Anthony Davis Divulges How Darius Garland’s Injury “Helped” Lakers Clinch Victory vs Cavs

The Los Angeles Lakers registered a much-needed victory after falling against the Dallas Mavericks at home. The team took on the Cleveland Cavaliers in an away game on Saturday night. But it wasn’t a cakewalk for the LA side as they stole the game away from the Cavs with a crunch clutch play at the end. Meanwhile, the Cavs put up a great fight despite losing their star point guard Darius Garland mid-game due to an injury. Anthony Davis revealed how the injury helped his team win.

Stepping into the game after a disappointing loss in home court, the Lakers did face the heat in Cleveland. With the return of Donovan Mitchell into the starting line up, they were looking lethal in the first half, scoring 71 points. Moreover, the Lakers struggled to handle the ball, as the Cavs forced 12 turnovers on them before the end of the first half. However, things took a turn in the second half. Let’s find out more about it in detail.

Anthony Davis reveals the reason behind the Lakers’ Saturday night win

While it was Donovan Mitchell, who took care of the offense for the Cavs, it was Anthony Davis for the Lakers, dominating the paint. The 30-year-old star dropped 32 points with 13 rebounds to take home the victory. As usual, the superstar LeBron James pitched in with crucial buckets in the later half of the game with 22 points with 6 rebounds and 6 assists.

During the first half of the game, Garland injured his neck and didn’t join the team after the break. Notably, he missed a game earlier because of a neck injury. However, the star’s absence came in handy for the Lakers, as Garland’s contribution offensively was cut down.

Following the 115-121 victory, Davis revealed how the injury helped in the post-game interview. He added, “Darius Garland didn’t play in the second half so I’m not sure what the injury was, but you know that also you know helped us.”

AD further mentioned how the team geared up defensively and contained the Cavs second half within 44 points.

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Importantly, Davis had a motivating factor which helped him in the offensive end in the second half.

AD hilariously credits Christian Wood for the second half success

Following the short after game interview on the court, the reporters caught AD inside the locker room with some questions. One of the reporters asked Davis about the driving force behind his points outburst in the second half. He hilariously credited Christian Wood’s performance in the first half. He said, “Na, there was nothing that was talked about. I just never liked C Wood (Christian Wood) to have more points than me.”

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