Anthony Davis recorded his 10,000th career-point while posting a ‘5×5’ night on Wednesday’s loss to the Philadelphia 76ers. Davis becomes the 11th player to record a 5×5 night in NBA history, and the first to do so this season.
10,000 points for Anthony Davis after that bucket! pic.twitter.com/2Y5lXxWUAm
— Def Pen Hoops (@DefPenHoops) November 22, 2018
For a player to have a 5×5 night, they must fill five categories with at least five things or more in each respective category. For Davis, he recorded 12 points, 16 rebounds, six assist, five steals and five blocks.
Anthony Davis posted a 5 x 5 tonight…
12 pts
16 reb
6 ast
5 stl
5 blkHe needed one more point to tie it up with 2.5 seconds left. pic.twitter.com/rzCbHFOgOU
— NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) November 22, 2018
Anthony Davis posts his first career 5×5 game with 12 PTS, 16 REB, 6 AST, 5 STL, 5 BLK. #DoItBig pic.twitter.com/JZfgW5WtYF
— NBA (@NBA) November 22, 2018
The last player to record such a night was Draymond Green in 2015. He posted 24 points, 11 rebounds, eight assists, five steals and five blocks. Davis is the first player to lose while posting 5×5 since Andrei Kirilenko in 2003.
Anthony Davis records the first 5×5 since Draymond Green in 2015.
Davis is the first player to lose after recording a 5×5 since Andrei Kirilenko ‘03 @bball_ref
— Clevis Murray (@ClevisMurray) November 22, 2018
