Boston Celtics vs Los Angeles Lakers Prediction & Picks - NBA
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A thrilling game awaits Friday night when the 16-5 Lakers take on the 13-8 Celtics at TD Garden. The two teams will play on consecutive nights after both won on Thursday.
The Celtics cruised to a 146-101 victory over the Wizards. Boston had been a 10-point favorite in the pregame betting and easily covered the deficit even without Brown, who had scored 42 points before being sidelined with illness against Washington. Derrick White then delivered a season-high 30 points, while Jordan Walsh added a career-high 22. Queta, Simons, and Pritchard were among the other Boston players who reached double figures on Thursday.
Shortly after, the Lakers triumphed over the Raptors at Scotiabank Arena, a thrilling game marked by numerous lead changes. Los Angeles successfully made 13 out of 31 three-point attempts, with Austin Reaves once again leading the way with a 44-point, 10-assist performance.
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Boston Celtics vs Los Angeles Lakers Form
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| Teams | % | P | W | L | Series |
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0.634 | 41 | 26 | 15 | 2 |
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0.6 | 40 | 24 | 16 |
Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers Latest Matches
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Boston Celtics against Los Angeles Lakers : Head to Head (H2H)
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Players list
D. White
P. Pritchard
ForwardJ. Walsh
G. Vincent
A. Reaves
ForwardJ. Laravia
R. Hachimura
Substitutes
B. Scheierman
H. Gonzalez
A. Simons
ForwardJ. Minott
X. Tillman
D. Knecht
N. Smith Jr.
B. James
ForwardM. Kleber
D. Timme
A. Thiero
J. Vanderbilt
Boston Celtics - Los Angeles Lakers Key Points
- The Lakers scored 58 points in the paint in their win against the Raptors
- The Celtics have the slowest pace in the NBA at 95.0
- The Celtics are sixth in the NBA in offensive rebounds with 13.1
- The Lakers have the third-best effective field goal percentage in the NBA at 58.3
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Our Boston Celtics vs Los Angeles Lakers Prediction
While the Celtics have remained competitive even without Jayson Tatum and his prolonged injury, they will likely have to manage without Brown on Friday against the Lakers. However, fortunately for Boston, the Lakers superstar is likely to miss Friday's game for personal reasons, as he did on Thursday. At least LeBron is almost certain to play; he played 35 minutes against the Raptors and recorded 11 assists.
The last three times the Lakers faced the Celtics, the betting odds favored the Celtics to win. With no significant shooters on either side, it could very well happen again.
Our prediction for Lakers vs Celtics is: Under 224.5 points.
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