The Boston Celtics rolled to their fourth-straight win after taking advantage of the Los Angeles Lakers, playing without Luka Doncic and LeBron James.
Boston strikes first in its eternal rivalry with the Los Angeles Lakers for the 2025-26 NBA season.
The Celtics pummeled the short-handed Lakers, taking the 126-105 home win Saturday (PH time) at the TD Garden.
Both teams are on the second half of a back-to-back, but the Lakers are without Luka Doncic and LeBron James, which the Celtics made sure to capitalize on.
Boston led 39-17 after the first quarter, then stretched the advantage to as many as 29 to score their fourth straight win, now 14-9 and inside the top-6 in the East.
Six Celtics were in double figures led by Jaylen Brown with 30 points, eight rebounds, and eight assists. Derrick White added 19 points.
Austin Reaves had 36 points and eight assists for the Lakers.
Los Angeles dropped to 16-6 on the season, dropping to no. 3 in the West.