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The Boston Celtics will welcome the Los Angeles Lakers to TD Garden for an NBA game on Saturday. The Celtics lost 117-120 in their last game over the Knicks. Boston’s Jaylen Brown had a chance to put the Celtics ahead with 7.6 seconds remaining, but misfire on two free throws, forcing the Celtics to foul.
“Just got to be better,” Brown said. “Tonight was just a rough game and I’m a better basketball player than I played today. Those two free throws embodied the whole game for me.” Jayson Tatum, who was voted an All-Star game starter for the third consecutive season prior to tip-off, finished with 35 points and 14 rebounds. Brown added 22 points and nine rebounds for Boston, which has lost three straight for just the second time this season.
Randle said he never saw panic in his teammates’ eyes during the Celtics’ comeback. “Just poise,” he said. “We’ve been in those type of situations all year. So I feel like we’re getting more and more comfortable in those situations.” Boston scored the first five points of the extra frame. New York responded by scoring the next six, taking a 116-115 lead on Barrett’s 3-pointer from the wing. “I didn’t have a good shooting night, but I was ready to take that shot,” Barrett said.
Los Angeles Lakers
The Lakers on the other hand won 113-104 against the Spurs in their last game. LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers are starting to get key pieces of their lineup back as he makes his push toward becoming the NBA’s all-time leading scorer. Anthony Davis scored 21 points in his return from a right foot injury and Rui Hachimura added 12 in his Lakers debut as they bounced back from a rough loss to beat the San Antonio Spurs 113-104 on Wednesday night.
Davis and Hachimura both came off the bench with 4:22 remaining in the first quarter. “We were all figuring out ways we could mix and match. We just wanted to get guys in there,” Lakers coach Darvin Ham said. “With AD coming back and Rui being new, we had to work through some kinks. When we got settled into the game, guys had different runs.”
Davis, who missed 20 games due to a stress injury suffered during the first half of a Dec. 16 game at Denver, came in with 4:22 remaining in the first quarter. He was 7 of 15 from the field and also had 12 rebounds in 26 minutes for his 19th double-double in 26 games played this season. “He makes the game look so easy and takes the pressure off us,” Ham said of Davis. “ And he was really being aggressive. I thought he was phenomenal.”
Probable Lineup
Boston Celtics: Jayson Tatum, Al Horford, Robert Williams III, Jaylen Brown, Derrick White
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Los Angeles Lakers: LeBron James, Troy Brown Jr., Thomas Bryant, Dennis Schröder, Patrick Beverley
Injury Report
Boston Celtics: Marcus Smart, Danilo Gallinari
Los Angeles Lakers: LeBron James, Austin Reaves, Anthony Davis, Lonnie Walker IV
Boston Celtics vs Los Angeles Lakers Schedule
The game between the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers will take place at TD Garden on Saturday, January 28 at 8:30 PM ET.
Where to watch the Boston Celtics vs Los Angeles Lakers?
The match between the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers will be telecast live on ABC, ESPN3.
| Country | Channel | Date and Time |
| United States | ABC, ESPN3. | January 28 (8:30 PM ET) |
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