LeBron James said he wanted Anthony Davis to be the “focal point” of the Lakers’ offense, but he isn’t.



LeBron said he wanted to run the offense “through” A.D., but he doesn’t. The notion that LeBron defers to Davis is, for the most part, nonsense.



The LeBron-A.D. pairing is working brilliantly in Los Angeles, make no mistake. And it doesn’t sound like Davis’ bruised butt, suffered on a nasty fall in Tuesday’s win over the Knicks, will keep them apart long.



The Lakers’ one-two punch is so formidable not because of anything LeBron has really changed to accommodate Davis. Rather, Davis has shown to perhaps be the perfect complementary fit for LeBron, better even than Dwyane Wade in Miami or Kyrie Irving in Cleveland.



“If ‘through’ means to create, then it’s LeBron,” one rival Western Conference coach said. “If ‘through’ is to produce and...