Anthony Davis scored 27 points for the Dallas Mavericks as they survived a trip to Sacramento in the NBA's Play-In tournament Wednesday night, giving general manager Nico Harrison a light reprieve and hope that this can actually all work out in the end. Dallas outscored the Kings 44-19 in the fourth quarter and had an 18-point advantage headed into the final, the type of stress-free elimination game everyone dreams of enjoying.
Considering how bizarre and trying life has gotten for Davis and many others on this team since the blockbuster Luka Doncic trade—and all the chatter they must endure on a daily basis—the victory was sweet. Davis himself spent a portion of the night's final act letting Kings fans know about it.
Along the way the big man offered a helpful suggestion about beating the impending traffic rush.
“Y’ALL MIGHT WANT TO BEAT THAT TRAFFIC THOUGH.” 😭
— João Neves (@jon_snow_pt) April 17, 2025
Anthony Davis with a cheeky message to Kings fans during the Mavs blowout win!#NBA #Mavs #AnthonyDavis
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That really has to be a wonderful feeling. Telling someone whose season is flatlining that they should just go ahead and get ahead of traffic has to be a real rush. There's something about pretending to say something nice that's really not nice at all. Plus Davis gets to sit there imagining the person on the other end of this comment, just completely down in the dumps after dropping big money on tickets to the game, stewing and getting a cramp from pressing down on the brake.
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