In san francisco, california, the los angeles lakers will face the golden state warriors on thursday evening. Anthony davis started the season off with a bang and had 13 points, seven rebounds, one steal, and two blocks in his first 12 minutes of playing time. The all-star forward also made nba history by placing ahead of hall of famer grant hill (17,137) for 101st place on the all-time scoring list. Davis will pass chris webber (17,182) as the next player to pass after hill. Davis averaged 24.9 points, 12.2 rebounds, 3.8 assists, 1.1 steals, and 2.5 blocks per game in thursday’s matchup, while shooting 55.3% from the field in 52 games. With a 30-26 record in 56 games, the lakers are the ninth seed in the western conference.
They’ve been doing well as of late and are in the middle of a three-game winning streak (and 7-3 in their last ten games). Following the warriors, the lakers will return home to meet the san antonio spurs on friday evening in los angeles.
