Anthony Davis scored 24 factors, Austin Reaves added 23 and the Los Angeles Lakers earned a 117-96 victory over the Boston Celtics on Thursday night time, their largest margin of victory over their bitter rivals within the common season since 2007.
LeBron James had 20 factors and 14 rebounds after being chosen to the All-Star Game for the twenty first consecutive season earlier within the day.
James additionally handed Hakeem Olajuwon for seventh in defensive rebounds in NBA historical past early within the third quarter. James, who has 9.720, wanted six gamers to get previous the Hall of Fame heart.
Kristaps Porzingis led Boston with 22 factors and Jaylen Brown added 17.
Los Angeles, which has gained two straight after a stretch wherein it misplaced 4 of six, went up by 28 factors within the fourth quarter.
Takeaway
Celtic: Jayson Tatum, additionally voted to the All-Star Game, completed with 16 factors. Boston has performed three video games in 4 days and was coming off a 117-113 time beyond regulation win 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, setting a season excessive for first two quarters. They have been 15 of 35 from past the arc for the sport.
Key second
James beat Luke Kornet and Sam Hauser within the lane and completed with a dunk with 8.9 seconds left within the first quarter, giving the Lakers a 34-23 lead and capping a 17-5 run to shut the interval.
Key statistic
Bronny James entered his second straight sport and was 0-for-1 from the sphere in 4 minutes.
Next
Both groups will return to motion on Saturday. The Celtics are in Dallas and the Lakers start a six-game highway journey towards Golden State.
Associated Press reporting.
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