Anthony Davis makes Russell Westbrook statement after Lakers-Nuggets

The Denver Nuggets continued their dominance over the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday, picking up a 127-102 victory. As he often does, Nikola Jokic dominated Los Angeles in this game, finishing with 34 points, 13 rebounds and eight assists in the win.

Six different Nuggets players scored in double figures, including all five starters and sixth man Russell Westbrook. Westbrook delivered a strong performance against his former team, finishing with 14 points, 11 assists and seven rebounds in just 24 minutes of play.

Westbrook spent parts of two seasons with the Lakers, appearing in 130 games for his hometown team. The nine-time NBA All-Star averaged 17.4 points, 7.2 assists and 6.9 rebounds in his time with the Lakers.

Asked about Westbrook after this game, Lakers star Anthony Davis talked about his former teammate.

“He brings that energy,” Davis said. “You know how Russ plays, he plays hard. Made some shots, some steals, he played like Russ plays. I’m pretty sure they know the history with us. Probably stepped him up a little bit more. When he gets in the game, he’s very disruptive and brings that juice to them. Especially when he makes plays, so I think that helped them a lot tonight.”

Westbrook and Davis were a fun duo in Los Angeles, but both Davis and LeBron James missed a lot of time with injuries while Westbrook was there.

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