Lakers Update: Anthony Davis Names 6 11 Forward As Toughest Player He s Ever Guarded
KEY POINTS
Davis appoints Kevin Durant as the toughest player to guard in the NBA
Aside from scoring, the Nets acknowledge Durant s defense
Anthony Davis’ toughest rival isn’t really a player who can dominate the paint, but someone who seemingly has no obvious weaknesses.
The evolution of NBA big men has been significant in recent years. Nowadays, centers and power forwards such as Nikola Jokic and Kristaps Porzingis can also function as guards, making them hard to figure out inside the court.
However, according to Los Angeles Lakers star forward Davis, the toughest player he has ever faced isn’t even a big man. Instead, it was a “6’11 small forward named Kevin Durant.
After two blowout losses, Hawks host Bulls
Field Level Media
01 May 2021, 22:40 GMT+10
The Atlanta Hawks couldn t get out of Philadelphia fast enough after two consecutive blowout losses to the 76ers.
The Hawks (34-30) remain tied with the Boston Celtics for fifth place in the Eastern Conference and are a half-game ahead of the seventh-seeded Miami Heat as Atlanta returns home to face the Chicago Bulls on Saturday night.
The Hawks, who have lost three in a row overall, also are 1 1/2 games behind the Knicks for fourth place and home-court advantage in an opening-round playoff series.
Coming off a 127-83 loss Wednesday to the 76ers, the Hawks got off to a better start Friday. But the Sixers outscored Atlanta 42-20 in the second quarter, shooting 15-of-28 from the field in the period and cruising from that point to a 126-104 win.
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The Utah Jazz started their three-game Eastern Conference road swing with a 112-91 win over the Atlanta Hawks on Thursday night.
Jazz guard Jordan Clarkson came off the bench to score a game-high 23 points. Forward Bojan Bogdanovic scored 21 points and grabbed six rebounds. Donovan Mitchell had 18 points and five assists in the win.
“We just kept doing what we do,” Clarkson said. “We came in at the half trying to keep being aggressive, especially defensively, pushing the ball and trying to score. That’s what we really harped on in the second half. That was it.”
Forward John Collins led the Hawks in scoring with 17 points.