The site of New Orleans’ Sunday afternoon road game may be known as the home of the “Greek Freak,” but after Anthony Davis put up a first-of-its-kind stat line Friday, Pelicans teammates were forced to use a similar descriptive, attempting to put into words a 45-point, 17-rebound, five-block, five-steal performance.
“AD was already playing a high level, but he’s really doing freakishly, crazy things,” said incredulous Pelicans center Emeka Okafor, who returned to the NBA on Feb. 3 after a five-year hiatus. “I’d see him (play previously) from my couch essentially, but now to watch him in real life, I’m sometimes caught up in it.