Anthony Davis

Anthony Davis plays eight minutes before leaving game with flu-like symptoms. The Lakers' poor shooting and Donovan Mitchell's 43 points seal loss to ...

“We just didn’t make enough shots and had untimely turnovers,” Ham said. That’s what a team is for,” James said. He’s scheduled to be evaluated again in one week, and Ham is optimistic Gabriel won’t be out much longer. They also turned the ball over 16 times to only seven for the Cavaliers. Davis’ temperature went above “101 and some change,” Ham said, but Davis wanted to play. The Lakers made only six of 36 three-point shots, their worst effort of the season. “He really wants to put on a show for his hometown crowd. Davis, maybe the best player in the NBA over the last three weeks, had to leave the floor with flu-like symptoms. But he’s a special kid.” Mitchell scored a season-high 43 points, one of the biggest offseason acquisitions helping Cleveland improve to an NBA-best 11-1 at home. “Mitchell, he’s just Mitchell,” James said of the newest Cavaliers star. he really doesn’t like [Cavaliers owner] Dan Gilbert,” Ham joked before the game.

Davis has been on an absolute tear recently, averaging 34.2 points, 15.4 rebounds, 2.7 assists, 1.3 steals and 2.9 blocks in his last 10 games. He has also been ...

[Los Angeles Lakers](/basketball/nba/teams/los-angeles-lakers/) star forward [Anthony Davis](/basketball/nba/players/anthony-davis/603096) left the game against the Cleveland Cavaliers and will not return to action on Tuesday due to flu-like symptoms. The Lakers will travel north of the border after tonight’s game and take on the Toronto Raptors tomorrow.

Anthony Davis left in the first quarter on Tuesday night and was quickly ruled out of the game in Cleveland.

The Los Angeles Lakers forward Anthony Davis had to leave the court just after 8 minutes due to flu-like symptoms. In a 102-116 loss against the Cleveland .

The Lakers will face the Raptors on Wednesday night. His temperature was 101, and some change. "It got progressively worse as the day went on.

Anthony Davis' MVP-level play made it easy to overlook the other positives in the Los Angeles Lakers' recent run, but Tuesday's 116-102 loss to the ...

[NBA.com](https://stats.nba.com/), [Basketball Reference](https://www.basketball-reference.com/) and [Cleaning the Glass](https://www.cleaningtheglass.com/stats/). Reasonable minds can disagree about whether what Davis and the rest of the Lakers have done over the last dozen or so games is enough to rationalize those hypothetical future-mortgaging deals. That's the good news, especially for a player who had only missed two games prior to Tuesday night, putting the lie (so far) to criticism of his durability. The result in his absence should still have a significant impact on his team's thinking. brass may have to think even harder about pursuing one of the many That makes the Lakers profoundly fragile. The reserves and non-AD starters were making a real difference. Thomas Bryant hustled like he was fighting for a job and probably earned one, even if it may only be the modest position of unquestioned backup center ahead of Wenyen Gabriel. Those two had largely answered questions about the team's shooting and wing play. For context, Westbrook posted a positive plus-minus figure just twice in his first dozen contests. He finished with a game-high 43 points, including 17 in a fourth quarter punctuated by shots like this. That link exists between every team and its best players.

Donovan Mitchell scored a season-high 43 points and Jarrett Allen returned from injury to add 24, leading the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 116-102 win over the ...

Lakers: Davis was limited to just 76 games over the previous two seasons due to injuries. The Cavs welcomed James back with a video tribute during an early timeout. The Lakers are 0-10 when trailing after three quarters. After dropping the shot, the All-Star guard strutted around the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse floor nodding his head as James helplessly watched. Davis went out after eight minutes with flu-like symptoms. Mitchell, who has Cleveland fans dreaming of another title run, took over in the second half and scored 29 points with the kind of performance James did routinely during his 11 seasons for the Cavs.

Anthony Davis was benched in the early moments of Wednesdays 116-102 defeat to the Cleveland Cavaliers as a result of the flu; without him, the LA Lakers ...

In his previous 10 games, the 29-year-old averaged 34.2 points and 15.4 rebounds. "That's a tall task," James said. Nor could they challenge or contain the might of Donovan Mitchell who exploded for 43 points, six rebounds and five assists. "That's what we're dealing with here." He scored just one point in eight minutes before he was forced to leave. He's drained and dehydrated.

Dennis Schroder scored 18 points but the Lakers, without Anthony Davis and LeBron James, fell to the Raptors 126-113 on Wednesday in Toronto.