Anthony Davis put the Pelicans on his back since the day they drafted him No. 1 overall in the 2012 NBA Draft. He’s already feeling the difference with the Lakers.

At halftime of Los Angeles’ 126-93 win over the Warriors on Wednesday night, Davis noticed he only had six points on 2-for-4 shooting. But the Lakers were winning by 26 points. The six-time All-Star said he told LeBron James that it was the first time in a while that type of thing has happened for him.

“It takes a load off me,” Davis said following his debut at Staples Center in a Lakers uniform. “It feels good knowing that you don’t have to do much. Everybody has a role, and when you have guys all over the board who can score the basketball, you don’t need to do everything every possession.”

Davis, who is coming off a sprained right thumb sustained against the Nets in China last weekend, finished with eight points, eight assists and 10 rebounds with two blocks, while James led L.A. with 18 points and 11 assists. Davis averaged 23.7 points per game over the course of seven seasons with New Orleans.

“He has seen multiple defenders for seven straight years in New Orleans. He is able to read the defense. He can create for himself any time,” James said. “There are not many guys in our league that can affect the game the way AD does. He can score, rebound and pass. He just does it at a high level.”

Lakers coach Frank Vogel liked what he saw from the All-Star duo and thinks their split workload will continue into the regular season, which begins Tuesday against the Clippers.

“It doesn’t have to always go through LeBron like it has with teams past, and it doesn’t always have to go through AD,” Vogel said. “Quite frankly, even when those guys are out, I love the role players that we have and their ability to carry the load as well. Whether it’s having two lob threats, and playing the spread game.

“We’ve got a number of shooters out there that can make you pay when we force help, and there’s a lot of experience on our club, so hopefully the usage and workload will be spread out.”

The Lakers are 3-2 in the preseason heading into Friday’s third straight game against the Warriors, dropping two games to the Nets in China but taking all three games they’ve played against Golden State.