The Celtics trounced the Los Angeles Lakers, 139-107, Monday night, snapping their three-game skid. Here’s what we saw during the much-needed victory:
1. There was a solid contingent of Lakers fans in the crowd, as evidenced by the abundance of gold jerseys and loud cheers after Javale McGee’s opening alley-oop. The Garden’s allegiances certainly swayed in the home team’s favor as the game went on — strong “Beat LA” chants broke out in the second half — but Lakers fans occasionally still made themselves heard.
2. The Lakers’ size advantage seemed obvious from the start. In the first 106 seconds of the game, the Celtics had both of their shot attempts blocked, while the Lakers jumped out to a quick 8-0 lead off a four-point play from guard Danny Green and two easy buckets at the rim.