The Lakers have been perhaps the NBA's biggest crisis team at the beginning of this season and for a long time second to last in the Western Conference after having, among other things, lost ten of the twelve opening games.

But now the team has managed to break the trend.

The night's victory, 130-119 away to Washington, was the eighth victory in the last ten games.

And even if the team only climbed to twelfth place out of 15 teams, the situation looks all the brighter.

The biggest reason for the lift is Anthony Davis, who has shown great form.

Candidate for MVP of the season

After 44 points and ten rebounds against Milwaukee last time, he offered a magical 55 points and 17 rebounds last night.

From the stands in Capital One Arena, shouts of “MVP!

MVP!”

even though it was not the Lakers' home field.

- If your attitude is to win the title, the rest will work itself out, that has always been my way of thinking.

I put the team ahead of any individual awards or accolades that come with it.

If we keep winning basketball games, everything will work out, he says afterwards.

Davis is now averaging 35.3 points per game over the past nine games, and last night he sniffed a career-best 59 points that he delivered in a game against Detroit in 2016.

- When you talk about which players are candidates for the title of MVP, Davis is undoubtedly one of the names, says teammate Patrick Beverley.

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Philadelphia's Joel Embiid is celebrated by teammates after the super game.

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