Paul George: Lakers 'Easy as Hell' to Defend, Despite Last Two Clippers Losses

The Los Angeles Lakers and the LA Clippers have a rivalry because they share the city and the Arena, but in reality, the purple and gold are one of the winning NBA franchises while the Clippers are yet to win one.

In recent history, during the regular season, the Clippers have a better winner record and even had an 11-winning streak coming into this season, but the purple and gold now have beaten them twice in a row, still, their superstar Paul George has told the Lakers are "easy as hell" to guard.

Former NBA All-Star Gilbert Arenas recently shared a conversation he had with Los Angeles Clippers star Paul George in which the 33-year-old expressed his thoughts on facing the Los Angeles Lakers.

According to Arenas, George said that it’s easy to guard the Lakers when they don’t have shooters around LeBron James and Anthony Davis. “I asked Paul,” Arenas began. “I said, ‘When you play against the Lakers, how easy is it?’ And he said, ‘Oh, it’s easy. It’s easy as hell because the guy that I’m guarding doesn’t shoot. Right? So, now I become a defensive player because I get to roam. I get to be here, double.'”

The reason the Lakers changed their starting lineup

This issue of not having shooters is what made Darvin Ham return to the starting lineup he used in the season opener vs. Denver Nuggets with D'Angelo Russell, Austin Reaves, LeBron James, Taurean Prince, and Anthony Davis, to have shooters with the two superstars.