Anthony Davis

That didn't slow him down one bit, and despite a minutes limit, he wound up leading the Lakers in scoring. The final tally: 21 points, 12 rebounds and four ...

They still have a long way to go in both integrating Hachimura and getting Davis back up to speed, but on Wednesday, the Lakers gave the rest of the league a glimpse of what this team might look like at full strength. The Lakers, whose limited size was only exacerbated with Davis out this past month, finally had a bit of length to put on the floor defensively. Hachimura, also coming off of the bench despite reports indicating that he will eventually start, scored 12 points on seven shots while pulling in six rebounds and finishing with a team-best plus-18 point-differential. Of course, he wasn't just back on the floor with old teammates. [Anthony Davis](/nba/players/1992786/anthony-davis/) gave [Los Angeles Lakers](https://www.cbssports.com/nba/teams/LAL/los-angeles-lakers/) fans quite a scare at the end of the third quarter against the [San Antonio Spurs](https://www.cbssports.com/nba/teams/SA/san-antonio-spurs/) Wednesday night. The final tally: 21 points, 12 rebounds and four blocks in just 26 minutes as the Lakers picked up their third win in four tries.

Davis, the oft-injured, All-NBA forward made his anticipated return to the lineup on Wednesday after missing the last 20 games with a foot injury. He scored 21 ...

“His main objective is to set the table for his teammates and he's always been a guy that prides himself on playing the right way,” said Ham. So we always have our swag, we always have our confidence and this is about us going on the floor and showing it.” But in general, he's a guy that's going to set the table [and] put his teammates in a position to succeed.” “He doesn't force anything,” said Ham. He scored 46 in Tuesday’s night’s loss to the “The first 30 seconds to a minute, I was just kind of testing the waters,” said Davis. “I was fine,” said Davis. “He just makes the game look so easy,” said Ham. He hit a three from the top of the circle. But they are also a game out of the final play-in spot and three games back of the No. he was given an iPad with the Lakers’ playbook. “That was kind of the ultimate test for me,” said Davis.

All-Star forward Anthony Davis rolled his ankle during the Lakers-Spurs game Wednesday to the gasps of fans, and his coach, before shaking it off.

And a lot of teams that are in the top of the West or the top of the East — the top teams — we’ve either beaten or been in really close games,” he said. Davis and Hachimura entered the game together to a loud ovation with four minutes and 22 seconds left in the first quarter and the Lakers down by eight. So, we always have our swag, we always have our confidence and it’s about us going on the floor and showing that.” “The fans, us and even the other team, I felt like, felt it too.” And after that, maybe first minute, minute and a half when I didn’t feel anything, I just wanted to start playing. Davis missed his first shot, a 20-foot jumper, and missed his first free-throw attempt soon after. And it’s likely Lonnie Walker IV (left knee tendinitis) and Austin Reaves (left hamstring) will return during the upcoming trip. A healthy Davis will lighten the scoring load carried by LeBron James and also revive the Lakers’ defense, as he did Wednesday in his first duty off the bench following 548 consecutive starts. 9 trade deadline](https://www.latimes.com/sports/lakers/story/2023-01-25/lakers-clippers-takeaways). [newly acquired Rui Hachimura](https://www.latimes.com/sports/lakers/story/2023-01-26/lakers-debut-rui-hachimura-san-antonio-spurs) acquitting himself well in his debut. [acquired from Washington](https://www.latimes.com/sports/lakers/story/2023-01-23/lakers-trade-kendrick-nunn-wizards-rui-hachimura) on Monday for surplus guard Kendrick Nunn and three second-round draft picks, should bring them size and three-point shooting. “All the guys were coming to me, ‘You OK?’ And I was like, ‘Man, was it that bad?’ I didn’t see it.”

Anthony Davis returned after a 20-game injury absence and led the Los Angeles Lakers to a win over the San Antonio Spurs.

Ankle is fine. “Foot is fine. I’m OK.’ So, that was a huge relief to see him overcome that unfortunate play.” [plagued](https://twitter.com/DanWoikeSports/status/1608969296008613888) by a bone spur/navicular fracture/stress reaction. Before the third-quarter buzzer, Zach Collins undercut Davis on a half-court heave, causing AD to hit the floor and grab the right foot/ankle that has been I’m just happy for him, and definitely happy for us. “It’s just about me getting a rhythm back on two of those passes back to Bron,” he said. His sheer presence was infectious. Even though I’ve been playing pick-up and things, you can control that pace. After missing his first two shots, Davis began the second quarter with five straight points and scored 10 in the period. “It was definitely new for me,” Anthony Davis said about coming off the bench. [January 26, 2023]