After missing five games due to a gluteus maximus contusion, Anthony Davis returned to the Los Angeles Lakers starting lineup against the Boston Celtics.
However, Davis was clearly still finding his rhythm and timing as he only managed to score nine points on 3-of-7 shooting to go along with four rebounds.
His lackluster performance should have been expected given his absence and lack of playing and practice time since injuring himself, but it was still disappointing to see him largely invisibly after the first quarter.
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After the blowout loss to the Celtics, Davis discussed why the Lakers were unable to come back, via Spectrum SportsNet:
“We didn’t rebound.