LAS VEGAS – Kentavious Caldwell-Pope said there might’ve been a different NBA champion in the “Bubble” had Lakers forward Anthony Davis not hit a buzzer-beater in Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals in 2020.
Caldwell-Pope, who started all 21 games of that Lakers’ title run, said he thought the Lakers would’ve lost to the Nuggets had Davis’ shot not fallen. Los Angeles took a 2-0 series lead at the time.
“I always tell people this story,” Caldwell-Pope said here at the summer league. “If AD didn’t hit that three, I figure we would’ve lost that series.