Friday night's loss to the Boston Celtics had some symbolic power for the Lakers and the Celtics. With the victory, the Celtics became the winningest franchise in NBA history. It’s been the Lakers since the 2000-01 season.
At its core, though, it was simply a surging team beating a struggling opponent. The Celtics have lost only four games in 2017.
Here are five takeaways from the Lakers’ loss to the Celtics.
1. The Lakers have a bad habit of allowing shooting struggles to impact their effort on defense.