Anthony Davis found himself again with old ailments in this morning’s duel. The center could only play 12 minutes against the Timberwolves before heading to the locker room, as a small blow to his face aggravated the eye problems that he had suffered a couple of weeks ago. Specifically, he already had to leave the game against Golden State on March 16, in which an impact with Trayce Jackson-Davis caused a small abrasion on his cornea that, however, did not cause him to miss any complete game and that seemed already resolved.
However, the situation has once again forced him to stop. AD received another blow to the eye, this time from Kyle Anderson, while he was dunking after an offensive rebound, and had to be treated and subsequently ruled out for the rest of the night. According to Dave McMenamin, a journalist from ESPNthe Lakers are confident that he can be available again to host the Warriors on Tuesday, but we will have to see what state his eye is in for both that match and the postseason.
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And, according to what they also say from ESPNAfter the first impact, Davis’s vision was affected for a while, because although he received permission to play, his eyelid was still a little swollen and he had to visit a specialist. We’ll see if this time the situation goes a little further or if, even with some difficulties, he can get back on track to help his team.
Minnesota maintains first place
The absence of AD had an almost immediate impact on the clash, in which the Lakers, who were also unable to count on LeBron James, fell 117-127 due almost exclusively to their poor second quarter. The Angelenos took a while to get behind the center and received a partial score of 27-46 in this section, which generated a disadvantage that they managed to reduce but never eliminate as the minutes passed. Rui Hachimura, with 30 points, tried to bring Ham’s team back to life, but it was too late to avoid a defeat that caused them to fall back to ninth position in the West.
The Timberwolves, for their part, took advantage of the situation to remain at the top of the conference, tied with the Nuggets but with the tiebreaker in their favor. Naz Reid, who scored 18 of his 31 points in the decisive second quarter, was in charge of leading Finch’s team as if it were Karl-Anthony Towns himself, while Anthony Edwards supported his performance with 26 points in a clash that could have been been a small preview of the first round of playoffs.
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2024-04-08 06:00:00
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