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Anthony Davis went off against the Celtics on Tuesday night in a 116-113 overtime win. He scored 45 points on 16-of-34 shooting, dominating the paint with 16 rebounds (eight offensive). He also went to the free throw line 15 times, and sunk 13 of them.
Al Horford and Daniel Theis had no chance at containing him.
Talk about boxing out... pic.twitter.com/4DxM2PjgFt
— NBA TV (@NBATV) January 17, 2018
Of his 45 points, 25 came in the first half for Davis. Connecting off alley-oops, mid-range swooshes and put-backs, he owned this game.
.@AntDavis23 puts up 25 points and 8 rebounds in the first half!
— NBA TV (@NBATV) January 17, 2018
Second half action between the @PelicansNBA and @celtics coming up NEXT on NBA TV! #PlayersOnly pic.twitter.com/Re8XxwCP0e
And that’s been common for The Brow, who posted 48 points in his previous game against the Knicks. He had 36 points on 17-of-23 shooting in the game before that.
Davis is averaging a career-best 27 points this season on a career-best 57 percent shooting, including a career-best 36 percent three-point shooting. Folks, he’s having a year, and he’s only 24 years old.
It looks like Anthony Davis is making a mid-season run at MVP, and it’s becoming more and more believable that the Pelicans can hold on to a playoff spot. At 22-20, they sit No. 6 in the West. If Davis can maintain this type of efficiency, they’ll only continue to climb the ranks.