After 6 weeks, Anthony Davis returns to action and achieved 12 points in 27 minutes with an important victory against Brooklyn.
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Anthony Davis couldn’t help but grin.
A moment earlier, the 10-time all-star cut baseline was and accepted a pass from PJ Washington before it was a two-handed dunk for the first points in what would be A 120-101 victory for his Dallas Mavericks About the Brooklyn Nets on Monday evening.
Not a bad way to come back with a groin injury after six weeks.
“I feel good,” said Davis, after scoring 12 points and achieving six rebounds. “I have the feeling that I had a great rhythm to be honest. I tried nothing to force something.”
Davis shot 6-to-9 from the field and added three assists, theft and a blocked shot in his first game since then injured his groin in his Dallas debut on February 8th. That was about a week later The seismic trade This was sent to Luka Dončić to Los Angeles and raged many Mavericks fans.
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He was listed as out until the MAVs had injured Davis for the first time on Sunday when they listened to him as doubtful. The name changed again on Monday when Dallas said he was questionable.
During his availability before the game, coach Jason Kidd said Davis would have a minute limit. He was at Power Forward in Dallas’ starting line -up and played 26:32.
“I emphasized (Mavericks Management) that as soon as I am 100%, whatever was at the time and we had games, I will play,” said Davis. “We all got together and came to the same side and (said) went through the rehab process and were able to play tonight.
The defending Western Conference Champions are the last place in the Play-in tournament in a narrow race with Phoenix around 10th place in the west.
Dallas will be without Kyrie Irving for the rest of the season. The star guard tore the ACL in its left knee With a loss of 122-98 against Sacramento on March 3.
While Irving’s injury had made the Mavericks close to Davis, he continued to work on a return, took road trips and remained busy with his teammates.
Davis had a belly injury before trade and missed his last two games with the Lakers and the first two he could have played for Dallas. When asked whether the groin and abdominal injuries were related, Davis said that he was not sure.
“You have to praise him to have worked to come back because it is his job,” said Kidd before the game. “He feels responsible to come back to work. Only to understand that the first part of who is, and I think the second part is, yes, we can always talk about the future, and that is the balance we have to see.”
When he came back A 116-105 victory at home against HoustonDavis had 24 points, 13 rebounds, five assists and all three of his blocks in the first half before driving up the groin injury at the end of the third quarter. He ended with 26 points, 16 rebounds and seven templates.
Seven of Dallas’ remaining 11 games are on the way. The Mavericks are on Tuesday, Thursday in Orlando and on Saturday in Chicago in the New York Knicks.
“The work to return with 12 games only shows how much he takes care of what he wants to do and that should help his team,” said Kidd.
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