There are times in the NBA when basketball can feel so complicated. But, honestly, it’s not. It’s just basketball — as simple as that.
Well, the Mavericks probably don’t feel that way today after this completely ridiculous blunder on their part. But still, for the most part, basketball is simple and easy. It’s just a game! It’s supposed to be fun. And simple.
That’s why Darvin Ham’s answer for what changed for Anthony Davis in the 2nd half of the Lakers’ game against the Suns is so perfect.
The Lakers big man finished the game with 27 points total, but he only had 7 points on 6 shots in the first half. The second half was a different story. Davis dropped 20 points on 12 shots the rest of the way.
Clearly, something was different for the big man, right? You’d think that maybe there was some sort of halftime speech or maybe Davis just came out of the locker room with a different mentality.
Nah. None of that. Darvin Ham just started calling plays for his best player.
Here’s the full answer from Darvin Ham on AD: pic.twitter.com/jkRBRyNXjy
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“Nah his [expletive] coach just started calling his plays more. Calling his numbers more. Nah, but…he and I have talked. And I told him I’m going to force-feed him, man. Just be aggressive going to the rim. And he did that.”
He absolutely did. The Suns had nothing for him at all — especially not in the paint. Only 3 of Davis’ 10 makes came outside of the painted area on the court.
The dude was balling. And it wasn’t because the Lakers were doing something complicated or scheming some galaxy-brained concept up to get him open looks.
Nope. He was just that good. Basketball can be that simple sometimes.
