Lakers' Anthony Davis Says 'I Want the Big-Time Plays' After GW Shot vs. Nuggets

Anthony Davis cost the Los Angeles Lakers three players and three future picks when they acquired him from the New Orleans Pelicans last offseason.

On Sunday, he showed L.A. it was worth it as he buried a buzzer-beating three-pointer for a 105-103 victory in Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals against the Denver Nuggets.

For a player who'd only been in the postseason twice before and never made it past the second round, Davis (31 points, nine rebounds) showed tremendous poise and confidence while battling down the stretch before hitting the game-winner.

The final five minutes of the fourth quarter saw Davis go virtually head-to-head with Denver's Nikola Jokic in an epic back-and-forth between the big men.

Davis scored the Lakers last 10 points by himself while Jokic countered with the last 12 points for Denver to finish with 30 points, nine assists and six rebounds in the loss. Yet it was the Lakers who held on to the ball with the final shot. On a team with proven playoff stars like LeBron James, Rajon Rondo and Danny Green, it was Davis who demanded the final shot.

A 33 percent three-point shooter during the regular season, Davis had absolutely zero hesitation in the moment and drained the biggest shot of the Lakers' postseason run yet.

After the game, the Inside the NBA crew on TNT asked Davis why it seems like he can't stay as consistently aggressive as he was in the fourth quarter Sunday. The forward pointed to his teammates as his inspiration for when he needs to play a more selfish style.

"LeBron, he tells me all the time, like, 'All right, it's enough passing, it's time to go to work. Be aggressive, be the player that you are,'" Davis said. "It's got to be from opening tip. You've got to be aggressive and make plays."

Davis did both Sunday, and it's arguable which he was better at.

The Lakers will keep leaning on him until they find out.

With a 2-0 series lead, two more games like that from Davis could have the Nuggets swept out of the playoffs and the Lakers headed to their first appearance in The Finals in a decade.