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Anthony Davis is finally playing as a Washington Wizard after originally being traded there in February, and he's off to an impressive start.
In his Wizards debut back on Oct. 21, Davis tied the franchise record for scoring the most points in his debut as he put up 34 against the Milwaukee Bucks.
Then, on Monday night against the Detroit Pistons, Davis added his name to another historical list for the Wizards. Davis scored a whopping 30 points in the first half alone, meaning he scored more than half of his team's total of 58 points at the break. He's the first NBA player this season to put up this many points in the first half.
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Davis became the fifth Wizards player since the 1996-97 season to record a 30-point half, per insider Marc Stein. The other players to achieve this feat? Michael Jordan, Bradley Beal, John Wall and Gilbert Arenas complete the elite list. That's some pretty good company to join in the Wizards franchise, especially in just his ninth game with the team.
And, he did all of this after missing the last two games because of an ankle injury. He went 10-for-11 at field goal range while also putting up eight rebounds in the first half, too.
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Davis only reached the 30-point mark in the season opener so far this year, so it's impressive that he hit that milestone in half as much time on Monday.
Ahead of Monday night's game, Davis led the Wizards in average points per game (23.4), rebounds (9.3) and steals (1.4). He's proving to be a good addition for the 4-6 Wizards, as long as he can stay healthy. That's been difficult for him to do in recent seasons.
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