Kentavious Caldwell-Pope reached out to commit a foul, a whistle blew, the game paused, and Anthony Davis walked carefully to the edge of the court, crumped onto the sideline in front of the Lakers bench, and buried his head in his lap.
At that moment, whatever faint hope remained of the Lakers extending their tortured playoff run collapsed, as well. Barely five minutes into Thursday’s Game 6, it was clear that the never-ending season was suddenly, stunningly, lopsidedly over.
After the Lakers were eliminated with a 113-100 loss to the Suns and a transcendent 47-point explosion by
