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Helene Elliott: D'Angelo Russell brought the energy in win over Suns. But he's also 'at peace.'

LOS ANGELES — The Lakers' lead over Phoenix had dwindled to one in the fourth quarter Wednesday when D'Angelo Russell returned to the floor after a rest on the bench. There was a sense of uncertainty and dread filling Crypto.com Arena. The Suns were making a push, and a loss would have left the Lakers on the wrong side of the cutoff for making the play-in. Russell, intent on bringing energy to ...
Los Angeles Lakers D'Angelo Russell steals the ball away from Phoenix Suns Devin Booker in the fourth quarter at Crypto.com arena Wednesday, March 22, 2023.

LOS ANGELES — The Lakers' lead over Phoenix had dwindled to one in the fourth quarter Wednesday when D'Angelo Russell returned to the floor after a rest on the bench.

There was a sense of uncertainty and dread filling Crypto.com Arena. The Suns were making a push, and a loss would have left the Lakers on the wrong side of the cutoff for making the play-in. Russell, intent on bringing energy to his team and to every corner of the building, brought the spark and clutch performance the Lakers and their fans so eagerly wanted to see.

Driving around defender T.J. Warren, Russell

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