The Los Angeles Lakers ended up defeating the Utah Jazz today, 106-101. The win came behind yet another outstanding performance from LeBron James, who put up 33 points, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists.
This was definitely a difficult win for the Los Angeles Lakers, as they ended up losing Anthony Davis to an ankle injury midway through the game. The injury definitely looked serious, but Shams Charania has since reported that the X-rays on Davis’ ankle came back negative and that his injury is an ankle sprain.
Anthony Davis had to be carried off the court after an apparent ankle injury.
Prayers up 🙏 pic.twitter.com/6My5gqXYnb
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) February 17, 2022
X-rays negative on Anthony Davis‘ injured right ankle. Davis has a sprain. He will receive treatment over All-Star break and be re-evaluated when team returns.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) February 17, 2022
It was tough for the Los Angeles Lakers to pull out a win against the Utah Jazz once Anthony Davis ended up leaving the game, and they were behind for a majority of it. However, to their credit, they did end p coming back to get the win.
A lot of Los Angeles Lakers fans reacted to the win against the Utah Jazz. Many were just happy that the team would be going into All-Star break with a win, but there were also people who expressed condolences to Anthony Davis about his injury.
That's the way to head into the All-Star Break.@KingJames: 33 pts, 8 reb, 6 ast@russwest44: 17 pts, 7 reb, 6 ast pic.twitter.com/CYuD8lVl3o
— Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) February 17, 2022
There are some Los Angeles Lakers fans that are still relatively confident about the prospect of a future championship run for the team. There’s no doubt that the Los Angeles Lakers are a talented team still, and their win today against the Utah Jazz suggests that they can still beat playoff-tier teams. They also had a very close game against the Golden State Warriors recently. Perhaps this can be the beginning of a turnaround for the team after a very inconsistent year. They have been linked with Goran Dragic recently, so reinforcements could be on the way.
There is no question that the Los Angeles Lakers aren’t in a good spot currently, even if they are going into the All-Star break with a win. Hopefully, they are able to start stringing together more wins in the future, but the end of the season is quickly approaching, and the Lakers will need to be swift to avoid being a play-in team.
