Anthony Davis and the Los Angeles Lakers had their three-game winning streak snapped in a 112-108 loss to the New York Knicks on Sunday, dropping them to 33-35 overall and ruining a chance for the team to get to a .500 record or better for the first time since last season, as well as knocking them (for now) into 11th place in the West and outside of the play-in tournament.
In the defeat, Davis played far below his usual superlative standards. Defensively, he helped slow Julius Randle in the second half, but couldn’t paper over the other issues that adjustment created for the team on that end.