Anthony Davis on Lakers tough start: 'I know other teams fear us' / News - Basketnews.com

Anthony Davis believes the Lakers have to be feared despite their recent struggles.

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The Los Angeles Lakers have started the 2022-23 NBA season with just 2 wins in 8 games.

Anthony Davis

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Russell Westbrook has found his new spot coming off the bench, and Anthony Davis is averaging a double-double per game but the team is second-to-last in points per possession with only the Los Angeles Clippers being worse in the category.

"We have a lot of guys that teams have to worry about. We’re not the team that our record shows. But any given night our team can play very well and explode," Davis said. "I know teams fear us, for sure."

The Lakers had won two games in a row against the Nuggets and the Pelicans but allowed the Utah Jazz to score 130 points Friday night and suffered their sixth defeat.

LeBron James is currently having one of his worst years in recent memory, though. The veteran forward is shooting the ball at just 43.1% - the worst percentage since his rookie year in 2003-04. Meanwhile, his three-point shooting percentage is at an all-time low of 20.7%.

The Lakers are playing against the Cleveland Cavaliers today.

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