LeBron James on Anthony Davis’ performance in Game 2: “Give him the ball early, often and always.”

 The Los Angeles Lakers even the series against the Phoenix Suns after their Game 2 win, 109-102. Anthony Davis bounced back from a forgettable game in Game 1. Davis recorded 34 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists and shot 46.7% from the field and 50% from beyond the arc.
LeBron, Schröder, Davis and Drummond tallied a combined 96 points and 29 boards.
After Game 1, LeBron said he would be ready for Game 2. He proved it when he sank a three-pointer dagger to tie the series at one game a piece. LeBron James has never lost consecutive games in the 1st Round of the NBA Playoffs.
The Lakers will play a playoff game at Staples Center for the first time since 2013.
“Well, I won’t be completely honest. I think our Laker faithful and that Warriors game, that playing game, they made us feel like it was a playoff game. We treated it like a playoff game. Obviously, both sides did that. Obviously, this is a different situation, but it felt like a playoff game” James on Lakers’ first playoff game at Staples Center since 2013.
“You know, we want to continue to make them proud and you know that’s why I came here for, to be able to play a playoff game in front of the Laker faithful.” He added.
“Give him the ball early, often and always. It’s that simple. He responds to games like game one. He’s not a guy that talks about he’s about it. He goes out and do it. So, give him the ball, early and often.”
Dennis Schröder and Andre Drummond stepped up in Game 2 to help their superstar duo LeBron James and Anthony Davis.
“Dennis (Schröder) was an attack mode from the very beginning. He lived in the paint and when they sagged off on me, he hit his shots. From the perimeter as well, both from the three and from the mid range, but he just stayed in attack mode and I thought (Andre Drummond) was amazing in 10 minutes. He had both on the offensive rebounding from the beginning of the game. You know to finding his ways offensively, for dump downs, (He) got the ball in the post a couple of times, made some great moves.” LeBron’s statement on Schröder and Drummond’s performance.
LeBron James is averaging 20.5 points, 5.5 rebounds, 9.5 assists with 52% shooting from the field in his first two games of the 2021 NBA postseason.