Once again, Anthony Davis has been the Lakers’ defensive pillar. Going into Tuesday’s game, bragging rights are up for grabs as Los Angeles Lakers have defeated the Los Angeles Clippers two games in a row.
The rivalry between the two teams is well-known, and the battle of LA is usually entertaining.
The Clippers have won 24 of their previous 31 games, demonstrating their recent dominance. They undoubtedly recall losing to the Lakers among their defeats.

James Harden, Kawhi Leonard and Paul George of LA Clippers
The Lakers will need to start strong on defense if they want to defeat their inter-city rivals for the third time in a row. With James Harden, Kawhi Leonard, and Paul George as their big three, the Clippers are a real offensive danger.
Anthony Davis speaks to media about defending
Anthony Davis, the big man for the Lakers, discussed this and said he was excited about the task of protecting them all. According to Broderick Turner of The Los Angeles Times, he stated that the Lakers will review the lessons learned from their previous encounter with them and attempt to reproduce the outcomes.
“Obviously, we know they’re a great team, great scorers,” Davis said. “And they just score it well. But pretty good defensively with Kawhi and Paul and Russ [Westbrook] being scrappy and the Zu out. But you know, [Mason] Plumlee and everybody else, Norman [Powell]. So, we do what we did the last game, go back and look at the film, see the ways we can get another win.”
Moreover, the Clippers are among the league’s top defensive groups. This implies that the Lakers’ offense, which has struggled at times this season, will need to put on a solid performance. The Lakers must use every effort to slow down the Clippers because defeating them won’t be simple. This crew knows it will be difficult, but they think they can succeed once more.
