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Anthony Davis Returns, But Celtics Dominate Lakers On Martin Luther King Jr. Day

In their highly-anticipated first matchup of the 2019-20 NBA season, the Los Angeles Lakers lost to the Boston Celtics on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

With Anthony Davis returning from a five-game absence, he and the Lakers got off to an 8-0 lead. While Davis set the tone with two blocks, he unfortunately headed to the bench after picking up two quick fouls.

Without Davis, the Lakers and Celtics went back-and-forth as the latter eventually took a 22-21 lead. However, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope provided a spark off the bench with seven quick points (3-of-3 shooting) as the Lakers only trailed 33-30 after the first quarter despite committing six turnovers.