Anthony Davis and the Dallas Mavericks blew out Domantas Sabonis’ Sacramento Kings in Wednesday’s ninth vs. 10th play-in game and gave themselves another chance at playoff qualification. For Davis, it was another redemption game against his counterpart, Sabonis. After starting his career 0-10 against the Kings’ big man in head-to-head matchups, Davis has had his rival’s number in the past five games.
He was on the Lakers for the first four times during the regular season when he beat Sabonis and Co. Wednesday’s 120-106 win was the fifth straight time Davis ended up on the winning team against Sabonis. The 10x All-Star scored 27 points, nine rebounds and three blocks while limiting Sabonis to 11 points, 13 rebounds and five assists on 38.5% shooting.
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After Anthony Davis extended his dominant stretch against Domantas Sabonis, NBA fans backed up the Mavericks superstar on X. One fan jokingly threw shade at former Lakers coach Darvin Ham, under whom Davis had his last five losses against Sabonis, saying:
“Life without Ham”
Another tweeted:
One fan added:
Another said:
“AD really said ‘I’m back’ like a bad sequel!”
One fan wrote:
“Ham held him back”
One fan tweeted:
“ain’t no fun when the rabbit got the gun”
Anthony Davis and the Dallas Mavericks will play against the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday. The winner of that game will advance to the NBA playoffs as the eighth seed and face the OKC Thunder in the first round. Davis and Co. have been battle-tested with injuries and will be riding high on confidence after beating the odds against the Kings.
If Davis replicates Wednesday’s performance, another upset could unfold and place Dallas in the postseason against all odds.
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Edited by Arhaan Raje
