Last night against the Mavericks, Anthony Davis scored 34 of his 48 points in the paint, which established a new career-high mark. Previously, Davis had twice scored exactly 30 points from inside the paint, once on April 4, 2017 against the Nuggets and just over two weeks ago on December 12, 2018 versus the Thunder.
Davis inflicted most of his damage against Dallas in the area nearest the rim all night long as he attempted 19 shots inside the restricted area. For those who had been calling for him to operate more in the post like Fox Sports Analyst David Wesley, AD’s shot chart was truly a thing of beauty.