LeBron James and Anthony Davis have been very effective together in pick-and-roll action this season for the Los Angeles Lakers. While James has run pick-and-roll with All-Star bigs like Chris Bosh and Kevin Love in the past, he’s never had a teammate on the receiving end who is as dominant or versatile as Davis is right now.
A.D. totaled 46 points and 13 rebounds against his former team on Friday and is helping LeBron continue to lead the NBA in assists. Following the Lakers latest victory over the New Orleans Pelicans, Davis discussed why that pick-and-roll with James has been so successful this year.
“The two-man game pick-and-roll is tough to guard,” Anthony Davis said. “When you have a guy like LeBron going downhill at the big, and then me rolling to the basket. You kind of have to pick your poison.
“He does a great job of reading it, when to pass it and when to go finish. It’s been effective. We’re constantly learning each other, trying to get better and finding ways to score besides the pick-and-roll. But it’s been effective for us.”
Next up for LeBron, A.D. and the Lakers is a matchup at Staples Center with Derrick Rose, Andre Drummond and the Detroit Pistons. Tip-off on Sunday is scheduled for 10 p.m. ET.
