There’s no hesitance from LeBron James to acknowledge the importance of Anthony Davis in the Los Angeles Lakers lineup, and their interactions on the court against the Toronto Raptors only emphasize that notion.
LeBron James’ 12-assist stint helps Davis secure his season-high score
The Lakers battled out the Raptors to a narrow, hard fought 132-131 win at the Crypto.com Arena. The highlight of the matchup was AD securing a season high score of 41, as well as 11 rebounds and 6 assists, backed by LeBron coming up with a dozen assists for the power forward.
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“…every game has its own challenges. But I would say that the year we won the championship, I led the league in assists and I’m not comparing to that team — because that’s a hell of a team that year when we won it,” said James during the post game interview.
Furthermore, the 19-time NBA All Star admitted the value that Davis brings to the team, as well as dropped some massive compliments to his teammate.
“But it’s always been good ingredients when I have those good assist games where I feel like everybody is getting involved. But when I have those high assists, most of them go to AD and that means [things are going] very well. That works well for our team. He’s big-time for us. It’s always important for us to look AD throughout the game cuz obviously teams know how dynamic he is. So we can’t win without AD. That’s impossible,” he added. [H/T Los Angeles Times]
"When I have those high assists, most of them go to AD…It's always important for us to look for AD throughout the game."
LeBron James after dropping 12 assists leading to Anthony Davis' season-high 41 points 🤝
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