EL SEGUNDO, Calif — What a U-turn it’s been for Anthony Davis. A historic one, in fact.

Just a few short weeks ago, there were whispers about his lack of conditioning as he battled a sore lower back. Some media members and Lakers fans wondered if he should be traded. Good thing they’re not in the team’s front office.

Davis scored 55 points Sunday and added 17 rebounds against a totally overwhelmed Washington Wizards frontcourt in the Lakers’ 130-119 victory in Washington.

Davis became the first Lakers player ever with at least 40 points, 10 rebounds and three blocked shots in consecutive games since blocked shots became an official stat in 1973-74. And were those “M-V-P, M-V-P” chants for Davis in Washington’s arena? Yes, they were.

LeBron James knows a thing or two about MVP efforts. He also knows what he’s seen lately from the 29-year-old Davis.

Then again, James shook his head and paused briefly when asked to verbalize some superlatives about his teammate.

“He’s been unbelievable, man, on both sides of the floor. Playing like the MVP of this league. Just straight dominance,” James said.

Davis has been unstoppable in almost every facet. He can’t be controlled in the paint. He’s nailing his mid-range shots. Rediscovered his three-point touch. He’s even making his free throws, a problem spot last season as he fought through a sore wrist.

“I think he’s just hit a switch where he knows how dominant he can be night in and night out,” James said. “He has everything working for him right now.”

As the Lakers stumbled to a 2-10 start, Davis had trouble being effective in games, especially down the stretch when he was sometimes invisible in the fourth quarter. Some people faulted his teammates for not looking for him. Others blamed Davis for not demanding the ball in crunch time. That debate has been dormant for a couple of weeks now.

There was definitely no such issue Sunday as Davis had 14 points in the fourth quarter to stifle a late Wizards rally. The Lakers led by 29 points in the third quarter but Kyle Kuzma’s three-pointer brought Washington within nine at the midpoint of the fourth quarter.

Unfortunately for the Wizards, Davis drilled a three-pointer and then scored a three-point play the old way, scoring on a layup and making the free throw after Kuzma fouled him.

He joined a stellar list of Lakers with at least two 50-point games in their careers: James, O’Neal, Kobe Bryant, George Mikan, Elgin Baylor, Jerry West and Wilt Chamberlain.

“Most importantly, just being healthy and going out with the mindset of just dominating,” Davis told Spectrum SportsNet. “Guys are doing a great job of finding me. All these guys are putting me in positions to be successful.”

Davis definitely had some help in the scoring department. James managed to push through soreness in his left ankle to score 29 points and Lonnie Walker IV added 20 points as the Lakers (10-12) won for the eighth time in their last 10 games.

“We’re coming together collectively as a unit. Everything is going well for us right now,” Davis said. “Guys are shooting the ball well. Guys are communicating on defense.”

Kuzma had 26 points but the Wizards (11-13) lost high-scoring guard Bradley Beal in the first quarter after he experienced tightness in his right hamstring.

The Lakers continue their road trip with a challenging back-to-back Tuesday in Cleveland and Wednesday in Toronto. Then they play in Philadelphia on Friday.