Anthony Davis: Lakers 'for damn sure wasn't losing three in a row' against Celtics

LeBron James has clearly been the leader of the Los Angeles Lakers since he arrived in the summer of 2018. While James has shown no signs of needing to relinquish those responsibilities, Anthony Davis looks to have his eye on establishing his own verbal cadence with the Los Angeles Lakers. More than ever before, Davis has used his voice to speak up in the Lakers locker room.

Already this season, Davis has called out his teammates for a lack of attention and care on the defensive end. He has also talked about the seriousness of regular-season games. After helping make the final stop that Los Angeles needed on Saturday night in a 96-95 win over the Boston Celtics, Davis said the Lakers were on a mission after losing two consecutive games for the first time this season.

"We're a team who takes in pride in not losing two in a row and we lost two in a row," Davis said in a postgame interview with ESPN. "We for damn sure wasn't losing three in a row.

"And we got a little revenge with this team. They came in last year and beat us by 30 last time we were in this building. We still replayed those moments in our head. We just want to be a team that don't get comfortable with losing."

Davis has gotten better at knowing how to push his teammates. As far as James is concerned, it seems he can continue to play at the highest level and not be forced to always be the rhetorical leader of the team. For the Lakers' future, having Davis learn this while LeBron is still able to perform at a high level is likely could be the best thing for them.