The Los Angeles Lakers had a disappointing previous season as they could not even qualify for the playoffs after a 33-49 record. Once again, the Lakers have begun on a poor note as they have lost all of their three matches.
Anthony Davis feels the team can not afford to get rattled and they need to be patient in their approach in the upcoming matches. Things are going south for the Lakers early on in the season and Davis believes it will be imperative for them to get their act together.
“Obviously, there’s some sense of urgency,” Davis said after practice. “You don’t want to dig yourself too big of a hole. But we’ve got to stay even-keeled. We can’t get rattled or flustered and things like that. Just like if we win 12 in a row. We don’t want to get too high.”
Davis feels this poor start will help them bounce back stronger in the upcoming matches.
“We think all this ‘adversity’ is going to be good for us,” Davis said. “We’re glad it’s happening in October and not March or April. But we’ll make shots, continue to defend how we’re defending and try to go in [Wednesday] and Friday and get a win.”
The Lakers lost their previous match against Portland Trail Blazers by 106-104. Trail Blazers won the fourth quarter by 28-21 and it was the turning point of the game. Davis admitted that their shot selection has been poor.
“Down the stretch, our shot selection was very poor,” Davis said of the Lakers’ fourth-quarter execution in their loss to the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday. “We’ve got to get good shot selection.”
The 29-year-old added that they are learning from each other and believes their defense has done a decent job despite three losses.
“We’re continuously learning each other,” Davis said. “The good thing about is we’re playing defense, ranked third in the league in defense. In all the statistical categories, we’re top 10. We just got to keep pushing. Keep our head down and move forward with the mindset we’re going into Denver tomorrow to get a win.”
The Lakers will take on Denver Nuggets on Wednesday night.
