The Boston Celtics head to crypto.com Arena to face the Los Angeles Lakers in a non-conference matchup. The Celtics are 30-13, which puts them in second place in the Eastern Conference. The Lakers are 23-18, which puts them in sixth place in the Western Conference.

Anthony Davis scored 24 points, Austin Reaves added 23 and the Los Angeles Lakers cruised to a 117-96 victory over the Boston Celtics on Thursday night.

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At 26-18, the Lakers look like a threat in the West. But the specifics of how they're winning don't bode well for their postseason hopes.

On Thursday evening, the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Boston Celtics (at home) by a score of 117-96. LeBron James and Anthony Davis combined for 44 points, 22 r

The Lakers and Celtics, of course, are longtime bitter rivals. The rivalry came to a head twice in Pierce's Hall of Fame career in the NBA Finals, with the Celtics capturing the title in 2008 and the Lakers defeating the Celtics in '10.

The duo broke down multiple players' comments, including Kristaps Porzingis' who had been arguably the Celtics' best player throughout the game. You can watch the full podcast episode by clicking on the embedded link above.

Amen Thompson drove for the game-winner with 1.3 seconds left to lift the Houston Rockets to a gritty 114-112 victory over the NBA champion Boston Celtics on Monday.After four more lead changes, the Celtics had tied it 112-112 on Tatum's layup with 5.