LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Lakers headed into Tuesday's game against the Philadelphia 76ers with high hopes of getting another win ahead of their highly anticipated matchups this weekend against arguably two of their toughest opponents this season, the Milwaukee Bucks and L.A. Clippers.

Although the 76ers made the Lakers work for the win as they control the majority of the first half even without Joe Embiid and Ben Simmons, Los Angeles prevailed in the end mostly due to the incredible performance from Anthony Davis.

The superstar forward put on a show in this showdown with Philadelphia finishing with a game-high 37 points. Davis is no stranger to putting up this kind of number offensively, but it was his shooting efficiency going 4-for-5 from beyond that arch and versatility on offense that drew the most praise after the game.

“He scores in a variety of ways,” Frank Vogel said of Davis' offensive skill set. “He's a threat in a variety of ways. We are continuing to wind him up from the three-point line, to be aggressive in those situations. One of the best plays of the night was the defender racing out to Anthony after he knocked down two threes and just the lane being wide open, and [Davis] goes and tears the rim down. That's why we shoot threes with Anthony, just to carry that threat, and then he brings gravity to everyone else attacking the paint.”

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Along with leading the Lakers in scoring on Tuesday night at the Staples Center, Davis added 13 rebounds, four steals, and two blocks to the stat sheet. There's no doubt that Davis' play on the defensive end of the floor has earned him the most praise in his first season in Los Angeles, but his ability to be a force offensively has not gone overlooked as he remains the team's leading scorer at 26.6 points per game.

After taking down the 76ers, Davis talked about his improved three-point shooting and his newfound confidence he has from deep. There has been no shortage of effort from the perennial All-Star when it comes to wanting to be a better outside shooter.

“Just being confident with it,” Davis on his three-point shooting. “Just trying to be confident with the shots, trust in my shot. I put a lot of work into it, and it's just about taking game reps. I work on it before every game and every day before practice over the last probably month and a half. I've just been very confident with it, no hesitation to shoot it, and Coach [Vogel] said it opens up the floor for me, opens the floor for the team, get a space where teams are not helping as much. When I'm able to knock down a couple, I'm able to show the pump-fake and then drive and get a layup or a pass from my team. [I'm] still being confident for the rest of the season and through the playoffs with the shot.”