Three takeaways from Davis’ big night, Lakers steal Game 1 from Warriors

The Lakers had four days rest before Game 1, which let Darvin Ham keep his bench short and lean heavily on his starters — Anthony Davis and LeBron James both played more than 40 minutes.

And the Lakers needed every one of them — they got the 117-112 win over the Warriors at the Chase Center to take a 1-0 series lead. It was a night when the Lakers showed tremendous game-plan discipline and it got them a W.

Here are three takeaways from Game 1.

It was our No.1 thing to watch this series: Anthony Davis has to be the best player on the floor for the Lakers to have a chance.

He was — 30 points, 23 rebounds, five blocks and a dominant performance.

AD DROPS 30-20 IN GAME 1