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Los Angeles Lakers' Anthony Davis says team needs to play like 'underdogs' after loss to Grizzlies

MEMPHIS -- After the Los Angeles Lakers squandered an early lead against an undermanned Grizzlies team in Thursday's 108-95 loss, Anthony Davis said L.A.'s identity is far from the championship contender it's supposed to be.

"These guys already feel like they're the underdogs when they're coming in, especially when they're without their star players," Davis said of a Memphis team playing without its top two scorers, Ja Morant and Dillon Brooks, because of the health and safety protocols. "And we got to play like we're the underdogs. Which, now, at this point of the season, the way we're playing, a lot of games, we probably are.