The Los Angeles Lakers had a pretty rough week. After fighting their way to almost leveling their wins and loss record this season after a pitiful 2-10 start, the Lakers had some poor injury and health luck that saw them fall to 3 consecutive losses against playoff-level teams in the Cleveland Cavaliers, Toronto Raptors, and Philadelphia 76ers.
However, LeBron James and Anthony Davis seemed to have found the peak of their powers once again. The pair combined for 69 points in the Lakers’ win over the Detroit Pistons, which impressed fans around Twitter and made them believe the Lakers might just be one piece away from contention.
LeBron and AD went OFF for the Lakers tonight 😤
Bron: 35 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST
AD: 34 PTS, 15 REB, 7 AST
Top __ duo in the league? pic.twitter.com/a641BLk52P
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) December 12, 2022
best duo on the league this isn’t a question lmao
— FADE (@FadeAwayMedia) December 12, 2022
their record is 11-15😂😂😂
— Ø⚔️ (@FLOPBIID) December 12, 2022
https://twitter.com/JamesEdrick3/status/1602111960115744769
LeBron James and Anthony Davis are both playing at an extremely high level, and the Lakers won’t make a trade to make sure their performances don’t go to waste.
— Colb (@___Colb___) December 12, 2022
LeBron James (37 years, 346 days old) is the oldest player in Lakers franchise history to have at least 35+ PTS, 5+ REB, and 5+ AST in a game, passing:
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (35 PTS, 12 REB, 6 AST at 37 years, 267 days old) pic.twitter.com/SR4CCJl7A3
— NBA.com/Stats (@nbastats) December 12, 2022
https://twitter.com/JamesEdrick3/status/1602164908300328961
ANTHONY DAVIS TONIGHT
▫️34 points
▫️15 rebounds
▫️7 assists
▫️2 steals
▫️12/18 FG
AD IS NOW 16-1 VS THE PISTONS!pic.twitter.com/ocKd1VIWTB
— Lakers Lead (@LakersLead) December 12, 2022
Naw the level AD playin at is literally out of this world ! 🔥 pic.twitter.com/kCcv4GB1iw
— Famouslos32 (@famouslos32) December 12, 2022
34 points
15 rebounds
7 assists
2 steals
1 block
12-18 FG
No one can survive AD right now. pic.twitter.com/daJHsYimiU
— Richard Staple, BSN, RN🇯🇲 (@RichStapless) December 12, 2022
If you're expecting Lebron and AD to do this every night you are sadly mistaken and in for a terrible reality.
— 𝘾𝙤𝙖𝙘𝙝 𝙎𝙝𝙪𝙗𝙝 ⁶𓅓 (@OVOLakeShow) December 12, 2022
never forget what it took from bron and ad tonight 2 beat the worst team in basketball. want everyone to remember dis game. https://t.co/I2dTtxtGaq
— Coach Rome (@Rome_Beast) December 12, 2022
LeBron had 35 points on 58.3% efficiency from the field, while AD had 34 points on 66.7% efficiency. This is arguably the best duo in the league when healthy and the Lakers will hope that is enough to take them to the playoffs this season.
Are LeBron James And Anthony Davis Enough To Lead The Lakers To Contention?
Contending for a title is a bold thing to say, especially in this year’s NBA when there are only 2 teams that look like they’ve distanced themselves as genuine championship favorites. That also does mean that teams below them can make small changes that can hopefully put them in that same realm.
December 15 is just 3 days away, which means the Lakers will have to decide whether LeBron and AD are enough, or if the team needs more. Relying on them with their age and injury history is a massive gamble, so it will be tough for the Lakers to see the season out and not make any moves to improve the depth around their 2 star players.
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