Anthony Davis indirectly defends Jazz HC Will Hardy's timeout decision
During the postgame interview after the LA Lakers 105-104 win against the Utah Jazz on Sunday, Anthony Davis gave his take on Jazz coach Will Hardy's decision to call a timeout in the game's final moments. Davis indirectly defended Hardy for the Jazz timeout, citing that he would've likely blocked Collin Sexton's potential game-winning layup had he not stopped after the whistle.
"Collin got down here, and I was actually going for the block, but I heard the whistle, so I stopped," Davis said. "I don't know if he would've made it, I probably would've blocked it."
Watch Anthony Davis speak about the moment at 5:50 here:
With the game hanging by the wire, Hardy's decision may have altered the conclusion of the game. The timeout whistle was blown just a moment before Collin Sexton made a layup to put the Jazz up by one with 1.6 seconds remaining. However, the shot was discounted, and the Jazz were unable to score upon inbound, resulting in the Lakers' win.
According to KSL reporter Ryan Miller, Will Hardy apparently said he was responsible for robbing Collin Sexton of the game-winning moment.
"It's hard because you don't know exactly how it would've ended up had they not blown the whistle and everybody kept playing," Hardy reportedly said. "Maybe Collin would have finished it. I told (Collin) in the locker room I robbed him of a moment at the end of the game."
According to The Athletic's Tony Jones, Hardy and Sexton worked things out after returning to the locker room.
Anthony Davis and LeBron James record double-doubles to defeat Jazz
LA Lakers stars Anthony Davis and LeBron James turned up big time with double-double performances each to push the Lakers to the win against the Utah Jazz on Sunday. Davis and James put up an impressive third-quarter performance to create separation before the Jazz cut things close in the fourth.
Davis led the Lakers' scoring with 33 points, 11 rebounds, two steals and a block, continuing his MVP-level season. Meanwhile, James added 27 points, 14 assists, five rebounds and two blocks to the win.
With the victory, the Lakers have won six of their last 10 games and are sixth in the Western Conference with a 12-8 record. Meanwhile, the Jazz are second-last in the West with a 4-16 record and are dealing with a four-game losing streak.
The Lakers will look to keep up the momentum when they face the Minnesota Timberwolves next on Monday.