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Anthony Davis, Austin Reaves propel Lakers to 117-96 victory over Celtics
LOS ANGELES (AP) Anthony Davis scored 24 points, Austin Reaves added 23 and the Los Angeles Lakers cruised to a 117-96 victory over the Boston Celtics on Thursday night.
LeBron James had 20 points and 14 rebounds after being selected for the All-Star Game for the 21st consecutive season earlier in the day.
James also passed Hakeem Olajuwon into seventh place in defensive rebounds in NBA history early in the third quarter. James, who has 9,720, needed six going into the game to pass the Hall of Fame center.
Kristaps Porzingis led Boston with 22 points and Jaylen Brown added 17.
Los Angeles, which has won two straight after a stretch where it dropped four of six, was up by 28 during the fourth quarter.
Celtics: Jayson Tatum, also voted to the All-Star Game, finished with 16 points. Boston played three games in four days and was coming off a 117-113 overtime victory against the Clippers on Wednesday.
Lakers: Gabe Vincent tied a season high with four 3-pointers and finished with 12 points. Los Angeles hit 11 3-pointers in the first half, tying its season high for the first two quarters. It was 15 of 35 from beyond the arc for the game.
James drove past Luke Kornet and Sam Hauser in the lane and finished with a dunk with 8.9 seconds left in the first quarter to give the Lakers a 34-23 lead and finish a 17-5 run to close out the period.
Bronny James got into his second straight game and was 0 of 1 from the field in four minutes.
Both teams return to action Saturday. The Celtics are at Dallas and the Lakers begin a six-game road trip against Golden State.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Kristaps Porzingis vs. Anthony Davis (LeBron James gains possession) | ||
| 11:45 | | Austin Reaves misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:42 |  | Jayson Tatum defensive rebound | ||
| 11:34 | | Jrue Holiday misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:30 | | Rui Hachimura defensive rebound | ||
| 11:17 | | +3 | Max Christie makes three point jump shot (LeBron James assists) | 0-3 |
| 11:02 | | +3 | Kristaps Porzingis makes three point jump shot (Jayson Tatum assists) | 3-3 |
| 10:48 | | LeBron James misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 10:46 | | LeBron James offensive rebound | ||
| 10:46 | | LeBron James misses two point putback layup | ||
| 10:45 | | LeBron James offensive rebound | ||
| 10:42 | | +2 | LeBron James makes two point putback layup | 3-5 |
| 10:36 | | Jaylen Brown misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 10:33 | | Max Christie defensive rebound | ||
| 10:16 | | Rui Hachimura misses two point driving layup | ||
| 10:15 | | Rui Hachimura offensive rebound | ||
| 10:15 | | Rui Hachimura misses two point tip layup | ||
| 10:15 | | Celtics defensive rebound | ||
| 9:56 | | Jrue Holiday misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 9:54 | | Anthony Davis defensive rebound | ||
| 9:47 | | Max Christie misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:44 | | Kristaps Porzingis defensive rebound | ||
| 9:32 | | Jayson Tatum misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 9:29 | | Austin Reaves defensive rebound | ||
| 9:24 | | +2 | Anthony Davis makes two point alley-oop dunk (Austin Reaves assists) | 3-7 |
| 9:04 | | +3 | Jaylen Brown makes three point jump shot (Jayson Tatum assists) | 6-7 |
| 8:53 | | +3 | Austin Reaves makes three point pullup jump shot | 6-10 |
| 8:45 | | +3 | Jaylen Brown makes three point pullup jump shot | 9-10 |
| 8:29 | | +2 | Anthony Davis makes two point jump shot | 9-12 |
| 8:20 | | Anthony Davis blocks Jaylen Brown's two point driving dunk | ||
| 8:18 | | Derrick White offensive rebound | ||
| 8:18 | | Derrick White misses two point putback layup | ||
| 8:16 | | Anthony Davis defensive rebound | ||
| 8:08 | | +3 | Max Christie makes three point running jump shot (Austin Reaves assists) | 9-15 |
| 7:49 | | +2 | Kristaps Porzingis makes two point turnaround jump shot (Derrick White assists) | 11-15 |
| 7:26 | | LeBron James misses two point jump shot | ||
| 7:24 | | Jayson Tatum defensive rebound | ||
| 7:10 | | Jrue Holiday turnover (bad pass) (Rui Hachimura steals) | ||
| 7:05 | | LeBron James turnover (bad pass) (Jaylen Brown steals) | ||
| 7:00 | | Kristaps Porzingis misses two point running reverse layup | ||
| 6:58 | | Anthony Davis defensive rebound | ||
| 6:51 | | Max Christie turnover (lost ball) (Jrue Holiday steals) | ||
| 6:46 | | +2 | Kristaps Porzingis makes two point running dunk (Jaylen Brown assists) | 13-15 |
| 6:28 | | LeBron James turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 6:28 | | Lakers 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:13 | | +3 | Derrick White makes three point jump shot (Kristaps Porzingis assists) | 16-15 |
| 5:54 | | Jrue Holiday shooting foul (Austin Reaves draws the foul) | ||
| 5:54 | | +1 | Austin Reaves makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 16-16 |
| 5:54 | | +1 | Austin Reaves makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 16-17 |
| 5:40 | | +2 | Kristaps Porzingis makes two point hook shot (Derrick White assists) | 18-17 |
| 5:27 | | +2 | Anthony Davis makes two point driving floating jump shot (Austin Reaves assists) | 18-19 |
| 5:15 | | Al Horford misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:11 | | Rui Hachimura defensive rebound | ||
| 5:10 | | +2 | Anthony Davis makes two point running layup (Rui Hachimura assists) | 18-21 |
| 5:10 | | Al Horford shooting foul (Anthony Davis draws the foul) | ||
| 5:10 | | +1 | Anthony Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 18-22 |
| 4:52 | | +2 | Kristaps Porzingis makes two point jump shot (Al Horford assists) | 20-22 |
| 4:42 | | Max Christie misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:39 | | Jaylen Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 4:21 | | Kristaps Porzingis misses two point jump shot | ||
| 4:19 | | Max Christie defensive rebound | ||
| 4:03 | | +3 | Austin Reaves makes three point jump shot (Gabe Vincent assists) | 20-25 |
| 3:38 | | +2 | Jaylen Brown makes two point turnaround jump shot (Jrue Holiday assists) | 22-25 |
| 3:29 | | Anthony Davis misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:26 | | Kristaps Porzingis defensive rebound | ||
| 3:11 | | Anthony Davis blocks Kristaps Porzingis's two point driving layup | ||
| 3:11 | | Lakers defensive rebound | ||
| 3:11 | | Lakers 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:58 | | +3 | Gabe Vincent makes three point jump shot (Anthony Davis assists) | 22-28 |
| 2:41 | | Jayson Tatum turnover (bad pass) (Dorian Finney-Smith steals) | ||
| 2:30 | | Anthony Davis misses two point hook shot | ||
| 2:27 | | Al Horford defensive rebound | ||
| 2:21 | | Sam Hauser misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 2:19 | | Anthony Davis defensive rebound | ||
| 2:14 | | +2 | LeBron James makes two point running layup | 22-30 |
| 1:54 | | Jayson Tatum misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:51 | | LeBron James defensive rebound | ||
| 1:40 | | +2 | LeBron James makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 22-32 |
| 1:26 | | Payton Pritchard misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 1:22 | | LeBron James defensive rebound | ||
| 1:16 | | LeBron James misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:13 | | Sam Hauser defensive rebound | ||
| 1:09 | | Dorian Finney-Smith shooting foul (Jayson Tatum draws the foul) | ||
| 1:09 | | +1 | Jayson Tatum makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 23-32 |
| 1:09 | | Jayson Tatum misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 1:06 | | Jaxson Hayes defensive rebound | ||
| 0:49 | | Jaxson Hayes misses two point layup | ||
| 0:49 | | Lakers offensive rebound | ||
| 0:44 | | Austin Reaves misses three point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 0:44 | | Lakers offensive rebound | ||
| 0:44 | | Lakers turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 0:31 | | Jayson Tatum misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:31 | | Gabe Vincent defensive rebound | ||
| 0:08 | | +2 | LeBron James makes two point driving dunk | 23-34 |
| 0:00 | | Payton Pritchard misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Celtics offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:48 | | Sam Hauser misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:45 | | LeBron James defensive rebound | ||
| 11:24 | | Lakers turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 11:05 | | +3 | Payton Pritchard makes three point jump shot (Jayson Tatum assists) | 26-34 |
| 10:45 | | LeBron James misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:43 | | Payton Pritchard defensive rebound | ||
| 10:36 | | Payton Pritchard misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 10:32 | | Jaxson Hayes defensive rebound | ||
| 10:11 | | Jaxson Hayes misses two point layup | ||
| 10:11 | | Lakers offensive rebound | ||
| 10:11 | | Lakers turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 9:54 | | +2 | Jayson Tatum makes two point driving layup | 28-34 |
| 9:45 | | +3 | Gabe Vincent makes three point jump shot (LeBron James assists) | 28-37 |
| 9:31 | | Jayson Tatum offensive foul (Charge) (Austin Reaves draws the foul) | ||
| 9:31 | | Jayson Tatum turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 9:19 | | Luke Kornet shooting foul (Rui Hachimura draws the foul) | ||
| 9:19 | | +1 | Rui Hachimura makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 28-38 |
| 9:19 | | +1 | Rui Hachimura makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 28-39 |
| 9:08 | | Jayson Tatum misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:06 | | Luke Kornet offensive rebound | ||
| 9:06 | | Dalton Knecht shooting foul (Luke Kornet draws the foul) | ||
| 9:06 | | +1 | Luke Kornet makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 29-39 |
| 9:06 | | +1 | Luke Kornet makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 30-39 |
| 8:43 | | Rui Hachimura misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:41 | | Jayson Tatum defensive rebound | ||
| 8:35 | | Payton Pritchard misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 8:33 | | LeBron James defensive rebound | ||
| 8:27 | | Derrick White shooting foul (Austin Reaves draws the foul) | ||
| 8:27 | | +1 | Austin Reaves makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 30-40 |
| 8:27 | | +1 | Austin Reaves makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 30-41 |
| 8:12 | | Derrick White misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:08 | | Dorian Finney-Smith defensive rebound | ||
| 7:53 | | +2 | LeBron James makes two point stepback jump shot | 30-43 |
| 7:53 | | Celtics 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:31 | | Derrick White misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 7:29 | | LeBron James defensive rebound | ||
| 7:24 | | +2 | LeBron James makes two point cutting dunk (Austin Reaves assists) | 30-45 |
| 7:05 | | +2 | Jaylen Brown makes two point turnaround jump shot | 32-45 |
| 6:48 | | +3 | Austin Reaves makes three point stepback jump shot | 32-48 |
| 6:35 | | +2 | Kristaps Porzingis makes two point turnaround jump shot (Derrick White assists) | 34-48 |
| 6:14 | | Rui Hachimura misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:11 | | Al Horford defensive rebound | ||
| 6:02 | | Jaylen Brown misses two point driving layup | ||
| 6:00 | | Dalton Knecht defensive rebound | ||
| 5:42 | | Dalton Knecht misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 5:41 | | Lakers offensive rebound | ||
| 5:41 | | Kristaps Porzingis personal foul (Loose ball) (LeBron James draws the foul) | ||
| 5:33 | | Anthony Davis misses two point jump shot | ||
| 5:31 | | Jaylen Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 5:28 | | Gabe Vincent personal foul (Derrick White draws the foul) | ||
| 5:22 | | Max Christie personal foul (Kristaps Porzingis draws the foul) | ||
| 5:14 | | Jrue Holiday misses two point driving layup | ||
| 5:12 | | Kristaps Porzingis offensive rebound | ||
| 5:12 | | +2 | Kristaps Porzingis makes two point tip dunk | 36-48 |
| 4:59 | | +2 | Dalton Knecht makes two point cutting dunk (Anthony Davis assists) | 36-50 |
| 4:59 | | Celtics 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:41 | | Al Horford misses two point jump shot | ||
| 4:38 | | Jaylen Brown offensive rebound | ||
| 4:29 | | Jaylen Brown misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 4:27 | | Dalton Knecht defensive rebound | ||
| 4:16 | | +2 | Anthony Davis makes two point turnaround hook shot (Gabe Vincent assists) | 36-52 |
| 4:03 | | Gabe Vincent shooting foul (Jayson Tatum draws the foul) | ||
| 4:03 | | +1 | Jayson Tatum makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 37-52 |
| 4:03 | | +1 | Jayson Tatum makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 38-52 |
| 3:37 | | Anthony Davis misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 3:35 | | Rui Hachimura offensive rebound | ||
| 3:32 | | +3 | Gabe Vincent makes three point jump shot (Max Christie assists) | 38-55 |
| 3:11 | |