The Los Angeles Lakers and Dallas Mavericks meeting once again resulted in another half of excellent basketball but also one of the highlights of the year, if not the highlight of the year so far, for the Los Angeles Lakers.
After the Mavericks wrestled control of the game with LeBron James on the bench, James and Anthony Davis led the Lakers back to take a 62-59 lead into halftime. The Lakers were hustling, James was diving on the floor and Davis led all scorers at halftime with 20 points, all the while making life difficult for Luka Doncic. But no play was better than LeBron’s lob pass to Davis who caught the ball at the high point far above where Doncic attempted to break up the pass.
INCREÍBLE ALLEY-OOP DE LEBRON A AD!!pic.twitter.com/nb4CQP8MiF
— NBA Lakers Blog (@NBALAKERSBLOG) December 1, 2019
Doncic has a knack for being in the right place at the right time but sometimes there are things instincts can’t take care of for you, as Davis’ incredible reach and athleticism showed on the above play.
James has 15 points, six assists and five rebounds at halftime while Doncic has just six points and five assists as he’s struggled early going one for six from the field.