Dominant Anthony Davis not enough as Lakers fall to Suns

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There's the commitment — Anthony Davis washing top-of-the-key jumpers, corralling each bounce back and upsetting restricting offenses all around.

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But there's also the problem — Davis gracelessly getting his left arm tangled around Devin Booker's head and stirring things up around town, requiring a break to advance back to his feet and to the Lakers' seat.

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Tuesday night in Phoenix, Davis had the option to remain in the game, getting at his left elbow and over and again attempting to fit feeling into his left hand.

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“He’s one of a kind,” Russell Westbrook said. “Always been that way, able to imprint his game in many ways.”

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It was Davis' fourth consecutive game with no less than 30 and his fifth consecutive twofold.

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He was perfect; the injury, even momentarily, undermined that.

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“I don’t know if I came down on his shoulder or something … just lost feeling in my arm, my fingers and my hand,” Davis said. “… My left hand, didn’t really need it much tonight.

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“They said I need to let the nerve calm down. I was like, ‘I don’t have the time to let the nerve calm down.’”