Anthony Davis Draws MVP Buzz from Fans as Lakers Crush Wizards for 3rd Straight Win

The Los Angeles Lakers continued their winning ways on Sunday as they defeated the Washington Wizards.

The Lakers have won eight of their last 10 games despite being only 12-12 on the season.

Anthony Davis has been a big part of the change. Over the previous eight games, he had averaged 31.9 points, 15.2 rebound and 2.9 blocks.

He had his 10th consecutive double-double on Sunday, finishing with 55 points, 17 rebound and three blocks. This is the kind of player the Lakers want him to be, and he might be assembling an award-winning résumé.

Chris Manning @LD2K

Let’s get the AD for MVP convos going! @AntDavis23 👀

Elex Michaelson @Elex_Michaelson

Most smart basketball commentators said before the season that the only way the Lakers would have a chance…would be if Anthony Davis played like the NBA MVP.

In recent games, he has been. And their team looks great!

Michael Sykes, II @MikeDSykes

Anthony Davis might be MVP dog.

Mike Trudell @LakersReporter

Anthony Davis got a bunch of MVP chants in Washington D.C., which has long been a partisan Lakers building when they're in town, after reaching 40 points for the 2nd straight game.He's 16 of 22 for 41 with 14 boards and 3 blocks.

LAL up 105-81.

Chris Vernon @ChrisVernonShow

Gonna need a 30 for 30 on what the heck happened with Anthony Davis. He is destroying everyone lately.

Complex Sports @ComplexSports

Lakers fans watching Anthony Davis score 24 points and grab 9 rebounds in the first half pic.twitter.com/IJUT1sRBPy

Sam Quinn @SamQuinnCBS

The Wizards and Bucks rank fifth and sixth in both restricted area attempts allowed and restricted area field goal percentage allowed.

Anthony Davis scored 99 combined points against them in two games.

Bleacher Report @BleacherReport

Anthony Davis in his last nine games 😤💪37 PTS, 18 REB, 2 AST38 PTS, 16 REB, 4 BLK30 PTS, 18 REB, 3 STL37 PTS, 21 REB, 5 BLK25 PTS, 15 REB, 3 BLK25 PTS, 13 REB, 4 BLK27 PTS, 12 REB, 3 BLK44 PTS, 10 REB, 3 BLK55 PTS, 17 REB, 3 BLK

HE'S BACK. pic.twitter.com/2U0DUXA2zk

Marc J. Spears @MarcJSpears

Lakers star Anthony Davis scored 55 points Vs Wizards, four shy of his career-high. Davis has 99 points in his last 2 games, the most over a 2-game span by a Lakers player since Kobe Bryant since March 2007. The only other Lakers player to do this is Elgin Baylor. @ESPNStatsInfo pic.twitter.com/0ZfziI03pc

NBA.com/Stats @nbastats

Since blocks became official in 1973-74, Anthony Davis is the 1st player in Lakers franchise history to record 40+ points, 10+ rebounds, and 3+ blocks in back-to-back games. https://t.co/anmIrkW3j2 pic.twitter.com/vUIHXG5gJd

Los Angeles Lakers @Lakers

Mamba Mentality pic.twitter.com/ydkc2W2uO9

Pau Gasol @paugasol

AD is absolutely killing! That’s what I’m talking about!! Keep it rolling @lakers!

Los Angeles was a big joke when it opened. The progress being made by the team is impossible to ignore.

Davis will get a lot of attention, but Walker IV scored 20 points against Washington. 21 points were contributed by the bench.

Ry @JustRyCole

Lakers guard rotation has turned into a fun group between Lonnie, Reaves, & Russ

Dennis still finding his rhythm but I think he is gonna get a lot better

Sam Quinn @SamQuinnCBS

The Lakers have the No. 7 ranked offense in the NBA since Nov. 1 and just scored 68 in the first half against Washington. Ignore the apocalyptic start and the Lakers have been a very good offense basically ever since.

Juan Carlos Reneo @ReneusMeister

Lakers are good? pic.twitter.com/ClK6f1sx2m

Rohan Nadkarni @RohanNadkarni

Lakers are back

Los 🍇 @LosPollosTV

The Lakers are legitimately good. Westbrook and everybody are playing their roles. AD is an MVP candidate. LeBron is LeBron. This team is a championship contender.

The Lakers will play their third game of the road trip against Cleveland.

Rob Pelinka was rumored to want to wait around before making any significant trades. Davis is firing on all cylinders because of the patient approach that is paying off.