The team navigated the stretch without him with a .500 record but simply seeing their All-Star big man suit up again for the first time since Dec. 16 meant everyone could exhale.
LOS ANGELES — The size the Lakers have been missing arrived all at once – specifically, at the 4:22 mark of the first quarter on Wednesday night.
Even typically sunny Coach Darvin Ham seemed somehow brighter during his pregame press conference, a weight off his shoulders and a major injection of help into his frontcourt: “Life is grand,” he said. In the last week, Ham said, the Lakers were able to subject Davis to workouts with teammates, and other kinds of load-bearing drills that gave the 29-year-old All-Star and the team the confidence that he’s recovered enough to play.
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