LOS ANGELES — Anthony Davis, playing with tremendous pain in his right foot, stepped toward, and then around, Denver's Nikola Jokic in the first quarter Sunday. As he drew contact and scored, he landed oddly and immediately glanced at the ground.
He grimaced. He then shot, and made, the free throw. Then he limped back down the court to play defense.
A few moments later, Davis was on the bench, looking down at his right foot, his shoe off, while he waited for his next shift on the court. He returned, playing nearly 35 minutes as the Lakers came up short against Denver, 129-118.
