After being teammates for six seasons on the Lakers, LeBron James and Anthony Davis confronted off as rivals for the primary time final evening.
The Lakers properly and actually acquired the perfect of the Mavs 112-97 at American Airways Middle in Luka Doncic’s return to Dallas.
Naturally, LeBron was requested after the sport what it was like going head-to-head along with his outdated pal AD.
“Completely different,” James stated. “Completely different. Clearly we had our personal feelings constructed into it, so I feel it was simply completely different. I feel it was the primary time we performed towards one another since ’19 I consider when he was in New Orleans, my first yr right here… Simply completely different, man. I ain’t acquired snug but with him being on the opposite aspect, for positive.”
James completed with 27 factors, seven rebounds, three assists and one steal whereas capturing 11/20 from the sector in 36 minutes.
He scored 13 of these factors within the fourth quarter and Davis was nothing however complimentary of the Lakers star.
“I feel any time he acquired the ball — in [isolation] we did a very good job, however his factors had been all slashes and over helps from different guys,” Davis stated of James’ fourth quarter explosion.
The Dallas large man additionally spoke in regards to the bombshell commerce between him and Luka.
“Each of us had been caught off [guard], shocked by [the trade],” Davis informed reporters. “However that was two months in the past. It occurred. There’s nothing we will do about it now. Simply informed him, ‘Good sport.’ He performed a hell of a sport. Only a respect factor.”
The pair shared some phrases and an embrace after the sport.
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— Basketball Ceaselessly (@bballforever_) April 10, 2025
Davis was stored a bit quiet the entire evening, ending with 13 factors, 11 rebounds, six assists and one block whereas capturing 5/13 from the sector and 0/2 from the three-point vary in 33 minutes.
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