Anthony Davis

With the league’s reigning-champion Denver Nuggets determined to send him packing, and his goal of traveling back to the Mile High for a Game Five hinging on a big-time performance, Anthony Davis opted to book his flight early. Keeping his foot on the gas with the Los Angeles Lakers finding their way into a double-digit lead for the fourth-consecutive game of the series, the nine-time All-Star works himself into one of his sweet spots, creeping his way out of the dunker’s spot and behind the Nuggets’ defense before taking to the skies for a thunderous alley-oop flush. Pacing himself through the uphill climb associated with attempting to become the NBA’s first-ever team to overcome an 0-3 series deficit, Davis, inevitably, started the journey with a historic performance in the Game Four win on April 27, 2024. Dominant across the box score, the all-time great big man recorded 25 points, 23 boards, six assists, and one block across 41 minutes of play, becoming just the third postseason Laker to ever amass that combination of points, rebounds, and assists on at least 60 percent shooting.