With Al Horford out suffering from concussion-like symptoms the already thin Boston Celtics front court was stretched even thinner as they took on the Los Angeles Lakers last night. They needed a big game from Center Aron Baynes and boy did he deliver.
Baynes led the Celtics scoring effort with a career-high 21 points while hitting 8 of his 12 attempts from the floor as the Lakers had no answer for the man who certainly looked like all of Australia last night. 7 of his 8 makes came in the paint, and 6 of those came within 3 feet of the basket including two put-backs off the offensive glass.