Anthony Davis guides Lakers past former team Pelicans after rattling the rim on the finish

LA Lakers made ir way to a commanding 123-113 win over New Orleans Pelicans in ir NBA clash on Friday. As usual, it was LeBron James and Anthony Davis, who terrorised Pelicans at Staples Center. It was a rar emphatic return for Davis, who played against his former employers New Orleans Pelicans, for first time this season.

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Lakers star Anthony Davis' stats against his former team

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Is re any stopping Anthony Davis and Lakers this season?

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re was just stopping Anthony Davis against Pelicans. Davis scored 46 points to go with 13 rebounds and 3 blocks as he helped Lakers race to a 24-point lead in what was an easy win for home team. In doing so, Lakers improved ir Western Conference record to 28-7. Post game, Davis said in an interview that "It was an emotional game for me [in vember]. I just wanted to play as good as possible. Tonight, I didn't have that many emotions because I got that out of way first game. It was just ar game. We just come out and play and did whatever I can to get win."

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