Davis: Winless Lakers need to 'stay even-keeled'

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. -- Coming disconnected a 33-49 play successful which they missed the playoffs and presently winless done the archetypal week of the caller campaign, the Los Angeles Lakers are connected alert, Anthony Davis said Tuesday.

"Obviously, there's immoderate consciousness of urgency," Davis said aft practice. "You don't privation to excavation yourself excessively large of a hole. But we've got to enactment even-keeled. We can't get rattled oregon flustered and things similar that. Just similar if we triumph 12 successful a row. We don't privation to get excessively high."

The optimistic stance from Davis echoed the sentiment helium shared past play when, with the Lakers disconnected to a 10-11 commencement successful precocious November, helium said, "we could spell connected a 10-game winning streak, 12-game winning streak, present the communicative is different."

L.A. did triumph six retired of 8 aft that but ne'er strung unneurotic a winning streak longer than 4 games past season.

Davis said the Lakers' 0-3 commencement volition alloy them for amended results arsenic the play progresses.

"We deliberation each this 'adversity' is going to beryllium bully for us," Davis said. "We're gladsome it's happening successful October and not March oregon April. But we'll marque shots, proceed to support however we're defending and effort to spell successful [Wednesday] and Friday and get a win."

The Lakers are 1 of 3 winless teams this season, on with the Orlando Magic (0-4) and Sacramento Kings (0-3). They are embarking connected a two-game roadworthy travel starting with the Denver Nuggets (2-2) and followed by the Minnesota Timberwolves (2-2).

L.A. ranks past successful the league successful 3-point percent by a wide margin, shooting 21.2%, portion the next-closest team, Minnesota, is shooting 28.7%.

"Down the stretch, our changeable enactment was precise poor," Davis said of the Lakers' fourth-quarter execution successful their nonaccomplishment to the Portland Trail Blazers connected Sunday. "We've got to get bully changeable selection."

However, Davis pointed to the Lakers' antiaircraft committedness arsenic an encouraging sign.

The Lakers are allowing 1.007 points per possession frankincense far, down lone the Milwaukee Bucks and Dallas Mavericks, and besides pb the league successful steals with 11.3 per game.

"We're continuously learning each other," Davis said. "The bully happening astir is we're playing defense, ranked 3rd successful the league successful defense. In each the statistical categories, we're top-10. We conscionable got to support pushing. Keep our caput down and determination guardant with the mindset we're going into Denver time to get a win."