Anthony Davis was inconsistent offensively in the first round of the NBA playoffs against the Memphis Grizzlies. He had two 31-point performances, but he also scored fewer than 20 points in three of the six games in the series.
On the other hand, he was absolutely dominant defensively and on the boards. He averaged 13.7 rebounds and 4.3 blocked shots per game, and those numbers don’t fully measure his impact in those two aspects of the game.
Davis’ Los Angeles Lakers will face the Golden State Warriors in the second round, which means he will go up against an undersized team. This is his time to be dominant and silence his critics, and he can do so by taking care of these three areas.