It's so silly that teams don't alter their starting lineups against the Lakers, worried about player egos. Yeah two bigs may not be your best lineup, but you can't have Brown on Davis, it's too easy for him. Davis kills Boston in the 1st half, ending the night with 27 and 14. When Boston played the two bigs, Williams had an impact, they could have stuck with it down the stretch too. It was a sort of a politely played game this one, not many challenges or fouls at the rim, Tatum not attacking the last man back and settling for fades, LeBron not on Tatum or Brown for most of the game. Boston up 7 going into the 4th. LeBron takes over for a portion, including back to back 3's. Tatum puts up 30 and makes a few clutch baskets for the Celts, but they miss the game-winning bucket. Those two own goals earlier proved costly for Boston. Neither team really shot that well, Kemba particularly struggled, shooting only 1 of 12.
3. (Lal) A.Davis, 2. (Bos) J.Tatum, 1. (Lal) L.James.
3. (Lal) A.Davis, 2. (Bos) J.Tatum, 1. (Lal) L.James.