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Lakers’ Anthony Davis named NBA Player of the Week
Los Angeles Lakers forward Anthony Davis has been named NBA Western Conference Player of the Week for games played from Monday, March 27, to Sunday, April 2.
DAVIS averaged 38.7 points (.652 FG%, .806 FT%), 11.7 rebounds, 1.7 assists, 1.0 steals and 2.0 blocks in three games, as the Lakers finished the week 3-0 with road victories over Chicago, Minnesota and Houston.
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To begin the week, Davis recorded 38 points (13-20 FG, 11-14 FT), nine rebounds, four assists, two steals and two blocks in a 121-110 win at the Bulls on March 29. In a 123-111 victory over the Timberwolves on March 31, Davis finished with 38 points (15-26 FG, 8-10 FT), 17 rebounds, one steal and two blocks, good for his league-leading seventh game of the season with 35+ points and 15+ rebounds.
Davis closed out the week with 40 points (15-20 FG, 10-12 FT), nine rebounds, one assist and two blocks in a 134-109 victory at the Rockets on April 2. In the win, Davis became the first Lakers player since Shaquille
O’Neal on March 21, 2003, to score 40+ points while shooting at least 75 percent from the field. Davis joined Gail Goodrich as the only Lakers players to accomplish the feat in 30 minutes or less.
UCLA’s women’s gymnastics in championship round
The UCLA women’s gymnastics team have advanced to the NCAA championships, thanks to a second-place finish at the NCAA Regional meet at Pauley Pavilion on Saturday, April 1, 2023. The No. 4-seeded Bruins rallied in the final two rotations to qualify to the NCAA Championships with a second-place finish at the NCAA Los Angeles Regional.
The Bruins scored 197.925, just behind Utah's 198.050, and ahead of third-place Missouri's 197.600. Washington finished in fourth place with a 195.650. Trailing both Utah and Missouri heading into the third rotation, UCLA blasted a season-high 49.700 on floor exercise, led by Jordan Chiles' perfect 10, to move into second, and the Bruins held their position by scoring 49.500 on vault in the final rotation, led by freshman Selena Harris' first career perfect 10.
