One center was crowned the undisputed winner during Wednesday's Sacramento Kings—Los Angeles Lakers matchup, and his name is Domantas Sabonis.
In the Kings’ 120–107 victory over the Lakers at Golden 1 Center, Sabonis extended his undefeated streak over Anthony Davis to 10 straight wins dating back to Davis’s days with the New Orleans Pelicans.
The Lithuanian-American center outmuscled Davis all night en route to his league-leading 23rd triple-double as the Kings completed their second-ever season series sweep of the Lakers. Sabonis finished with 17 points, 19 rebounds and 10 assists in the widely heralded performance while Davis finished with 22 points, 10 rebounds and three assists and went 7 of 18 from the field.
Davis, who has also lost his last seven games to another European center, Denver Nuggets’ Nikola Jokić, simply had no answer for Sabonis on Wednesday night.
NBA fans—and Davis’s loudest critics—took to X to marvel at Sabonis’s all-around dominance over the Lakers big man.
AD has been pretty transparent on why he prefers to not always have to play center, to avoid taking these type of hits all game.
— Raj C. (@RajChipalu) March 14, 2024
His biggest weakness as a defender are the skilled power bigs that can go right through his chest. Sabonis definitely fits that bill. pic.twitter.com/db8CXbtMWw
This is just flat out disrespectful at this point what Sabonis is doing to AD!!! At some point you gotta fight back. God Bless America.
— Kendrick Perkins (@KendrickPerkins) March 14, 2024
LeBron driving around LA after Sabonis cooked AD again pic.twitter.com/kUqhffvgai
— Josiah Johnson (@KingJosiah54) March 14, 2024
Not even joking what’s the genuine reason Sabonis be whooping on AD?
— Niko (@nikotaughtyou) March 14, 2024
Sabonis grabbing every miss AD just moving his eyebrows like the Rock
— 😶🌫️ (@TeflonRique900) March 14, 2024
Sabonis is just punishing AD.
— Skip Bayless (@RealSkipBayless) March 14, 2024
Sabonis got AD out there looking like he’s giving birth pic.twitter.com/BSwtkq1HtN
— KingsMuse (@kings_muse) March 14, 2024
Anthony Davis when he faces European centers pic.twitter.com/oa8fFMkXt2
— LakeShowYo (@LakeShowYo) March 14, 2024
AD whenever Sabonis is posting him up pic.twitter.com/X3vBwVmN5e
— NBA Memes (@NBAMemes) March 14, 2024
Sabonis is AD’s father lmfaoooo
— ᴅ ʀ ᴇ ᴡ (@FeelLikeDrew) March 14, 2024
The Kings (38–27) are the No. 6 seed in the Western Conference sitting three games ahead of the No. 9-seeded Lakers (36–31).
