With LeBron James back on the court for the Lakers, Anthony Davis reverts to his bad habit of being a bit player in the Lakers' loss to the Chicago Bulls.
But the opposite of that is also true: Davis and James can make the other players’ jobs easier too. Davis can be the backbone of this project. The Lakers developed an identity that was independent of James while he was injured. At times, they did, and I was able to swing it to a guy for an open three, or swing-swing to a guy for an open three. They have five guys in the paint.” Davis has to be more selfish sometimes. It’s us coming out and playing Lakers basketball. Davis has to embrace that burden, especially now that his team has started the awkward but potentially rewarding process of integrating an all-time great into a relatively new team. [Anthony Davis](https://www.latimes.com/sports/lakers/story/2023-03-25/lakers-beat-thunder-anthony-davis-lonnie-walker-iv-big-games) went missing. The Lakers are back under .500. Asked if anything could be done to ensure he and James are simultaneously peaking in the playoffs, Davis replied, “There’s no trick. “At times, they didn’t, and I was able to score.
Anthony Davis believes the Los Angeles Lakers will be fine, but must work out the kinks with LeBron James back in the lineup.
“Just come out and just be LeBron James and Anthony Davis. Each has had their best stretch of games while the other was out, but Davis believes the key is just to not overthink things. There should be no lack of desperation for the Lakers at this stage of the season with just seven games remaining and their playoff hopes on the line. If the Los Angeles Lakers are going to have any chance at making a run in the playoffs this season, it will require both LeBron James and Anthony Davis to be dominant. “Him coming back with eight games left, it gives us the time to work out the kinks that we have when a guy misses so much time. But even though there were some issues, Davis believes the Lakers have the time to get things on track.
Even though the Los Angeles Lakers suffered a rough loss on Sunday night, they still got some good news: LeBron James is back. The star player.
I think we’ll be fine for sure.” Anthony Davis expects things to click for the Lakers sooner than later. “He’s good enough, we’re good enough o kinda figure it out on the fly… “[James is] good enough, we’re good enough to kinda figure it out on the fly.
Your 37-38 Los Angeles Lakers fell yesterday afternoon to the 36-38 Chicago Bulls at Crypto.com Arena, despite the return of All-Star small forward LeBron ...
"I think we’ll be fine for sure.We've just got to come out and continue to play on both ends of the floor like we did the past couple of games, with whoever's in the lineup.” Getting 'Bron back, trying to get back in the swing of things for him, for us as a unit." "Didn't take care of the ball," James offered.
After the Los Angeles Lakers' win over the Chicago Bulls, Anthony Davis discussed LeBron James' return.
He said that he, James, and the rest of the Lakers need to remain focused on playing their brand of basketball for the rest of the season. After the game, [Anthony Davis](https://heavy.com/tag/anthony-davis/) spoke about James’ injury and when he knew he was going to return. We just got to come out and play basketball as we’ve been. And now we just got to, again, everybody gets on the same page, get back in rhythm with one another. Not saying that we were out of rhythm, but just getting back together and just playing. [Los Angeles Lakers](https://heavy.com/sports/los-angeles-lakers/) are looking to make some noise down the stretch of the season. So, just come out and just be LeBron James and Anthony Davis. [Davis said of when he knew James was returning via the NBA Interviews YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5RMRmmVKD0). Meanwhile, Davis was a bit more reserved on the offensive end. But he trusts his doctors, he trusts himself, and he was able to come back today. James came off the bench in his return to action, logging 29:32. And now, with [LeBron James](https://heavy.com/tag/lebron-james/) back on the court, they should be able to start rolling.
CHICAGO Bulls star Nikola Vučević had a game to forget against the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday.
"I didn’t do that. And he didn’t. "Usually there is that kind of cool-off period. "I don’t have any problem with the officials in the moment." "And in talking to (official) Tony (Brothers) - and I got a lot of respect for the crew there - they felt like there was enough of a delay after the first one for him to step away. [Chicago](https://www.the-sun.com/topic/chicago-bulls/)'s eventual 118-108 win, Vučević didn't seem to take issue with the calls, instead saying he felt he "got what I deserved."
This one goes straight to the meme and troll Hall Of Fame, presenting Patrick Beverley's best career troll, spoiling King James' return from injury.
Presenting Patrick Beverley telling the widely accepted second-greatest player of all-time, LeBron James, that he’s “too little” after scoring a bucket on the King late in the fourth quarter, enjoy. After Nikola Vucevic was ejected due to two technical fouls within 30 seconds of one another in a questionable exchange between him and the referee crew, Andre Drummond’s number was called. After a back-and-forth game mainly controlled by Chicago’s outside shooting and bench-scoring effort, Beverley put the icing on the cake with a two-point shot over James to push the Bulls’ lead to ten with 72 seconds left in the game.
BOTTOM LINE: The Los Angeles Lakers visit the Chicago Bulls in a non-conference matchup. The Bulls are 20-17 in home games. Chicago is seventh ...
Los Angeles is seventh in the Western Conference scoring 54.2 points per game in the paint led by Anthony Davis averaging 15.8. Zach LaVine scored 32 points to help lead the Bulls to the victory. The Bulls are 20-17 in home games. The Bulls won the last matchup 118-108 on March 26. LaVine is averaging 27.7 points over the last 10 games for Chicago. TOP PERFORMERS: DeMar DeRozan is shooting 50.9% and averaging 24.9 points for the Bulls. Chicago is seventh in the Eastern Conference scoring 113.4 points while shooting 49.1% from the field. The Lakers are 16-20 on the road. BOTTOM LINE: The Los Angeles Lakers visit the Chicago Bulls in a non-conference matchup. Chicago Bulls (36-39, 10th in the Eastern Conference) Los Angeles Lakers (37-38, ninth in the Western Conference) vs. Vucevic and Chicago take on the Lakers in non-conference play
Los Angeles Lakers (37-38, ninth in the Western Conference) vs. Chicago Bulls (36-39, 10th in the Eastern Conference)
[LeBron James](https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/1966/lebron-james) is averaging 29.3 points, 8.4 rebounds and 6.9 assists for the Lakers. [DeMar DeRozan](https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/3978/demar-derozan) is shooting 50.9% and averaging 24.9 points for the Bulls. [Los Angeles Lakers](https://www.espn.com/nba/team/_/name/lal/los-angeles-lakers) (37-38, ninth in the Western Conference) vs. [Justin Lewis](https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/4432239/justin-lewis): out for season (knee), [Alex Caruso](https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/2991350/alex-caruso): out (foot), [Lonzo Ball](https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/4066421/lonzo-ball): out for season (knee), [Javonte Green](https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/2596112/javonte-green): out (knee). [Mo Bamba](https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/4277919/mo-bamba): out (ankle), [D'Angelo Russell](https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/3136776/d'angelo-russell): day to day (hip). The Bulls won the last matchup 118-108 on March 26. Los Angeles is seventh in the Western Conference scoring 54.2 points per game in the paint led by [Malik Beasley](https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/3907822/malik-beasley) is averaging 2.6 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Los Angeles. The Bulls are 20-17 in home games. [Zach LaVine](https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/3064440/zach-lavine) scored 32 points to help lead the Bulls to the victory. [Anthony Davis](https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/6583/anthony-davis) averaging 15.8. [Chicago Bulls](https://www.espn.com/nba/team/_/name/chi/chicago-bulls) (36-39, 10th in the Eastern Conference)
Los Angeles Lakers (37-38, ninth in the Western Conference) vs. Chicago Bulls (36-39, 10th in the Eastern Conference) Chicago; Wednesday, 8 p.m. EDT BOTTOM ...
Los Angeles is seventh in the Western Conference scoring 54.2 points per game in the paint led by Anthony Davis averaging 15.8. Zach LaVine scored 32 points to help lead the Bulls to the victory. The Bulls are 20-17 in home games. The Bulls won the last matchup 118-108 on March 26. LaVine is averaging 27.7 points over the last 10 games for Chicago. TOP PERFORMERS: DeMar DeRozan is shooting 50.9% and averaging 24.9 points for the Bulls. Chicago is seventh in the Eastern Conference scoring 113.4 points while shooting 49.1% from the field. The Lakers are 16-20 on the road. BOTTOM LINE: The Los Angeles Lakers visit the Chicago Bulls in a non-conference matchup. Chicago Bulls (36-39, 10th in the Eastern Conference) Los Angeles Lakers (37-38, ninth in the Western Conference) vs. Vucevic and Chicago take on the Lakers in non-conference play