The Los Angeles Lakers overcame yet another rough shooting night at the free throw line to defeat the Boston Celtics, running their home winning streak to six games and overall streak to three.
Los Angeles was spearheaded by Jordan Clarkson, Kyle Kuzma and Julius Randle, with Kuzma’s 28 points leading the team. The rookie forward caught fire in the fourth quarter, when he scored 17 of his points to help the Lakers stave off the Celtics.
Kuzma’s 17 points in the final 12 minutes marked a single-quarter high for any Lakers player this season. Moreover, he now has 15 games with at least 20 points, which are the most by a Lakers rookie since Eddie Jones had that many in 1994-95.