Anthony Davis Drops 34 Pts as LeBron James, Lakers Beat Suns in Game 2 to Even Series 1-1

Anthony Davis Drops 34 Pts as LeBron James, Lakers Beat Suns in Game 2 to Even Series 1-1 The 2020 NBA champions have picked up their first postseason victory of 2021. With a 109-102 victory over the Phoenix Suns in Game 2 of the Western Conference Quarterfinals at Phoenix Suns Arena, knotting the best-of-seven series at one apiece. The win temporarily steals home-court advantage from the No. 2 seed in the West as the series shifts to Staples Center for Games 3 and 4. After falling 99-90 in Game 1, the Lakers rallied back with strong performances by Dennis Schroder and Andre Drummond alongside LeBron James and Anthony Davis. After taking a six-point halftime lead, L.A. was able to clamp down in the second half for a bounce-back victory before flying home. LAKERS TIE THE SERIES AT 1-1 #LakeShow 109 #WeAreTheValley 102 Anthony Davis: 34pts, 10rebs, 7asts, 3blks Dennis Schroder: 24pts, 3rebs, 3asts LeBron James: 23pts, 4rebs, 9asts, 2stls Andre Drummond: 15pts, 12rebs, 2stls Lakers Find Chemistry in Win The differences from Game 1 to Game 2 weren't that hard to spot on the Lakers, and it had little to do with LeBron James or Anthony Davis. Though Davis slogged through a lackluster performance (13 points, seven rebounds) in Game 1, it was hard to pin the loss on the big man, even if he attempted to do so himself. Instead, Tuesday's win came down to the contributions of the guys around Davis and James—both in the starting lineup and on the bench. The prime example was center Andre Drummond, who finished Game 1 with 12 points and nine rebounds only to put up 11 points and 10 rebounds in the first half alone in Game 2. It wasn't just on offense where the Lakers stepped up, either. Point guard Dennis Schroder was noticeably more active on defense, jumping into passing lanes and playing through contact in the paint when forced to rotate. Los Angeles forced at least 13 turnovers for the second straight game and handily won the rebounding battle 39-31 after getting particularly exploited there in Game 1 when the Suns took a 47-33 edge on the boards. It certainly helped, too, that every Lakers starter except Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (no points, four rebounds) scored at least 15 points. That starting unit was heavily relied on for scoring Tuesday with the bench combining for just 13 points in the win. Rarely will the Lakers pull off a victory with that type of outing from their depth players, but it showed how much of a rhythm the starting unit was in after a lackluster Game 1. Los Angeles had 24 assists on 36 made field goals in Game 2. If that's the type of chemistry the Lakers can expect for the rest of the postseason, the defending champions may end up as the repeating champions. So Z Nation, what did you think about the Lakers win against the Phoenix Suns??? And how did you like AD’s performance??? Comments down below 💭☑️ Like and Share my videos 👍🏼☑️ ✅ Subscribe to my channel ZSPN on YouTube ✅ Thank you all for watching ZSPN on YouTube http://youtube.com/c/ZSPNSports Check out my podcast, ZSPN , on Anchor! https://anchor.fm/zspn Check out my podcast, ZSPN , on Spotify! https://open.spotify.com/show/7hRfH2WzMhoKzgFyftUz1l Check out my podcast, ZSPN, on Google Podcast!https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy81N2ZiMTVjNC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw== Like my page on Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/ZSPNSports/ Follow me on Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/zspn_sports Follow me on Instagram: ZSPN_Sports Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3I60o3Wt-X421fEiJSjziA/join 💜GO LAKERS💛