LOS ANGELES – By design, the Lakers don’t need these type of shooting performances to win most nights.
However, when the threes fall the way they did Friday night against the Pelicans (14 makes at a 48.3% clip), the purple and gold are nearly unstoppable.
Having one of their stars close to a 50-burger didn’t hurt either.
Anthony Davis went off for 46 points against his former team and even found his range from beyond the arc, shooting 3-of-5 from long distance in the 123-113 win.
Oh yeah, he was also perfect at the free throw line (13/13) and added 13 rebounds and three steals.