Los Angeles Lakers superstars LeBron James and Anthony Davis will not play in the preseason finale against the Golden State Warriors on Friday.
Davis played 28 minutes on Wednesday versus the Warriors, finishing with eight points, 10 rebounds and eight assists. LeBron, meanwhile, played 25 minutes and put up 18 points, four rebounds and 11 assists.
The Lakers crushed the Warriors by a final score of 126-93. They are 3-2 in the preseason.
LeBron and Anthony Davis will NOT play in the #Lakers’ preseason finale on Friday
— Ryan Ward (@RyanWardLA) October 17, 2019
James and Davis are two of the top-five players in the NBA. The Lakers are hoping the two stars can bring banner number 17 to the franchise in 2019-20.
Michael Jordan has the best player efficiency rating in NBA history at 27.91. Want to take a guess who is number two and three on that list? LeBron James is second at 27.59 and Anthony Davis is third at 27.42.
So essentially, the Lakers have two of the most efficient scorers in NBA history on their roster. Not bad.
James averaged 27.4 points, 8.5 rebounds and 8.3 assists in 55 games last season while shooting 51.0 percent from the field, 33.9 percent from beyond the arc and 66.5 percent from the free-throw line. The four-time MVP missed 17 consecutive games due to a groin injury he suffered on Christmas against the Warriors.
Had James not sustained that injury, the Lakers probably make the playoffs.
For the New Orleans Pelicans in 2018-19, Davis put up 25.9 points, 12.0 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 2.4 blocks in 56 games. The six-time All-Star shot 51.7 percent from the floor, 33.1 percent from the 3-point line and 79.4 percent from the charity stripe.
It’s going to be a lot of fun to watch LeBron and Davis play together this season. The Lakers open the regular season on Oct. 22 against the Los Angeles Clippers.
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