Anthony Davis had no room to play last Thursday, the 4th, and saw the Warriors nullify him during the second game against the Lakers
Anthony Davis disappointed during the defeat of the lakers To the Warriors in the playoffs of NBA. After having played a brilliant game and having put 30 points on his account, the pivot did not maintain the same level of performance last Thursday, 4th. Draymond Green to have a great defensive performance and that harmed the work of AD during the confrontation against Golden State.
In a press conference, after the match between Warriors and Lakers, Anthony Davis commented on his performance. He only managed 11 points and hit just one free kick. The performance was far below what fans are used to seeing and he sought explanations for that. According to the Los Angeles star, he did everything he could and even repeated the same plays that worked in the first game.
I made the same plays I made in game one. I didn’t take any shots that I didn’t make in Game 1. I just missed. That’s all… We’ll be better. I’ll be better at making those shots. We’ll go home and try to take care of our problems.”he stated.
Responsible for annulling Davis, Draymond Green spoke to the press and spoke about the strategy to not let the Lakers pivot play. According to him, the rival knows how to position himself and find important spaces to score points. With that, the Warriors decided to soften this capacity of the opponents and tried to take the maximum space for AD.
“Anthony Davis is a great player and when you allow him to go to the places he wants to go… There’s a reason he wants to go to those places. He’s great at it and won’t miss many more shots. When you try to get him to do things on our terms, it gets a little harder for him.”, he completed.
Lakers and Warriors will face each other for game 3 of the semifinals this Saturday, 6, at 21:30 (Brasília time). The match will be held at Crypto.com Arena and will be the great opportunity for the Los Angeles team to get back on top of the aggregate scoreboard and take an important step towards the conference final.
Source: sportbuzz
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