Anthony Davis quickly bounced back from a head injury, grabbing a remarkable 20 rebounds to help the Lakers eliminate the defending champion Warriors.
of the Golden State Warriors, given that two days earlier he had taken an elbow to the face during the fourth quarter of Game 5 and became dazed and wobbly enough that he reportedly was transported in a wheelchair beneath the stands at San Francisco’s Chase Center.
An eager Davis was an effective Davis. “Anthony Davis is a monster down there,” Warriors guard Klay Thompson said, with little exaggeration. “LeBron and AD are just brilliant players. They controlled the series,” Warriors coach Steve Kerr graciously said after the Lakers ended his team’s reign. “You just have to come in with the understanding there’s a plan in place. Our medical staff assured us that he would be OK. It was an unfortunate hit that he took but by the time we were getting ready to leave the arena in San Francisco, he was already on pace to start getting himself back together feeling great.”
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