Can Russell Westbrook sustain success in a reserve role? Can Anthony Davis overcome injuries? And are there options for roster change?
– a word very few have used to talk about his Lakers tenure until now .
It’s not just numbers. Sixth Man Russ has looked different as well: decisive, athletic, free. On Sunday, he was hamming it up for the crowd with a shoulder shimmy or by rocking the baby. He looks like a different player – or perhaps more pointedly, like the player he once was. Whatever the exact reason, coming off the bench seems to have flipped a switch in the mercurial point guard, giving him a pass to play more like himself . He’s playing at an up-tempo pace, making better decisions, and playing a lot more like the two-way wrecking ball that Ham foresaw.
Watching Davis’ pain was a game-long odyssey. He was sinking shots as well as ever, going 10 for 18, but he was undeniably slow running up and down the court, and he couldn’t stop wincing whenever he made a move that aggravated the area.The team has described it as tightness and soreness. Ham said the injury can’t get worse, that Davis merely has to tolerate the pain. But it sure looked painful, and it’s clearly affecting aspects of his game, including his general quickness and agility.
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