LOS ANGELES: Anthony Davis led a stunning late fightback as the Los Angeles Lakers overturned a 19-point fourth quarter deficit to defeat the Milwaukee Bucks 128-124 in double overtime on Tuesday.
With LeBron James ruled out through injury, a banged-up Davis spent nearly 52 minutes on court to rally the Lakers to victory against an in-form Bucks side who went into the clash on a six-game winning streak.Davis finished with 34 points, 23 rebounds and two assists while also making four blocks in a towering defensive display.The Lakers veteran was backed offensively by Austin Reaves and D'Angelo Russell, who both finished with 29 points apiece.
good lesson'Giannis Antetokounmpo led Milwaukee's scorers with 29 points while Damian Lillard finished with 27.Milwaukee coach Doc Rivers meanwhile said his team paid the price for not putting the game out of reach after twice opening up double-digit leads.'When you have team down 18 points, you have a chance to take that lead to 30, and we didn't do that,' Rivers said.'Instead we let it go from 18 to 10; and that gave them hope. It will be a good lesson for us.
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