LeBron James joins fans to praise Anthony Davis after dominating performance against Hawks: “Game Blouses!!”

Mavs star Anthony Davis garnered immense praise from his former teammate and fans for recent heroics against the Hawks.

LeBron James joins fans to praise Anthony Davis after dominating performance against Hawks: “Game Blouses!!”

LeBron James and Anthony Davis

Ever since the Luka-Doncic–Anthony Davis trade took place, a lot of doubts and concerns raised regarding Davis’ inclusion on the Mavs’ roster. However, Davis is putting his doubters to bed with his recent performances. The Dallas Mavericks recently played against the Atlanta Hawks at the American Airlines Center and won, thanks to Davis’ last-second heroics.

Davis was a true hero as the Mavericks defeated the Hawks 120-118 in the closing minutes. The game was deadlocked with 3.4 seconds remaining when Davis got the inbounds pass and surged past his opponent to make the game-winning basket. His up-and-down game ended with a double-double, which was the ideal conclusion.

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Notably, Davis was elbowed by his teammate Daniel Gafford injuring his right eye during the first half, which caused him to miss a portion of the match. After receiving additional evaluation in the locker room, he returned wearing a patch on his right eyelid with two minutes remaining in the first half. For the rest of the game, he wore the patch.

In the 34 minutes he played, Davis ended with 34 points, 15 rebounds, two assists, and five blocks, demonstrating that he was unfazed by his eye injury. For the Mavericks, Klay Thompson scored 17 points. They are 1 1/2 games ahead of the Sacramento Kings, who are in 10th place in the Western Conference, in ninth place.

In addition, his former Lakers teammate LeBron James took to his socials to praise Davis. LeBron James wrote on his Instagram story, “Game Blouses!!”

Fans give Anthony Davis his flowers after last-minute heroics against the Hawks

With a 4-1 record in the last five matches since his return from an injury that put him out for more than a month, Anthony Davis has put the Dallas Mavericks back in the running for the playoffs. On Wednesday, Davis assisted the Mavericks in defeating Trae Young and the Hawks. Davis made the game-winning basket in the last minute.

This led to immense reactions from the NBA community worldwide. Many fans took to various social media apps to put forward their views and praises towards the Mavs star. One fan wrote on X, “The trade was worth it!” Check out some of the reactions below:

However, for the Mavs’ the road to secure a playoff or a play-in spot won’t be easy. They are 9th in the West with a 38-39 record and face the Los Angeles Clippers twice. Notably, they are still without their star player Kyrie Irving, but Davis’ inclusion eases some pressure on the roster. Davis and Co. will have to be at their best to secure a playoff berth before the season ends.

Anthony Davis made NBA history against the Hawks

Anthony Davis has been making the headlines lately for his recent heroics against the Hawks. In addition to his impressive stat line of 34 points on 14-of-23 shooting, 15 rebounds, two assists and five blocks the star also scored the game-winning basket. However, Davis’a achievements for the day don’t end here.

Davis is only the eighth player in NBA history to achieve 20+ games with 30+ points, 10+ rebounds, and 5+ blocks, according to Mavs PR. As the only players with more than 30-10-5 games, AD joins Hakeem Olajuwon, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Shaquille O’Neal, Patrick Ewing, David Robinson, and Bob McAdoo.

In the victory over the Hawks, Davis also made Mavericks history. Davis became the first player for the Dallas franchise to record 34 points, 15 rebounds, and five blocks—something neither Luka Doncic nor Dirk Nowitzki could do.