Here is what you need to know before the Lakers hit the road for the first time against the Dallas Mavericks.
1) AD’s already reached historic levels
Anthony Davis is wasting zero time showing Lakers fans what he can do, as evidenced by his merciless treatment of the Memphis Grizzlies in Sunday’s 40-point, 20-rebound masterpiece.
Not only did AD record the Lakers’ first 40/20 game in 16 years — he did it in only three quarters, sitting the entire fourth. With guard-like ball handling and big-man physicality, Davis constantly forced Memphis to foul him, and he made them pay at the charity stripe with a franchise-record 26 free throws and only one miss.