THERE is “no mystery” to what Worcester Wolves need to do to end their “desperate” search for a win, insists head coach Paul James.

Defeats to struggling Manchester Giants and Plymouth Raiders last weekend saw Wolves extend their losing streak to four matches.

James believes they have got “too much talent” to keep their poor run going ahead of a trip to 11th-placed Leeds Force tomorrow in the British Basketball League (7.30pm).

However, he insists they need to be “more methodical” when matches are “there for the taking”.

“There is no mystery as to what we need to do,” James said.

“It is about being calm and collected in those key moments and having all five players on the same page, understanding what we need to do to close the game out.

“Unfortunately, that didn’t happen last Friday or on Sunday.”

After opening up an 87-83 lead with 21 seconds to go against Manchester, Wolves looked set to secure a much-needed win at the University of Worcester Arena.

However, James said his players showed a lack of “nous and maturity” as Giants triumphed 89-88 to lift themselves off the bottom of the table.

Wolves’ boss admitted his team then “lost focus” on Sunday as they trailed by three points going into the final five minutes before Plymouth powered to a 94-81 victory.

“Guys were making bad decisions in key moments,” he said. “We had a chance to close out the game but we didn’t and paid the price for it, which is very disappointing.”

James said it was important his troops did not let their determination to succeed override their decision-making.

“Clearly, we are desperate to get that win but I think we were so desperate on Friday there were a couple of incidents where the players didn’t think,” he said.

“We have been working on where we want the ball to go given certain situations and be more methodical about the way we close games out.

“It’s about taking the game out of the other team’s hands, taking it out of the referee’s hands and not relying on calls that might or might not go your way.

“The games were there for the taking and we just didn’t do those little things well enough to close them out.”

Eighth-placed Wolves have not tasted victory since beating Manchester 91-84 on October 30 but James is adamant spirits remain “very high” in the camp.

“We have got too much talent in this team to keep going the way we are,” he added.

“Yes, we are down on our luck as the ball doesn’t seem to be falling the way we want it to and we don’t appear to be getting those 50-50 calls we might normally get.

“But, as a squad, we are very much together and the spirit is still very high as we know we are better than this.

“We want to get ourselves out of this situation and are working very hard to make sure that happens.”