{"id":266325,"date":"2021-06-04T06:34:31","date_gmt":"2021-06-04T03:34:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/anthony-davis-injury-return-to-lakers-game-6-was-shortlived\/"},"modified":"2021-06-04T06:34:31","modified_gmt":"2021-06-04T03:34:31","slug":"anthony-davis-injury-return-to-lakers-game-6-was-shortlived","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/anthony-davis-injury-return-to-lakers-game-6-was-shortlived\/","title":{"rendered":"#Anthony Davis’ injury return to Lakers’ Game 6 was shortlived"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Anthony Davis’ injury return to Lakers’ Game<\/a> 6 was shortlived<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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LOS ANGELES \u2014 Anthony Davis managed less than 5 1\/2 minutes in his return to the Lakers\u2019 starting lineup Thursday night before leaving in clear pain from his groin injury as Los Angeles faced playoff elimination in Game 6 of its first-round series<\/a> against the Phoenix Suns.<\/p>\n

After missing the previous 1 1\/2 games, Davis suited up for Game 6 and attempted to play. But the superstar big man looked tentative and lacked any explosive ability while failing to take a shot, and he went down in a heap in front of the Lakers\u2019 bench with 6:35 left in the first quarter.<\/p>\n

Los Angeles\u2019 medical staff attended to Davis and escorted him to the locker room. The Lakers said Davis was questionable to return to the franchise\u2019s first playoff elimination game since 2013, which the Suns led 36-14 after the first quarter.<\/p>\n

Davis missed the second half of Game 4 and all of Game 5 after the eight-time All-Star injured his groin last weekend at Staples Center. The defending NBA champion Lakers lost both games to fall to a 3-2 series deficit and the brink of an early postseason exit.<\/p>\n

Davis scored 34 points apiece while leading the Lakers to victories in Games 2 and 3, but his tentative play in Game 1 was a key factor in Los Angeles\u2019 series-opening loss. The oft-injured Davis already was limping on a balky knee before injuring his groin, and he missed 30 straight games during the regular season with two right leg injuries, only returning in late April.<\/p>\n

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Lakers star Anthony Davis sits in front of the bench after trying to play through a strained groin.<\/figcaption>
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Davis went through two days of rest and recovery before a workout before Game 6 during which the Lakers\u2019 medical staff determined he could attempt to play in Game 6. Lakers coach Frank Vogel said Davis was determined to play, but wanted to be mobile enough to contribute.<\/p>\n

Davis didn\u2019t look mobile at all, and the Lakers were forced to move forward without him in possibly the final game of a season defined by injuries to their two biggest stars, Davis and LeBron James.<\/p>\n

Lakers starting guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope also was in the lineup after missing Game 4 and playing just 15 minutes in Game 5 due to a bruised knee. Caldwell-Pope was the third-leading scorer on LA\u2019s championship team and the Lakers\u2019 best 3-point shooter this season, but he took just one shot in Game 5 before sitting out.\n <\/p><\/div>\n

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