Anthony Davis holds off ferocious Jokic comeback attempt

Meanwhile, the Warriors mini-camp opens with a hotel quarantine - yay 2020!

The path to greatness is not an even one. Even for basketball players at the absolute top of the talent pool, there’s a back-and-forth that happens as fans and media pundits try to sort these athletes into some sort of coherent ranking.

But that’s not how basketball (or life) goes. There are vicissitudes. A week ago, people - ok, it was me - were wonder…