Celtics beat Lakers 126-115 on Christmas at crypto.com Arena

Kristaps Porzingis finished with 28 points and 11 boards, Jayson Tatum had 25 points, and the Boston Celtics beat the LA Lakers for the 1^st time in Christmas Day meetings 126-115 at crypto.com Arena.

Jaylen Brown notched 19 points and Derrick White added 18 points and 11 boards. All 5 starters had at least 18 points for Boston, who are in a series of 3 consecutive wins and triumphed in 12 of their past 14.

Fa La La La La, La Beat LA 🎶#DifferentHere pic.twitter.com/4oQzJdNI0Q

— Boston Celtics (@celtics) December 26, 2023

Anthony Davis finished with a match-high 40 points as he also grabbed 13 boards. LeBron James scored 16 points and had 9 boards and 8 assists, but the NBA franchise from Los Angeles has been defeated in 6 of their last 8 matches since triumphing at the In-Season Tournament.

After the Lakers were ahead for the 1st time early in the 3rd quarter when Jarred Vanderbilt scored, the Celtics ripped off 7 consecutive points to get back ahead and kept the lead until the end of the game.

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Built different 😤

KP is tonight’s @Gatorade Player of the Game pic.twitter.com/Z7HPMqtQ9I

— Boston Celtics (@celtics) December 26, 2023

Boston will welcome the Pistons on Thursday, while Los Angeles will play again at crypto.com Arena against the Hornets also on Thursday.