Los Angeles Lakers talisman LeBron James showered praise on Anthony Davis after their 123-111 win on Friday night. After trailing in the first half by 10 points, the Lakers took the third quarter by 35-18 to make a resounding comeback.

Anthony Davis was at his absolute best as he scored 38 points on 15-26 shooting. In fact, Davis twisted his ankle but kept playing to deliver for the Lakers.

Davis said he knew he was going to keep playing despite the injury trouble.

“I knew I was going to play,” Davis said after the game. “Tied the shoes up tighter and just kind off played off adrenaline until the end of the game and was able to get some treatment. But I’ll be fine.”

“We jumped on AD’s back and he brought us home,” said LeBron James, who had 18 points, 10 rebounds and six assists.

With this win, the Lakers improved their record to 39-38 and they are now in seventh place in the Western Conference standings. Lakers’ Jarred Vanderbilt said that the team is fighting and treating every game like a playoff match.

“Treat every game like it’s a playoff game, because we’re fighting for our lives at this point,” Lakers forward Jarred Vanderbilt said. “We’re trying to fight for our position and we still think the sixth seed is a goal for us and it’s still in reach. So, right now just take care of our own business and the rest will take care of itself.”

The team’s head coach Darvin Ham said that he wants his team to be competitive and keep ticking the right boxes in the upcoming matches.

“Just [want] us to remain tenacious, remain highly competitive, remain together,” Ham said. “Just know that we can’t be fat and happy. There are more things that we have to conquer.”

The Lakers will next face Houston Rockets on Sunday night.