No gifts, no Christmas carols, no good wishes. The Boston Celtics forgot the Christmas spirit during their visit to the Los Angeles Lakers and signed an impressive victory against their legendary rivals by 115-126 in the most outstanding game of the NBA’s special day for Christmas Day.
Since 2008, the two most successful franchises in the history of the league (17 titles each) have not met on this important day.
Leaders of the East and big favorites for the ring so far, the Celtics (23-6 balance) offered a couple of stretches of great authority this Monday and, although the final score was not excessively wide, they gave the sensation that when they press the accelerator, there is no one in the NBA who can stop them.
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The Lakers (16-15) recovered from a disastrous start and stood up, but finally succumbed to a superior green team that left them with a worrying 2-6 since winning the NBA In-Season Tournament.
Quite the opposite happens to Boston, which after falling in the quarterfinals of the NBA Cup has accumulated a fabulous 8-1.
Joe Mazzulla’s entire starting quintet achieved double figures in points, with Kristaps Porzingis (28 points and 11 rebounds) and Jayson Tatum (25 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists) as the top scorers.
Jaylen Brown (19 points) went from more to less and Derrick White (18 points and 11 rebounds) and Jrue Holiday (18 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists) shone as multipurpose and essential agents.
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The Lakers had a majestic Anthony Davis (40 points and 13 rebounds) and Taurean Prince scored 17 points with 5 triples, but they were missing the highest scoring version of LeBron James, who five days after turning 39 years old contributed 16 points (5 of 14 in shots), 9 rebounds and 8 assists.
2023-12-26 03:59:16
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