Last night, the NBA Finals tipped off featuring the Los Angeles Lakers and Miami Heat.
The Los Angeles Lakers won Game 1, 116-98 in dominating fashion.
After falling to a double-digit lead early in the first quarter, the Lakers strung together a 75-30 run in taking Game 1.
Both Anthony Davis and LeBron James had dominant performances, which led to Los Angeles Lakers F Markieff Morris giving them high praise after the game.
Markieff Morris Says AD Is The Best Player In The World
Last night, Anthony Davis posted an impressive 34 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists in route to a 1-0 lead.
After the game, he received high praise from one of his teammates.
“It’s easy for AD, like I’ve been saying since I got on this team, man. Honestly, if you asked me—we got LeBron, but I think he’s the best player in the world. He can do it on both ends; he can do it consistently every night,” Lakers forward Markieff Morris said.
— Marc J. Spears (@MarcJSpears) October 1, 2020
Anthony Davis did show up and show out last night in front of the world, but many expected that performance from him as he is much bigger than anyone in that Miami Heat starting lineup.
Many found this quote from Morris quite shocking as his other teammate, LeBron James, is considered the GOAT by many.
Morris Then Says, “We got the best players in the world”
Markieff Morris later went on to clarify that he does believe LeBron James is the best player on the world.
“It’s easy for AD, like I’ve been saying since I got on this team, man. Honestly, if you asked me—we got LeBron, but I think he’s the best player in the world. He can do it on both ends; he can do it consistently every night,” Lakers forward Markieff Morris said.
— Marc J. Spears (@MarcJSpears) October 1, 2020
In fact, Morris later goes on to state that both LeBron James and Anthony Davis are the two best players on the planet.
Markieff Morris was asked what makes this Lakers team special. This was his answer: pic.twitter.com/vtj4SjAgQL
— Finals Faigen (@hmfaigen) October 1, 2020
It is certainly debatable about whether or not Anthony Davis is the best player in the world.
For years now, people have been debating about whether Michael Jordan or LeBron James is the GOAT.
But, you rarely hear anyone argue for Anthony Davis as best player on the planet.
This league is filled with talented guys who have proven themselves.
Names along the likes of LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Kawhi Leonard, Stephen Curry, James Harden, Giannis Antetokounmpo.
Anthony Davis definitely has the talent to be mentioned in the same breathe as those guys, but he can solidify his spot as one of the best if he continues to play this well for the remainder of the series.
He had a great game one, but the series is far from over and if there is anything we learned about this Miami Heat team throughout the course of the NBA bubble, is that, you can never count them out.
One thing that is for sure though is the Lakers shot tremendously last night from the 3 point line and much of that credit goes to LeBron James and Anthony Davis.
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