After being teammates for six seasons on the Lakers, LeBron James and Anthony Davis confronted off as rivals for the primary time final evening.
The Lakers effectively and actually received one of the best of the Mavs 112-97 at American Airways Heart in Luka Doncic’s return to Dallas.
Naturally, LeBron was requested after the sport what it was like going head-to-head along with his outdated pal AD.
“Totally different,” James mentioned. “Totally different. Clearly we had our personal feelings constructed into it, so I feel it was simply totally different. I feel it was the primary time we performed in opposition to one another since ’19 I consider when he was in New Orleans, my first yr right here… Simply totally different, man. I ain’t received snug but with him being on the opposite facet, for certain.”
James completed with 27 factors, seven rebounds, three assists and one steal whereas capturing 11/20 from the sphere in 36 minutes.
He scored 13 of these factors within the fourth quarter and Davis was nothing however complimentary of the Lakers star.
“I feel any time he received the ball — in [isolation] we did an excellent job, however his factors have been all slashes and over helps from different guys,” Davis mentioned of James’ fourth quarter explosion.
The Dallas huge man additionally spoke in regards to the bombshell commerce between him and Luka.
“Each of us have been caught off [guard], shocked by [the trade],” Davis advised reporters. “However that was two months in the past. It occurred. There’s nothing we are able to do about it now. Simply advised him, ‘Good sport.’ He performed a hell of a sport. Only a respect factor.”
The pair shared some phrases and an embrace after the sport.
Respect
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Davis was saved just a little quiet the entire evening, ending with 13 factors, 11 rebounds, six assists and one block whereas capturing 5/13 from the sphere and 0/2 from the three-point vary in 33 minutes.
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