MANILA, Philippines — The Los Angeles Lakers played minus Anthony Davis in Game 5 against the Phoenix Suns and the defending champions missed every bit of their star forward on Wednesday (Manila time).
With Davis sidelined due to a groin strain he suffered in the second quarter of Game 4, the Lakers failed to get going and were blown out by the Suns, 115-85.
Davis delivered a pair of 34-point games for the Lakers in Games 2 and 3 before the injury. Markieff Morris started in place of Davis.
Devin Booker had a game-high 30 points, seven rebounds and five assists for the No. 2 Suns, who look to close out the seventh-seeded Lakers at Staples Center in Los Angeles on Friday.
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