Nice to see Anthony Davis back on the floor. He only got 8 points but did manage a highlight alley oop play. LeBron was the story of the game though. Without Durant on the floor it was clear that LeBron was the best on the court all night long as he put up 33 points. Westbrook managed to shoot 50% from the floor also. When hes not missing everything the Lakers arent bad. Lots of John Wall for Westbrook trade rumors out there anyway
Now for the Warriors game
Looks like Davis' performance wasn't impressive in this match, but maybe he just needs a couple of games to get back in shape after his injury. By the way, you forgot about Monk. This guy scored 22 points, including 6 of 12 three-pointers. I think he was more helpful than Westbrook in this match.
Well, that was expected since he just came back from injury. His presence on the court lift up the morale of the team and getting the victory against the short-handed Nets without Durant and Irving.
With regards to Monk, nobody is talking to this player. Like there are times where he is scoring 20 points or more in some of their games and for me, I think the Lakers should develop Monk because he can be a perfect shooting guard of the team. Him and Westbrook can be a good frontcourt duos but lets see how Monk goes. I just hope that he would be more consistent in terms of points because there are times where he only score 10 points or lower and there are times where he is scoring 20+ points.
No doubt about Monk, when they have a run like 4-5 games winning streak, I think he averages around 18 ppg during that run. However, when the Lakers started to lost again, nowhere you can find Monk scoring double digits as he struggles.
So what I'm trying to drive up is that he needs to be consistent day in day out and help Lebron. Like THT, he has some good games, but he only has a streak wherein he can't even hit a 3 point even if he has a good looks.