{"id":11856,"date":"2025-12-02T06:22:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-02T06:22:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/?p=11856"},"modified":"2025-12-02T06:22:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T06:22:09","slug":"mavs-anthony-davis-outshined-by-doncic-reaves-in-l-a-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/?p=11856","title":{"rendered":"Mavs&#8217; Anthony Davis outshined by Doncic, Reaves in L.A. return"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<ul class=\"authors\">\n<li class=\"mugshot-shown\">\n<div class=\"author-img\"><\/div>\n<p>Tim MacMahon<span class=\"timestamp \">Nov 29, 2025, 02:57 AM ET<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"author-overlay\"><a class=\"icon-font-after icon-close-solid-after\" href=\"#\">Close<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009<\/li>\n<li>Covers the Dallas Cowboys and Dallas Mavericks<\/li>\n<li>Appears regularly on ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>LOS ANGELES &#8212; It had been almost a month since <a data-player-guid=\"dcf63163-4dbf-c59d-1920-3ecc2f8bd5fb\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/player\/_\/id\/6583\/anthony-davis\">Anthony Davis<\/a> last played for the <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"f00d1f4e-4ce6-d581-466c-5b52531cf7ad\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/team\/_\/name\/dal\/dallas-mavericks\">Mavericks<\/a>, but his former coach JJ Redick vowed pregame to give the 10-time All-Star the &#8220;requisite level of attention&#8221; in Davis&#8217; return Friday night against the <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"2876e98b-b9bc-2920-4319-46e6943f8be4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/team\/_\/name\/lal\/los-angeles-lakers\">Lakers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>That was evident from the first time Davis touched the ball, when a second Lakers defender rotated to him, setting the tone.<\/p>\n<p>Davis, who had been sidelined since Oct. 29 because of a left calf strain, finished with 12 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 blocks in the Mavericks&#8217; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/game\/_\/gameId\/401809820\/mavericks-lakers\">129-119 loss<\/a> to the Lakers. He was 6-of-10 shooting and didn&#8217;t attempt a free throw in 28 minutes, slightly exceeding the minutes restriction that had been set.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"inline editorial float-r\" data-behavior=\"article_related\">\n<h2 class=\"editorial-title\">Editor&#8217;s Picks<\/h2>\n<p>2 Related<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p>&#8220;We weren&#8217;t really trying to force anything,&#8221; Davis said. &#8220;They were kind of double-teaming every time I caught the ball. As soon as I catch it and turn around, it was two guys in my face. I was just trying to make the right play with the pass. The shots [will] come to me when I have an opportunity to score, but the rhythm&#8217;s going to get there.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Lakers fans gave Davis a loud applause when his name was called during pregame introductions. This was the first game that he played at Crypto.com Arena since he was traded in the blockbuster Feb. 2 deal that delivered <a data-player-guid=\"583794eb-0f38-9bbd-3e25-9dd33b7f83b8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/player\/_\/id\/3945274\/luka-doncic\">Luka Doncic<\/a> to Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p>Doncic, who said matchups with the Mavericks will always have &#8220;some special meaning to me,&#8221; had another spectacular performance that seems standard for him, scoring 35 points and dishing out 11 assists.<\/p>\n<p>Lakers shooting guard <a data-player-guid=\"8a9d9e1c-6174-0009-4883-3b4e16b492d0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/player\/_\/id\/4066457\/austin-reaves\">Austin Reaves<\/a> was arguably the best player on the court Friday, scoring 38 points on 12-of-15 shooting before exchanging jerseys postgame with his former teammate Davis.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He&#8217;s one of the best players to ever touch a basketball,&#8221; Reaves said of Davis. &#8220;I don&#8217;t know why he wanted my jersey, but for me to get his, it&#8217;s pretty fun. &#8230; I got a lot of love for AD. He&#8217;s a big reason that [I am] where I&#8217;m at right now. From day one, he was telling me to be myself, don&#8217;t be anybody else. Continue to work and, really, just be myself on the court. So I owe him a lot.&#8221;<\/p>\n<aside class=\"inline inline-photo full\">\n<figure><img fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\" lazyload lazyload\" data-image-container=\".inline-photo\" height=\"320\" width=\"570\" \/><figcaption class=\"photoCaption\">Mavericks forward Anthony Davis, guarded by the Lakers&#8217; Luka Doncic, returned to action Friday night and had 12 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 blocks.\u00a0<cite>Ronald Martinez\/Getty Images<\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<p>It has been a rocky tenure for Davis in Dallas, as injuries have limited him to 15 games plus a couple of play-in outings since the trade, which eventually led to Mavericks general manager Nico Harrison&#8217;s firing earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p>Davis will not play Saturday night against the <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"083a58a6-b849-3501-e67b-059290d12295\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/team\/_\/name\/lac\/la-clippers\">LA Clippers<\/a> as the Mavericks continue to take a cautious approach with him.<\/p>\n<p>He said he felt that he was ready to return a few weeks ago, and his personal medical staff had cleared him to play against the <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"64d73af6-b8ec-e213-87e8-a4eab3a692e7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/team\/_\/name\/wsh\/washington-wizards\">Washington Wizards<\/a>. But after Dallas director of health and performance Johann Bilsborough expressed concern, Mavericks governor Patrick Dumont stepped in to put Davis&#8217; plan to return on hold until medical data indicated there was no risk of aggravating the calf strain or sustaining a related catastrophic injury.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the Mavericks have floundered near the bottom of the Western Conference. They are 5-15 after Friday&#8217;s loss.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Any time you&#8217;re sitting down and you see these guys, especially in close games, you wish you could be out there,&#8221; Davis said. &#8220;As one of the leaders, you want to go out there. It&#8217;s a competitive nature to go out and help these guys, but now I have opportunity to do that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em>ESPN&#8217;s Dave McMenamin contributed to this report.<\/em>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/story\/_\/id\/47135477\/mavs-davis-outshined-doncic-reaves-return-la\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tim MacMahonNov 29, 2025, 02:57 AM ET Close Joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009 Covers the Dallas Cowboys and Dallas Mavericks Appears regularly on ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM LOS ANGELES &#8212; It had been almost a month since Anthony Davis last played for the Mavericks, but his former coach JJ Redick vowed pregame to give the &#8230; <a title=\"Mavs&#8217; Anthony Davis outshined by Doncic, Reaves in L.A. return\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/?p=11856\" aria-label=\"Read more about Mavs&#8217; Anthony Davis outshined by Doncic, Reaves in L.A. return\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11857,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11856","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Mavs-Anthony-Davis-outshined-by-Doncic-Reaves-in-LA-return.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11856","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=11856"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11856\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11858,"href":"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11856\/revisions\/11858"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/11857"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11856"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11856"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11856"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}