By HoopsHype | February 8, 2025
What’s the buzz on Twitter?
Mike Trudell @LakersReporter Austin Reaves becomes the first Laker to join Kobe, LeBron and AD in the last 20 years to score 45+ points.
Perhaps Luka Doncic will be next. – 6:53 PM
Adam Wexler @AdamJWexler Mavs HC Jason Kidd postgame, re: Anthony Davis (non-contact, lower body injury): Q: How’s AD doing?
A: “I guess alright…we’ll see how he feels tomorrow.” – 6:04 PM
Can’t stress enough how impressive Max Christie is. More than his 23 points off the bench today, the young man has striking poise on and off the court — turns 22 in two days, when the Mavs host Sacramento. – 5:54 PM
#Rockets fall to Mavs, 116-105, extending their losing streak to 6. Fell behind by 21 in 1stH, got w/in 2 in the 3rdQ, ultimately unable to complete the comeback. Also Anthony Davis’ Mavs debut cut short by a lower body injury. Back in about 20 hours for Rockets-Raptors, 1p tip – 5:41 PM
Brad Townsend @townbrad Well down the rank of importance, but the NBA All-Star Game is a week from tomorrow and Anthony Davis appears to have re-aggravated the same injury that just kept him out for five games and more than a week.
For the Mavericks’ sake, hopefully it’s a minor tweak. He was listed as – 5:34 PM
Sam Quinn @SamQuinnCBS Max Christie is gonna be a bigger part of the Luka trade than people thought.
Doesn’t remotely justify the trade but he’s good and he’s in a position to really grow there. – 5:27 PM
Tim MacMahon @espn_macmahon Anthony Davis is doubtful to return with what the Mavs are calling a “lower body injury.”
He exited late in the third quarter with 26 points, 16 rebounds, 7 assists and 3 blocks. – 5:14 PM
Tim Reynolds @ByTimReynolds Anthony Davis in the first quarter of his Dallas debut: 14 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 block. It is the first time in his NBA career that he’s finished a first quarter with all those numbers.
Quite a first impression. – 3:38 PM
Brad Townsend @townbrad How’s this for Anthony Davis’ first quarter as a Maverick? 11 minutes, 14 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 block, 6-of-8 shooting, including 1-of-1 on 3-pointers.
Mavs were plus-13 when Davis was on the court. – 3:35 PM
Scott Agness @ScottAgness Rick Carlisle made clear pregame that Myles Turner is not in the concussion protocol; just a neck strain. “He’s done better each of the last two days. Today was not in the cards, but we’re hoping Tuesday is.”
No AD, LeBron, Luka, Kléber, Williams, Wood for LAL. – 3:30 PM
Kendrick Perkins @KendrickPerkins
Hell Yeah AD!!! – 3:27 PM
Brad Townsend @townbrad “I’m here!” Anthony Davis yells to the crowd, and pointing down toward the court, after his follow slam off his own miss.
Dallas 17, Houston 7. Davis has 9 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists. – 3:21 PM
I’m sure this was a motivational few days for Anthony Davis, not only getting traded but the strays he kept catching with all the (rightful) chatter about how bad the trade was. Thought that revenge arc got overlooked too much for Luka’s (and I get why). – 3:19 PM
It seems as if, lost in all the trade talk, the world forgot that Anthony Davis is still awesome. – 3:19 PM
AD letting Dallas know quickly that he’s a star too with versatile game. Showing energy and emotion, too. Great start for the new Mav. – 3:18 PM
Mike Curtis @MikeACurtis2 First play of the game: A pindown for Thompson, who finds AD in the post. AD lobs it to Gafford.
A few moments later, Davis gets his first block as a Mav and this crowd erupts. Led to a dunk in transition for Washington. – 3:14 PM
Brad Townsend @townbrad Barkley on TNT: “I love Max Christie, too. I think people are sleeping on the Max Christie part. The Mavs are going to have a chance to win a championship this year. The Lakers don’t have a chance to win the championship this year. The Mavs do.
“OKC is THE team to beat. I don’t – 7:23 PM
A Lakers source described their deadline approach as “aggressive” to ESPN. In the last four days, L.A. parted with two 1st Rd picks, and key rotation players in Anthony Davis, Max Christie and Dalton Knecht, in order to land a cornerstone in Doncic and starting big in Williams – 12:36 AM
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