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Marcus Smart scored 18 points and Derrick White had 10 as the
Celtics rebounded after losing their previous two games. Boston
was upended by the Golden State Warriors and Los Angeles
Clippers, while losing consecutive games for just the second
time this season.
The Celtics improved their NBA-best record to 22-7 and went 4-2
on a six-game road trip, which matches a season high. Boston
returns home Friday against the Orlando Magic.
Anthony Davis scored 37 points with 12 rebounds and LeBron James
scored 33 points with nine rebounds and nine assists as the
Lakers lost for the fourth time in their last five games. Los
Angeles lost in its return home after going 3-3 on a season-long
six-game trip to the East Coast.
Russell Westbrook scored 20 points with 14 rebounds for the
Lakers, who trailed by as many as 20 points in the third
quarter.
Boston led 81-61 with 6:57 remaining in the third before Los
Angeles made its charge. The Lakers closed the deficit to 88-82
at the end of the third period and pushed in front 89-88 on two
free throws by Westbrook with 9:35 remaining.
The Lakers made it an 18-0 run, their longest of the season, on
a 3-pointer by James with 8:55 remaining for a 92-88 lead and
had a 106-93 advantage with 4:25 remaining on a James free
throw.
Boston closed regulation on a 17-4 run, tying the game 110-110
with 17.1 seconds remaining on a turnaround jumper from Tatum
after Davis missed a pair of free throws on the Lakers' end with
28 seconds left.
James missed a 3-pointer that would have given the Lakers the
victory at the regulation buzzer.
After Westbrook made the first two baskets of overtime to put
the Lakers on top, the Celtics went on a 12-0 run capped by a
Brown 3-pointer for a 122-114 lead with 53.8 seconds remaining.
--Field Level Media
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