LOS ANGELES _ Though Lakers coach Frank Vogel said Anthony Davis is listed as probable for the Boston Celtics game at Staples Center on Sunday afternoon, Vogel made it clear that the All-Star forward will play.
Davis sustained a bruised right calf in the first quarter of Friday night's game against Memphis, but returned to play and was a force.
Davis was seen limping around the locker room after finishing with 28 points and 13 rebounds in the game. He was seen working on his shots after practice Saturday.
"(He's) a little bit sore, but he should be good to go tomorrow," Vogel said. "All we did is walk through Boston. We didn't have a formal practice. He was walking around. He should be good to go."
After Davis returned to the court against Memphis, he dominated.
His seven blocked shots led the Lakers to once again proclaim that Davis should be the NBA's defensive player of the year.
"His play is clearly enough, but if I'm asked the question, I'm gonna absolutely support (him)," Vogel said of the award. "It's not anything where I'm trying to lobby for him or anything like that. It's just clear to see, and if I'm asked about it, they're gonna know my opinion on it, because you can see a guy on television or from a distance and say, 'Well, he looks the part and everything, but you got a coach that preaches defense that's around it every day.' I mean, people don't understand how good he is on that end of the floor, how versatile he is."
Davis is ranked third in the league in blocked shots, averaging 2.47 per game.
"He does everything," LeBron James said Friday night. "He's able to protect the rim. He's able to guard in the post. He's able to switch out to guards. He's able to block shots when guys are shooting floaters and runners. Get steals. I mean, he does everything defensively for us. That's why he's defensive player of the year. He just does everything for us. It's not one thing he doesn't do well defensively."
