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LOS ANGELES -- After enduring a wild first week with the Los Angeles Lakersthat featured a multiplayer brawl, several close calls and, ultimately, LeBron James' first 0-3 start since his second year in the league, the star forward said he isn't fazed one bit by what's unfolded so far.

"It's not tough," James said after his potential game-winning step-back 3 was off the mark in L.A.'s 143-142 overtime loss to the San Antonio Spurs on Monday. "I know what I got myself into. It's a process. I get it. And it will be fine

"So, I didn't come here thinking we were going to be blazing storms right out of the gate. It's a process and I understand that."

On the one hand, the Lakers probably don't overcome an early 18-point deficit to the Spurs if James hadn't pumped in 32 points, 14 assists and 8 rebounds on the night -- including a game-tying 28-foot 3-pointer from the top of the key with 3.3 seconds left in regulation.Adding to the drama of the 3, which sent Staples Center into a frenzy, James had been inadvertently struck in the face by Bryn Forbes before the shot and when asked how much he could see, he said, "not much."

"I just got to my shot and trusted it," he said, improving on his 9-for-48 mark in his career including the postseason when taking game-tying or go-ahead 3s in the final 10 seconds of the fourth quarter or overtime heading into Monday. "I got a good rhythm coming up the floor and just trusted my shot. It's a shot I work on every day. So, I was able to get a good bounce into it and get a good look at it."