The Los Angeles Lakers suffered their third consecutive defeat on Sunday, falling to the Denver Nuggets, 128-104.

Following another disappointing loss, Lakers superstar big man Anthony Davis opened up about his frustrations with his team's recent slump. The defense has been an issue:

“With or without [James], we sucked defensively,” Davis said, via Dave McMenamin of ESPN. “We lost our defensive edge. We're not guarding no more. We're not rebounding. Getting back cut. Our attention to detail on the defensive end and awareness has slipped the last couple games, and we're not aggressive on that end anymore.”

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For his part, Davis was on point for the Lakers, who were missing the services of three-time NBA champ LeBron James due to injury. AD logged 32 points (13-of-23 from the field, 5-of-6 from the line), 11 rebounds, an assist, and four blocks in 34 minutes of action.

Nevertheless, Davis' heroics on the evening fell short, with the Nuggets proving too strong for a shorthanded Lakers side. Davis was understandably upset about the defensive shortcomings following the defeat:

“That goes back to, even, back to the road trip,” Davis added. “We were winning games, but we had a lot of slippage on the defensive end. We got to be able to correct that.”

Things are only going to get tougher for the Lakers from this point, with Davis and company set to face off against their crosstown rival, the Los Angeles Clippers, on Christmas Day. That should be one awesome matchup between two of the best teams in the league today.