The Celtics have very few weak spots defensively, but LeBron James and Luka Doncic tried to make Al Horford one on Saturday night. That plan failed.
Horford was stout in his defensive efforts against the two Lakers stars in the Celtics’ 111-101 win on Saturday night. James and Doncic shot just 3 of 14 when they isolated the Celtics’ big, via ESPN Stats & Info. Los Angeles’ gameplan was seemingly focused on hunting out Horford as well, recording 23 isolations against him. That’s the second-most isolations recorded against an opposing player in a game since at least the 2013-14 season, according to Second Spectrum.