Well, fans were welcomed back into STAPLES Center for tonight's contest featuring No. 5 in the West and No. 5 in the East, 17 titles versus 17 titles. Ultimately, the match ended in a Celtics win over Los Angeles, 121-113.
The last time these two played each other in January, the Lakers beat the Celtics by one in the Garden. That game looked a little differently in terms of personnel. Tonight, the Lake Show played without LeBron James, without Anthony Davis, without Andre Drummond, Markieff Morris, and Jared Dudley. The Celtics had a nearly complete roster.
The Lakers didn't have their recent accuracy from three this evening, they had a hard time converting points in the paint and couldn't hang on to a majority of their rebounds.