The Los Angeles Lakers entered the past weekend with renewed hopes after back-to-back victories against playoff contenders Denver Nuggets and New Orleans Pelicans. However, harsh reality hit the Lakers hard as they have now lost three straight games to fall to 2-8, the second-worst record in the entire NBA (only the Orlando Magic and Houston Rockets have been worse), and Anthony Davis just couldn't help but voice out his disappointment as the Lakers' season begins to slip away.

In his postgame presser, Davis was asked what he thought about the Lakers' results thus far to begin the year compared to his expectations, and simply put, AD did not hold back when he revealed his thoughts on the Lakers' situation.

“Honestly, it sucks. We don't want to be 2-8 at all. We got guys out, Pat [Beverley] and Lonnie [Walker] didn't play, [LeBron James], [Dennis Schroder], Thomas [Bryant]… it sucks for sure,” Davis said. “Yeah, you got to look at big picture, it's been 10 games, [and] it's still been fairly early in the season… [but] 2-8 is a hard pill for me to swallow.”

It hasn't been for a lack of trying from Anthony Davis that the Lakers have scuffled to such a dreadful start. In their most recent loss to the Utah Jazz, Davis had 29 points on 11-18 shooting from the field, leading the team in shot attempts a day after the Lakers brass said that they needed to get him more involved, and on the season, AD has been his usual, two-way terror self.

Still, the Lakers will need to play to their best from here on out if they are to rescue this season, and Davis knows that their redemption arc hinges on how they perform on the defensive end.

“We can absolutely change it around. We've seen teams [do so in the past]. I think New Orleans started 1-12 last year, come back and go on a run. We got to put it together. The offense has found its rhythm, [but] it seems like we lost our defensive intensity and that's what's killing us,” Davis added.

With Russell Westbrook coming alive in a bench role in recent games, the onus is on the rest of the Lakers' supporting cast to provide Anthony Davis and LeBron James with the help they sorely need. It remains to be seen, however, if the Lakers could indeed find its groove on both ends of the court as they try to make the slow climb towards a coveted playoff spot.