The Celtics plodded through 48 minutes on Thursday, falling to the Lakers without LeBron James and Anthony Davis 114-105.
Here are the takeaways.
1. It’s unclear whether we can officially brand that the worst loss of the season for the Celtics. After all, Kawhi Leonard and the Clippers blew them out five days ago, and less than a month prior, they got smacked so hard by the Bucks they didn’t even bother playing their starters in the second half.
But this was unquestionably a contender for worst loss of the year – a dull, end-to-end slog against a mediocre team missing their two stars who, by the way, also happens to be the Celtics’ top rival as a franchise.