season, but there is a but. The purple and gold franchise has never managed to string together wins, with or without AD. The Lakers’ roster may be full of stars (admittedly a little dated, but stars nonetheless), the team has been in the midfield in the West for a good part of the season. The band of LeBron James is even trying to grab places… down the rankings. In recent weeks, Anthony Davis deplored the more than shaky performances of his teammates from the infirmary. The Purple and Gold are 9 wins over the last 31 games. Ouch. And that, despite a King James in 34/9/6 average over the month of March. Well, it wasn’t perfect with AD, but without it, it’s a disaster! He now appears to be the only hope to save his band, seven games from the end of the regular.
As of this writing, the Lakers are 11th in the West. So there, we are leaving for the end of the season at the beginning of April for LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony, Russell Westbrook and Anthony Davis!? The holidays are fine for 5 minutes, but it is totally unthinkable for such players gathered in the same team not to play in the Playoffs. And again, BronBron can turn around about the play-in tournament because without that, it would already be almost mission impossible. The 8th in the West, their locker room neighbors, the Clippers, currently have a 6.5 game lead. Remaining realistic, the mission for Frank Vogel’s troupe will be to re-enter the Top 10 to save what remains to be saved. Unfortunately, LeBron James hurt his ankle and is questionable for the next games. AD’s return scheduled for Friday or Sunday according to Chris Haynes of Yahoo! Sports is going to be perfect if he wants to play a little more than two weeks in April. It’s the start of a long distance battle between the Lakers (31-44), the Pelicans (32-43) and the Spurs (31-44, but in possession of the tie-breaker). Three teams, two places, and seven games to play. Unibrow’s dominance in the paint and size on defense are sorely lacking in the Lakers when he’s not around. It’s up to him to put on the savior costume.
We know how much an AD – LeBron duo in form during the Playoffs can do very, very badly. Accompanied by Russell Westbrook as third man, the Lakers have the weapons to knock down anyone, in a moment when the regular season will be a thing of the past. But for that, you must first integrate the play-in and then come out a winner. The task looks difficult, AD you must be huge.
Source texte : Yahoo! Sports
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