On Saturday night, the Los Angeles Lakers defeated Nikola Jokic and company after dropping their previous 11 games against the Denver Nuggets. The team now has a chance to survive in the NBA playoffs for a little while longer thanks to Anthony Davis and his team’s 11-point victory.

On the basketball floor, Davis was essential to the team’s success as usual. With his final stats of 25 points, 23 rebounds, and five assists, he dominated the whole game.

Following the game, Davis talked to the media on what it felt like to defeat Denver for the first time after suffering numerous setbacks to the reigning NBA champs.

Davis remarked, “You kind of get that monkey off your back.” “However, I believe that tonight—as well as the other three games—that we have lost against them in a succession has been due to the fact that we just scored. In the second half, we scored 28 goals in the fourth and 30 in the third. Typically, they’re scoring well and we’re in our low to mid-20s or maybe late teens. With a club like that, we just need to keep scoring goals because they will keep scoring. That, I believe, made a difference tonight.

Naturally, nobody likes to lose a playoff series, and the Lakers were especially reluctant to lose after the Nuggets had done it to them in the Western Conference Finals the previous season. Even still, Davis acknowledges that the team didn’t discuss it prior to Game 4, so there was extra incentive to win on Saturday.

“Not directly,” replied Davis. “I simply believe that there was a vibe in the room that began with the filming yesterday. It’s awful to be swept. That’s a feeling that nobody likes, especially as summer approaches. That’s a feeling you will have to endure for the remainder of the summer. Thus, we didn’t actually discuss it. Not me and Bron alone, but the whole team. We are aware of the stakes. No one desires to have that sensation in their mouth the entire summer. We must play the remainder of the series in the same manner as we did tonight. feeling desperate and expressing a sense of urgency.

After the Lakers defeated the Nuggets, the series will now return to Denver for Game 5, where Los Angeles will once again have to win or go home in a very difficult location.

The Lakers will return to Los Angeles for Game 6 on Thursday at Crypto.com Arena, another crucial game to win, if they can prevail over Denver on Monday.

Wilt Chamberlain and Shaquille O’Neal are joined by Anthony Davis in Lakers postseason history.In the end, the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Denver Nuggets on Saturday night to force a series. Anthony Davis finished with a triple-double of 25 points, 23 rebounds, and five assists, matching Wilt Chamberlain and Shaquille O’Neal as the only other Lakers players to accomplish that feat in a postseason game.

As long as he can maintain his health, Davis, who plays some of the best basketball in the world, will undoubtedly make more history while wearing the Purple and Gold.