LeBron James had 20 factors and 14 rebounds after being selected for the All-Star Game for the twenty first consecutive season earlier within the day.
James additionally handed Hakeem Olajuwon into seventh place in defensive rebounds in NBA historical past early within the third quarter. James, who has 9,720, wanted six going into the sport to cross the Corridor of Fame middle.
Kristaps Porzingis led Boston with 22 factors and Jaylen Brown added 17.
Los Angeles, which has gained two straight after a stretch the place it dropped 4 of six, was up by 28 through the fourth quarter.
Takeaways
Celtics: Jayson Tatum, additionally voted to the All-Star Sport, completed with 16 factors. Boston performed three video games in 4 days and was coming off a 117-113 extra time victory towards the Clippers on Wednesday.
Lakers: Gabe Vincent tied a season excessive with 4 3-pointers and completed with 12 factors. Los Angeles hit 11 3-pointers within the first half, tying its season excessive for the primary two quarters. It was 15 of 35 from past the arc for the sport.
Key second
James drove previous Luke Kornet and Sam Hauser within the lane and completed with a dunk with 8.9 seconds left within the first quarter to present the Lakers a 34-23 lead and end a 17-5 run to shut out the interval.
Key stat
Bronny James bought into his second straight recreation and was 0 of 1 from the sphere in 4 minutes.
Up subsequent
Each groups return to motion Saturday. The Celtics are at Dallas and the Lakers start a six-game street journey towards Golden State.
Reporting by The Related Press.
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