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Lakers play their best basketball of the season in dominant win over rival Celtics

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Los Angeles, California January 23, 2025-Lakers Austin Reaves loses the ball against the Celtics.

The Lakers Guard, Austin Reaves, loses the ball in front of the Celtic pivot, Luke Kornet, left, in the first half of the Lakers victory on Thursday at Crypto.com Arena. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

A triple, a mate, a free kick, whatever, did not matter. No matter who scored or how, the Lakers They were one less against the Celtics.

The score that matters most when the Lakers play against the Celtics this season, at least in terms of rivalry, is 18-17. Boston took that advantage last June when they added another championship to their history, pushing them ahead of the Lakers For the greatest amount in history and doing it with a much more equipped template to take advantage of that advantage while the Lakers work against a clock that makes noise.

But while the Lakers try to discover how good they can be, they presented a solid argument to have faith in them, achieving an emblematic victory in a Connestant Victoria 117-96 Against the league defending champion.

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The Lakers played their best 48 minutes of basketball this season, by far, quickly establishing that they were willing to attack the game from the three -point line like the Celtics while rediscovering their defensive hardness.

Boston triggered only 37.8% from the field and 32.5% from the three -point range, and the Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla, disconnected. The best Lakers players, LeBron James, Austin Reaves and Antonio Davis, Everyone turned to dominate, the trio combined for 67 points. Dalton Knecht scored 13 and Gabe Vincent scored 12 from the bank, Vincent succeeded in four triples and Knecht made three.

The Lakers striker, Anthony Davis, below, fights for the loose ball with the Celtics striker, Jays Tatum.

The Lakers striker, Anthony Davis, below, fights for the loose ball with the Celtics striker, Jays Tatum, in the second quarter on Thursday. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

Kristaps Porzingis scored 22 to lead the Celtics (31-14).

The search for the Lakers for his next title would have been in the foreground on Thursday with Boston in the city, but Davis’s comments to ESPN in an interview recorded earlier this week assured him.

Davis told ESPN That he believes that Lakers (24-18) need to add another center, publicly expressing a desire that he has maintained for most of his career despite being one of the best NBA centers since he began playing that position exclusively.

“I think we need another big one,” Davis said. “I feel that I have always given my best when I have been (the power wing).”

Davis also said he believed that the team was one or two pieces from the fight for the title.

The comments occur after LeBron James said that the construction of the Lakers roster was the reason why the team’s margin of error was reduced.

However, on Thursday against the Celtics, the Lakers took advantage from the beginning with their energy and rhythm, two areas in which the team has been inconsistent.

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This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.

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