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Hardwood Paroxysm Presents: First round moments from the NBA Playoffs

By HP Basketball Network

Apr 25, 2015; Milwaukee, WI, USA; Chicago Bulls guard Derrick Rose (1) reacts in the second quarter during the game against the Milwaukee Bucks in game four of the first round of the NBA Playoffs at BMO Harris Bradley Center. Mandatory Credit: Benny Sieu-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 25, 2015; Milwaukee, WI, USA; Chicago Bulls guard Derrick Rose (1) reacts in the second quarter during the game against the Milwaukee Bucks in game four of the first round of the NBA Playoffs at BMO Harris Bradley Center. Mandatory Credit: Benny Sieu-USA TODAY Sports /
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Apr 25, 2015; New Orleans, LA, USA; New Orleans Pelicans forward Anthony Davis (23) shoots over Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green (23) during the first half in game four of the first round of the NBA Playoffs at the Smoothie King Center. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 25, 2015; New Orleans, LA, USA; New Orleans Pelicans forward Anthony Davis (23) shoots over Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green (23) during the first half in game four of the first round of the NBA Playoffs at the Smoothie King Center. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports /

Anthony Davis is Beyond the Overlord

By Andy Liu (@AndyKHLiu) — Hardwood Paroxysm

I had this super, piping hot take before the Golden State Warriors — New Orleans Pelicans series that the number one team in the NBA, historically great with a historically scary home-court advantage, would lock down and cage one of the greatest young big men of all time. Anthony Davis struggled to five turnovers and only 15 points on 6-13 shooting. First, that’s still a solid line. Second, he went on to drop 20 points in the fourth quarter and was on his way.  I was not only wrong, I was colossally foolish for even entertaining this very thought.

Just on counting stats, Davis in the four-game sweep averaged a godly 31.5 points on 54 percent shooting and 11 rebounds per game. Against the best defense in the entire world. Against Draymond Green, the runner-up to Defensive Player of the Year and Andrew Bogut, one of the best rim protectors in the league. My goodness. 

Not only did Davis dominate when he was on the floor, he made it look easy. In Game 2, he sunk a couple turnaround jumpers from the baseline from 10 feet and it was the easiest, yet impossible to defend shot that separates the greats from the laymen. Then on the other side, when Davis wasn’t dead exhausted from averaging 43 minutes per game, he stifled the Warriors offense by playing as the switchy big who could contest all Stephen Curry jumpers. He harassed Curry into a couple airballs in Game and 4.

Anthony Davis is young and while his team is not very good and might remain not very good, he is great and will sustain a ridiculously efficient and dominant style of play we have never seen before.

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