Watch the Celtics best plays vs. the Lakers in a tough loss at home.
The Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers have had a knack for playing in entertaining games over the years, and Saturday night's matchup between the archrivals was no different.
"The Jays" starred for the C's, with Jayson Tatum dropping 30 points with nine rebounds and Jaylen Brown adding 28 points of his own. Unfortunately for Boston, it wasn't enough as they came up just short vs. the defending champs.
Anthony Davis and LeBron James tallied 27 and 21 points respectively for the Lakers. Montrezl Harrell contributed 16 off the bench.
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Making matters worse for the Celtics was Marcus Smart going down with a calf injury in the fourth quarter. He did not return to the game.
Here's a recap of Boston's second-straight loss.
FINAL SCORE: Lakers 96, Celtics 95
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CELTICS' RECORD: 10-8
HIGHLIGHTS
Jayson Tatum from downtown:
Marcus Smart drills the jumper:
Jaylen Brown takes it strong to the basket:
Jaylen having himself a night:
Jeff Teague steals it and lays it in:
Time Lord throws it down:
Jayson Tatum with an INSANE dime to Robert Williams:
Marcus Smart goes down with a left calf injury:
A WILD sequence to end it:
UP NEXT
Tuesday, Feb. 2, 10 p.m. ET: at Golden State Warriors